The document discusses the growing use of smartphones and how mobile devices are becoming the primary means of accessing the internet. It examines how schools can develop mobile learning strategies, including considerations around device policies, professional development, and assessing the impact of mobile learning initiatives. The author advocates for a balanced approach to mobile learning adoption that supports teachers and students.
In theory, most learners are mobile. Many have a smart phone, tablet, netbook or laptop. Are they actually engaged in mobile learning? Are we providing content for the mobile environment? Come hear how one community college (GRCC) sees the "State of the (Mobile) Union!" Participants will get an opportunity to try new mobile apps and use the iPad, iPhone and other mobile technologies. They will also get to experience and share examples of mobile learning.
This is very useful in teaching learning process. This is to enhance the skills of the learners and to develop them holistically to be better prepare for their future.
In theory, most learners are mobile. Many have a smart phone, tablet, netbook or laptop. Are they actually engaged in mobile learning? Are we providing content for the mobile environment? Come hear how one community college (GRCC) sees the "State of the (Mobile) Union!" Participants will get an opportunity to try new mobile apps and use the iPad, iPhone and other mobile technologies. They will also get to experience and share examples of mobile learning.
This is very useful in teaching learning process. This is to enhance the skills of the learners and to develop them holistically to be better prepare for their future.
A very interesting powerpoint by Silvia Sastre from Bibliosalut explaining about the new systems to make lectures more interactive and engage students in the lecture hall.
This is the blog presentation of Brad Jermeland, Superintendent in Iowa.Brad Jermeland believes that the incorporation of technology through education is extremely important right now. Many of our current students are getting the early opportunity to work with technology tools in school to help better prepare them for the workforce and the real world. This presentation talks about how more and more schools and students are benefiting from the integration of technology in school.
A very interesting powerpoint by Silvia Sastre from Bibliosalut explaining about the new systems to make lectures more interactive and engage students in the lecture hall.
This is the blog presentation of Brad Jermeland, Superintendent in Iowa.Brad Jermeland believes that the incorporation of technology through education is extremely important right now. Many of our current students are getting the early opportunity to work with technology tools in school to help better prepare them for the workforce and the real world. This presentation talks about how more and more schools and students are benefiting from the integration of technology in school.
Learning Models Evolve with Blended Learning on the RiseBlackboard
K-12 schools and districts understand that a personalized education experience increases student achievement and success, therefore many institutions are harnessing online learning technology to create blended learning programs to help meet diverse student needs. Although blended learning models differ drastically among K-12 institutions and are a product of the unique goals and challenges of the school, the importance of quality and accountability pertains to all. Join us for this webinar featuring Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL (International Association for K-12 Online Learning) and K-12 school district leaders for a discussion about how K-12 institutions across the globe are successfully implementing diverse blended learning models that maintain quality and accountability and enable student success.
Susan Patrick, President and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning; Amy Hance, Instructional Technology Specialist, Collier County Public Schools
Team Building PowerPoint PPT Content Modern SampleAndrew Schwartz
130 slides include: why teams work, building a team, reasons to create teams, structuring your team, developing effective teams, five intrinsic elements of teams, four stages of team development, team behaviors, team roles, 18 group building behaviors, overcoming common obstacles, responsibilities for team leadership, evaluating team performance, viewing the top teams, how to's and more.
Team Building PowerPoint Slides include topics such as: why teams work, building a team, reasons to create teams, structuring your team, developing effective teams, five intrinsic elements of teams, four stages of team development, team behaviors, team roles, 18 group building behaviors, overcoming common obstacles, responsibilities for team leadership, evaluating team performance, viewing the top teams, how to's and more. Slides can easily be tailored to your specific needs (make handouts, create overheads and use them with an LCD projector) and are available for license. 100+ PowerPoint presentation content slides. Each slide includes slide transitions, clipart and animation. System & Software Requirements: IBM or MAC and PowerPoint 97 or higher. Royalty Free - Use Them Over and Over Again. Once purchased, download instructions will be sent to you via email. (PC and MAC Compatible).
Leverage Mobile Technology In Your DistrictBlackboard
Is it becoming more difficult to keep students and parents engaged and informed of critical information? Discover how Blackboard Mobile Learn can impact teaching and learning and extend online learning by giving students and teachers access to course content, and the ability to view documents in multiple formats, post announcements (teachers), create discussion threads and posts, and comment on blogs and journals. Also, learn about Blackboard Mobile Central - a dynamic communication tool that gives students, parents, and teachers on-demand access to district-wide resources and essential information such as directories, calendars, lunch balances and course schedules on the mobile devices they already own.
Blackboard K12 Mobile Webinar October 2010Blackboard
Learn how Mobile Learn can impact teaching and learning and extend your existing Blackboard Learn implementation by giving students and teachers access to all of the content available in the web interface, with the added ability to access documents in multiple formats, post announcements (teachers), create discussion threads and posts, and comment on blogs and journals.
Blackboard K12 Mobile Webinar August 2010Blackboard
Learn how Mobile Learn can impact teaching and learning and extend your existing Blackboard Learn implementation by giving students and teachers access to all of the content available in the web interface, with the added ability to access documents in multiple formats, post announcements (teachers), create discussion threads and posts, and comment on blogs and journals.
Blackboard K12 Mobile Webinar August 2010Blackboard
Learn how Mobile Learn can impact teaching and learning and extend your existing Blackboard Learn implementation by giving students and teachers access to all of the content available in the web interface, with the added ability to access documents in multiple formats, post announcements (teachers), create discussion threads and posts, and comment on blogs and journals.
The Eight Essentials for Success in Mobile Learning (ISTE 2015)Julie Evans
Attend this session to learn eight essential strategies for success in mobile learning, with examples illustrating successful use for each strategies. You'll gain insights into how to develop, implement and evaluate mobile learning initiatives. Applying these strategies will greatly increase the chances for success of a mobile learning project. With Julie Evans (Project Tomorrow), Angela Baker (Qualcomm Wireless Reach), and Chris Dede (Harvard University).
This paper contributes to the growing body of scholarly inquiry into the BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Device’) versus prescribed (minimum standards) technology for learning by reporting on key findings of an institutional mobile learning prescribed technology trial. The study investigated student experiences with and preferences for mobile learning technology, accessible via BYOD or a prescribed approach. The study participants were loaned a tablet and instructed on how to use it for various learning activities throughout a teaching period. A survey and in-depth interviews were used to evaluate the study’s outcomes. It was found that students used their personal and loaned devices simultaneously and in a complementary manner rather than choosing to use one device for all learning activities. As majority of students in this study already owned a personal mobile device and used it for some learning activities, they did not think they acquired any new skills as a result of this project. However, in regards to the loaned tablets use, students found it had overall improved their digital literacy skills and typing speed and overall facilitated better multi-tasking and productivity. Based on findings, we offer three key considerations on how to fully leverage mobile learning technology in the classroom.
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Technology has completely acquired over the rapid pace of trends in our society as well as across the globe. It is very true that the advancement of science has developed several products as vital contributions in our community to make our life much easier while the decline in the hurdles of our path. If we look around the cell phone (mobile) it has been more of a necessity among us rather than a choice. According to the recent primary and secondary data the figures reflect that almost 92 percent of the people across the globe use cell phone for acquiring their basic needs of the life to have long conversations with their family and friends along with the important calls to stay in touch with all their known individuals. Where ever you go even the drivers and poor people’s you can find them using cell phones but still we can figure out a line of difference with the use of the phone. Now a day we can find various categories of phones comprises of GSM, CDMA, Multimedia, basic phones, etc. IN out present scenario we can find that the youth are more over being friendly with the latest trends of touch screen technologies of mobile phones as well as the several described products of tablets, iPhones, etc. Which has been launched from the past several years but a novel generation of educational tools has funded those for the creative use and instantaneous admissions of the students to contribute their wealth of online resources. Those products has been advertized as “revolutionary” devices in our generation that embrace the immense potential for the proper transformation of learning’s. One of the principle benefits or the major circumstances of the adoption of such device is the characteristics reflected by them to facilitate the concept of learning skills anywhere, anytime across the nations. This permits a shift which has driven the industry study era replica where the classroom is the inner place of learning driven by lecturers as well as restricted to the lessons taught within the school on a regular day.
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While structuring the mobile devices the firms has to process various steps to compute the devices together and activate a production of successful products, the present trends of students who are being organized by mobile devices, the teacher is no longer present at the center of the learning procedure where as the instructional time for the studies may vary and can exceed than those of the school days. The vital key center areas of this statement were -
• Relevant data are provided to the schools to permit the decisions of inform ...
Whitepaper Mobile Solutions for the Education IndustryCygnet Infotech
The education industry finds itself on the tip of a revolution as conventional methods of learning and teaching are rapidly replaced by high-tech learning & training. Today, teachers and students are dynamic and technology savvy and they love to access learning resources from anywhere,anytime.This trend has redefined the entire training and learning process and the way universities, colleges and educational organizations deliver learning solutions.
Blackboard Connect Attendance Webinar with Polk CountyBlackboard
Polk County sends two messages daily to families about student attendance. Review these slides or a recorded webinar here to learn more about their effective practice: https://blackboard.webex.com/blackboard/lsr.php?AT=pb&SP=EC&rID=62253707&rKey=29a03844b13d68f0
St. Hilda's School, an all-girls day/boarding school located in Queensland, Australia is setting the bar for K-12 schools worldwide. Using mobile learning, St. Hilda's is able to engage all of its stakeholders with a more personalized approach. Students are relating better, collaborating with one another and their instructors, and staying connected to their educational experience 24/7.
St. Hilda's has dramatically increased student engagement while decreasing their carbon footprint with Blackboard Mobile Central, Blackboard Mobile Learn, and Blackboard Managed Hosting.
Small Districts Make A Difference With Blended LearningBlackboard
Three districts with enrollment under 10,000 students share how they are using blended learning to impact student achievement and give teachers the tools necessary to develop engaging lessons that build 21st century skills.
Independent Schools and Blackboard LearnBlackboard
Notre Dame Preparatory is known for its spirit of innovation and its rigorous academic standards. Hear how they leverage education technology to offer a blended learning environment that impacts both student achievement and recruiting.
Blackboard Connect Webinar: Bring Your Parents Closer and Your Students Will ...Blackboard
These slides are from a Back2School webinar hosted by Blackboard Connect. Learn about important ways to get your parents involved in activities related to student achievement early in the school year.
Blackboard Connect Webinar: Preparing for Inclement WeatherBlackboard
Learn about best practices for preparing for severe storms and bad weather. View how two district experts from NC and LA help to prepare their district when the weather turns bad and remain in touch throughout the storms.
Blackboard Connect provides mass notification services to schools and districts. We work with you to communicate your most important information.
Blackboard Connect Webinar: Meet Students and Parents on Their Terms through ...Blackboard
Social Media expert Dana VanDen Heuvel of The Marketing Savant Group, Brian Hammell of NOCCA in Louisiana and Charlie Glazener of Asheville City Schools in North Carolina share best practices and their experience using social media to communicate with schools and districts. Learn how Blackboard Connect supports social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3
Moving Forward with Mobile
1. Moving Forward with Mobile John Dennett, Dir. Mobile Prod Management October, 12 2011
2. Growth of Smart Phones Within the next 5 years, virtually all phones sold will be smart phones. (Mobile Trends)
3. Web Access By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as most common Web access device worldwide
4. 1/3 of smartphone users launch apps before getting out of bed. App Usage
5. Smartphones for K-12 Students 44% 13-17: of high school students have access to a smartphone Fastest growing age segment for smartphones in 2010 10 62% Minutes of talk of K-12 students prefer mobile devices over laptops for learning and media 20 Minutes of media consumption
7. Revolution not Evolution Reframing the conversation: Notion of mobile is only 2-3 years old Own personal environment Mobile-first approach to software development
8. Mobile Device Capabilities Challenging our ideas of usage Multi touch Access to internet at high speed Capability for sensing motion and orientation Location awareness Media Capabilities
9. Why Mobile Learning Individualized learning Learning is fun Collaborative and interactive Attendance and participation Engagement
23. Modeling Usage Embrace social media Communication Channels PR/Brand Establishment Setting an example Support
24. What to do about Devices? Reconceptualize them as anytime, anywhere data collection, content creation, and learning tools Portability Low learning curve Cost 95% + functionality Fun and collaborative The switch to personal mobile devices has moved the focus away from getting information to learning and asking questions.
30. K-12 Mobile Learning Resources K-12 Mobile Learning Blog (http://www.k12mobilelearning.com/) Classroom 2.0 (http://www.classroom20.com/) The educator’s pln (http://edupln.ning.com/) Connected Principals http://www.connectedprincipals.com/
39. Thank you John Dennett, John.Dennett@blackboard.com 303-731-3011
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Thank you for giving me this opportunityMy name is Olivia Spain, VP for Mobile Operations and I have been with the division for almost two years, In fact is was two years today at this same venue and same event where we announced that Bb had invested in a mobile division and just acquired a company called Terribly Clever consisting of a group of students from StanfordQuestion for the group How many of you have mobile projects, actively using mobile devices for education purposes in your classrooms or schools?Four key topic items for today’s presentationInsight into mobile industry – Marketplace observations, trends that we are seeing with respect to mobile devices, innovation and usageDiscuss opportunity at hand for deploying mobile in the K12 environment, real opportunity to embrace devices as a catalyst (to changing teaching and learning)Review key components to consider for how and where to get started – some of the key considerations to keep in mind and some of the challenges that you face as you work on deploying mobile for your schools and districtQuick glimpse into our current mobile offerings and where Bb is spending its time and resources as we invest heavily in mobile solutions for educationBefore we dig into those topicsAs I mentioned earlier, I have been working with the mobile team for two years, since 2009. In preparing for this presentation, I took some time to reflect on how things have chnaged in the past two years. Two key observations of things that have changed for K-12 when it comes to mobility Biggest concern used to be changing the dominant attitude about the place or smartphones in the classroom, I don’t believe that is any longer the issue. Amount of schools banning devices has gone down, number of pilot programs has greatly increased Used to be that students would be surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning, they saw their phones as mainly for social uses. Younger kids using for learning before using it for communication and social purposes. For example, my children started using my smartphone a couple of years ago and they were interested in the matching pair app, wheels on the bus app, filling in the drawing with shapes app, drawing using Doodle Kids app. It was not until my eldest started learning how to write, that she began using it to practice spelling and composing words. Of course that quickly evolved to texting and looking up people she knew so she could call. Most of my colleagues have all received a text that simply said Mikaela.Children today just automatically start using them for educational purposes and the communication and social uses follow
Let’s take a look at some of the key statistics to provide some contextOver the past few years we have seen the growth of smartphones just take off.In 2009, A Frost & Sullivan analyst, predicted that within 5 years virtually all phones sold will be smart phones recession in the 12-18 months prior , mobile phone sales have experienced slower growth, but the number of subscribers still grew during that period, while the growth in smartphone sales was "amazing" and was in line with what could be expected during a growth market, Purdy added.For 2009 - 1.2 billion mobile phones expected to ship globally and, nearly 190 million will be smartphones, In 2010, nearly 1.3 billion mobile phones will ship globally, and 250 million of them will be smartphones, according to the analyst firm.Likewise,Forrester predicted back , in 2007 that by 20101 B PCs on earth and 1.2B mobile devices on earthwith shift that is going on. More mobile devices than PCs – what does that mean?Think about what is the dominant technology platform an institution should be thinking about as it tries to connect with constituentsOn a personal note, My Mum just added herself to the colored section of the graphic She just called me last weekend, to tell me she had bought an iPhone, thrilled that she could keep shopping lists but not sure how to text; smart phones aren’t just “phones” anymore, they connect people with all aspects of their own lives, not just other people
We have seen the explosive growth of smartphones, now it makes sense to look at how that is changing what we are doing with the devicesMany of you may have seen this study and slides from Morgan StanleyDiscuss computing cycles and the evolution of those cycles. The mobile internet cycle is the 5th of its kind and they tend to last 10 yearsIn the 2000s desktop internet reached 1B devices, this study predicts that the mobile internet cycle will reach 10B devices before 2020The study predicted back in 2009 that mobile internet users were going to surpass desktop internet users around 2013/2014in Q4 2010, Smartphone sales exceeded PC sales for the first time (100.9 million smartphones, 92.1 million PC’s shipped; data from IDC). “Smartphones” don't include the tens of millions of tablets and iPods which could be considered mobile smart devices as well.Smartphones have the equivalent computing power, they are essentially providing computing in your hand all the timeanytime, anywhere accessWe will discuss this access to www and information and the impact that is having a little later
Recognize the rapid adoption of smartphones and the fact that they are becoming the key computing device for accessing the web. It is important to take a step back and see what changes this is bringing about, what kind of impact this is having on our information consumption and the way we interact with that informationBeyond internet access, apps are redefining the ways we engage with information and media While the stats tend to differ based on the study, they all tell the same story Graphic from April 2011 Zokem research (as viewed on ReadWriteWeb): Apps, at 667 average minutes of usage per month, were the second-most popular smartphone usage category after messaging (671 avg. minutes/month). Meanwhile, Web browsing was fourth on the list at just 442 minutes per month. Time Spent on Mobile Apps Has Surpassed Web Browsing. People are engaging 81 minutes a day with apps on their smartphone as opposed to 74 minutes a day web-browsing on the PC! (Tech Crunch)Mostly being used as social media, Show of hands, who has social media apps on their smartphones? FacebookGO beyond to use devices for learning, Need to invest in social media as well as mobile usage, We will discuss Modeling using social media for educational purposesValue of app over surfing on the web over the phoneQUOTE: 1/3 of smartphone users launch apps before getting out of bed: data from Xcube labs infographic, see also http://www.redmondpie.com/one-third-of-americans-use-smartphone-apps-before-they-even-get-out-of-bed-in-morning/
Currently, ~44% of high school students have access to a smartphone.(Ask audience to raise their hand if they currently own a smartphone. Now ask audience to raise their hand if they owned a smartphone 1 year ago, 2 years ago, etc…use it to demonstrate major growth in smartphone adoption in past few years, leading into fact that middle/high school students are the fastest-adoption age segment) However, that age group is also the fastest growing segment of smartphone adopters; soon, the majority of K-12 students will have their own smartphone, or access to a smartphone(“Pass Back” effect: especially among younger children, adults will “pass” their phone on to children for large chunks of time to keep them entertained, mostly in the car) Kids who own their own smartphone average 10 minutes of talk and 20 minutes of media consumption per day; phones aren’t used as “phones” anymore!Smartphones are now the way kids prefer to consume information. Recent studies have even found that kids will rank smartphones higher than TV’s for the way they want to access media.(Sources: Sesame Workshop, Comscore, Joan Ganz Cooney Center)
With the web and mobility and kids connected lifestyles, Information is everywhere. Pedagogy models are forced to change from an “I teach” model to “we learn.” In the past, teachers were the source of information for students, and the goal of teaching was to pass this information on. Now,providing information is no longer a challenge to teachers since information is everywhere for students to access; teachers must advise students how to analyze the information they are inundated with.Example: in the past, we had encyclopedias that were considered the authority of knowledge. Now, we have wikipedia; knowledge bases that are shared and constantly updated by communities, instead of a single central source.Why?news happens faster than “experts” can report it; now we get news from Twitter, Facebook, etc. Look at the role social media is playing in the key conflicts that exist in the world right nowHorizon report – value of innovation and creativity is increasing – reflected in the way we design learning experiencesThe way students learn is changing based on the way that they live. Mobile learning is modern learning.
Shift from you having access to the world (www) to the world coming to YOU. Not the next just step; completely revolutionary! **Iphone gloves photo: smartphones and the mobile access they provide have literally changed everything about our lives. Gloves have been made the same way for centuries; now gloves have to be made to work with Mobile devices because that is how people live their lives!**Anyone in this room have a pair?Information is now accessible everywhere you are; mobile is “the” way businesses, developers, etc. think to connect with peopleCurrent notion of mobile is only about 2-3 yrs old, before that thought of portability (can take information with you), looking now at notion of mobility Taking web and developing that out, logical step is to develop mobile web presence, need mobile web site as part of mobile strategyNumber of different environments, creates an interesting problem, 231M websites, 13.71B web pagesWhat’s different – create their own tailored personal mobile environment, very different than collecting bookmarks (organizing apps, widgets)Personal technology experience, pulling down apps and creating personal space – helps them be much more PRODUCTIVE. Accomplish what you want, when you wantConsumer personal technology finding its way into public consciousness Gartner is predicting drive towards mobile first approach to software dev, instead of developing for notebook or desktop, potentially moving a bit away from web or mobile web environments being out there Accomplish what they want when they want Adoption and use of consumer mobile, changed way to think about it. I am creating instead of institution creating it. If move from institution issued pc to another, same experience, not the case with mobile device. Experience may be differentCALL OUT FOR KAYVON’s Keynote on Tuesday
More than just phone and pc merging together. Great innovation, rapidness – need to embrace this and get comfortable with unknown and constant innovation. New ways of connecting with the world around us.Multi-touch: kids naturally know how to use a touch screen, no explanation is needed.Examples uses in education: drawing capabilities, learning letters and numbers, interacting with information, etc.Access to internet at high speed: ability to quickly find information as we have inquiries, no matter where we are. Not tied to a computer to have access. Examples in education: fact checking, news updates on current events Accelerometer (motion and orientation): this capability is changing games! Example uses in education: leveler, compass, Dr. Awesome (simulating experiments)Location Awareness: GPS capabilities. Examples in education: Augmented reality – Buffalo Hunt (the new Oregon Trail!), Field TripMedia Capabilities: music, video; rich media is one of the keys to successful 21st century course. Field Trip – photosPROJECT K-NECT, Onslow County, NC – solve interactive math problems using video, instant messaging and logging capabilities of device. Dr. Cathy SpencerSimulated based learning, interactive exam prepEmbody convergence of several technologies that lend themselves to educational useIncluding e-book readers, annotation tools, apps for creation and composition, digital capture and editing, and social networking toolsGPS and compasses allow sophisticated location and positioningAccelerometers and motion sensors allow the device to be used for gesture based computingDigital capture and editing bring rich tools for video, audio and imagingMore and More it encompasses it all, innovation at an unprecedented paceiPad – look at these devices as good candidate for one to one solutions. The Elements appincreasingly compelling function is ability to store and display dozens of full length books, use virtual bookmarks, highlight and annotate passages, look up words and perform other study tasksConstantly iterating
How many of you have had a question or a disagreement in knowledge with a co-worker of friend and turned to that person and decided to look it up on your smartphone?Not just because it is the next horizon; this is the way kids expect to access information!Benefits of Mobile LearningIndividualized learning and instructions – automatic personalization, all learning styles are engaged and there is no one size fits all program, most adapt to learner’s strength and allow them to work through weak spots in privacy of handheld and do additional work whenever they chooseDemand for personalized learning is not adequately supported by current technologies or practices. Support individual choices about access to materials and expertise, amount and type of educational content and methodsLearning is seen as fun – game format, relate to relevancy of real world experiences. How they expect to access information.Collaborative and interactive – tends to increase communication between peers and instructors. Mobile phones are also the way students connect with each other (text, social networks); can and should be harnessed for educational purposesDiscipline issues nearly vanish – went down 90% after Rowan-Salisbury School System implemented a mobile learning project. Because students were more engaged on learning activities on school bus and less time to bother other students. All homework turned in on time example.Class attendance and participation – no need to cancel class due to bad weather, can access information and submit work, leverage two camera systemSave schools money When mobile devices are introduced, studies show that students become more excited about learning and teachers become more enthusiastic about teaching Don’t think of m-learning as an expensive way of throwing new money at an old problem, m-learning should be seen as the best and cheapest way to leapfrog into the 21st century, benefit of cheaper technology that student already has, most of infrastructure isn’t in the school but in the cloud, which means mleanring program’s back office hardware costs are negligible Mlearning must enjoy the same investment from parents and teachers that other classroom activities do – does not run itself, it needs managementCollaboration is key for all aspects – child safety, content filtering and safeguarding against internet’s unsavory elementsExtends Learning – many activities related to education and Learning take place outside walls of ClassroomWhy is mobile a big dealIt is convenient – in hand, working with it, can look something up right away. When you need it at the moment you need itConnected – portability 10 years ago, beyond boundaries of what is stored in hard drive, potential of always being on without wiresVery interactive – GPS, four square, augmented reality – use camera phone to identify places, overlay events – interacting in real time worldContextual – art student, what is going on in that gallery, tying you and our physical presence to world around youPersonal – reason we use them is different Mobile – ability to be responsive to needs at moment and appropriate to get done what needs to be addressed at that momentThink about it as - Out there and available to respond to demand, very appropriate for specific usesWeb environments – struggle with understand who is looking at website, lots of complex algorithms to mining data and looking at that info Mobile – very agile, respond quicklyAlso enterprise – ties into other systems – washing machines, deal with billing, deal with on spot transactional activities, reserving room for studyingDrive better utilization, better reporting, facility services, submitting work orders,Tactical and strategic – think about delivering services 5 years from now – mostly self service rather than location driven for services, more 24/7
Mobile Adoption needs to balance speed vs implementation planningIn order to do this in timely and efficient way, requires planning but also have to consider rate of adoption of mobile in K-12 students. Have to think about keeping pace with device technology and the ability to impact teaching and learning; as rate of smartphone adoption increases, you need to be responsive to student/parent/faculty needs. This is also a unique time in mobile; we have a big opportunity to utilize technology for the better, but the opportunity could easily be missed. Too fast and you risk frustration on behalf of teachers and students; too slow and you risk instructors and students forming their own mobile practices and policies independently, not having cohesive mobile learning policies. This is really what we want to spend the next few minutes talking about. We’ve heard from many of your peers and many of our clients that they were struggling on how to find this balance. We want to offer a summary approach for how to do this based on our experience but really offer this as a discussion; there is no single “right” way since every school has its own needs, resources, and expectations.
“As you start considering a mobile strategy, these are the key areas to through”Modeling usage: setting an example for others, embracing mobile devices and social media, getting comfortable with technology and capabilitiesInternal Readiness: focuses on 2 areas, Technology and Policy Professional development and support: making sure your students and teachers make effective use of technologyAssessment & Ongoing Strategy: measuring success, planning for the future Iterating – not one big change, lots of small changes – New Milford High School – Eric Sheringer – wrote article about embracing Web 2.0 technologies
Rapid growth has created a crisis and an opportunity for school leaders.First become aware due to unpleasant circumstancesAs mobile and social technologies become ubiquitous, attempts to block them are increasingly ineffectiveAs become more powerful and more affordable their potential for enhancing student learning has become more clearExplosive growth in students creating, manipulating and sharing content onlineEducation needs to account for the use of social media toolsLead and model appropriate uses of the tools, students are constantly texting and accessing Facebook and Twitter tools are not the problem, it is the behaviorprincipals should become users and explorers of social networking instead of banning it - Use blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Skype,Three Examples:New Milford Principal:facebook page, Communication Channels: social media is the way everyone interacts with everyone outside your school. Shouldn’t you use that channel to communicate? With StakeholdersPR/Brand Establishment: once you establish the communication channels, they exist to help your school’s external relations (PR, brand) ConsistentSetting an example: you are an example of how social networking can be a positive influence and used for good in the education sphere. Lead the conversation around connectivity, engage students in supportSupport: just as you have an establishment for communication and PR, you have a way to provide support and increase responsiveness. Example: Dave Meister Paris Cooperative High School - if student or teachers asks him something he tweets it out to his network and within 5 minutes gets answers and opinions Also used video blogNew Milford High School – Eric SheningerMany shifts in terms of instruction and communitation – transformative culture more in line to meet the needs of students Not one big change but lots of small changes that have resulted in shiftsHis enlightenment to the educational value of web 2.0 technologyPhilosophy on social mediaEffectively communicate with stakeholdersEstablish consistent public relations platformDevelop a brand presence that promises valueAuthentically engages students in learning process – Blog example from senior with advice
Touched on this when we talked about device innovation and technology earlier.One of the driving factors is the reality of school budgets, part of the reason there is more focus around the use of mobile devices in education. The truth is that mobile presents a big opportunity. As such we need to talk about how to tackle the issue of access, equitable access and providing devices and/or BYODWhen mobile devices are introduced study shows students become more excited about learning and teachers become more enthusiastic about teaching.Devices 1:1 vs. BYOD not necessarily a one-time decision, multiple solutions possible within district, what type of devices?), Promote 1 to 1 access including students own devicesIn Project Tomorrow survey in 2010, 62% of parents surveyed were “likely” to purchase a mobile device for their child for use in the classroom or for educational purposesUse examples: it is important to address the real or presumed issue of digital equity. Some, like ISD 279-Osseo Area Schools (MN), are “seeding” their programs by providing devices to students who maynot have their own. Arlington Public Schools- Jametsown, devices since 2004, pods of devices, include iTouch, iPad, Nintendo devices. Move around from classroom to classroom, devices have grown in # over the years St. Marys City School District (OH), mobile devices provided by the district are implemented grade-level by grade-level to minimize any missteps and teachers are encouraged to find their own way to integrate them into instruction.Similarly, in rural Ohio in St. Marys City School District (OH), mobile learning devices and broadband access are provided to students free-of-charge. Through a combination of government pricing, as well as e-rate and free and reduced lunch funding, the district has implemented a cost-effective program for students. It is Menchhofer’s belief that at some point the cost to the consumer will be low enough that parents will be able to pay for the device and broadband access for their child.Newton Conover Health High School – bring devices, access filtered wifi, teachers use facebook and twitter to connect to studentsMadison City Schools in AL – created 1 to 1 initiative whereby students could bring own devices, assigned network name and created segmented wifi networkWolf Creek Public Schools, Other schools encourage students to share devices. Still others have determined that the school or district will take responsibility for providing students with mobile devices. Prices for devices continue to become more and more affordable, as is the cost of a data or voice plan.Interesting point about using your own device, set up with your own favorites, functionality. Leveraging different aspects of life in one place
Readiness breaks into 2 categories: technology and policy. Technical challenges are easier to conceptualize and solve, social and policy issues are more difficultWi-fi or 3-G networks: how will your students access web, apps, etc?Power/charging stations: how will you keep devices working?Device support: what happens in the event of technical issues? Assign support person at each school. Use students – Wolf CreekLMS, Apps: what do you have now vs. what will you need? How are they procured?Acceptable Use Policy: you can repurpose your internet use policy, may need to supplement depending on how and where devices are used (only in class? Only outside of class? Etc.)Disciplinary Action: what happens if students don’t use devices as intended? What happens if students don’t bring their devices?Student Involvement: BYOD vs. 1:1- who supplies devices? What devices are acceptable? Can you scale a solution to account for multiple types of devices?Support: who provides it? What does a student do in the event a device needs service?Investment from parents and teachers that other classroom activities do, does not run itself, needs management, collaboration is key. Child safety, content filteringUsage “social” (expanding on web policy: what you are accessing, time spent on devices, disciplinary action for offenders, communication, definition of appropriate, safety, privacy, plagarism, cheating; providing usernames/passwords that can be monitored on the back end), Infrastructure (wireless vs. carrier, IT support staff, mass connectivity, device support), Monetary (purchasing devices and apps, other fees), Second Converge articleQuestions to think about and key takeaway nuggets can leverage baseline of web policy etc. Not starting from scratchWolf Creek Public Schools, Paris Convergence, New MilfordWhat is the ideal infrastructure needed to support this kind of learning environment?What do you need to support devices beside wireless connectivity?How do you sync and purchase apps in volume?How do you scale devices?How do we make sure all children have the same experience if they don’t have high speed access at home?How do you define acceptable use?
Teacher and Student readiness is crucial! Can’t make the most of mobile capabilities if technology isn’t used properlyLMS - Used to concept of extending learning beyond classroom. How can you continue to leverage access to course material and communication from the mobile device? Speak Up survey in 2010, noted that almost 2/3 of teachers are taking advantage of school portals and uploading class information to keep students and parents informed about grades, homework and class activitiesForce teachers to use for grading and lesson plans parents can see lesson plans, teachers get more comfortableTraining: Teacher and Student. Device and LMS/App. Train the trainer, in service meetingsResources - AsTraining needs resources: instructional designers? Seminars? Etc.Evaluations – providing rubric to be used in evaluations, informal and formal. Do not mandate, choose to empowerOutside of classroom – staff meetings etc. Google docs exampleEncourage educators to join education social networks (Edchathashtag, Educator’s PLN, connected principles, etc.)In St. Marys City School District (OH)**the district invests in extensive professional development and as a result, teachers meet on their own sometimes once a week and as a larger group, once a month, to discuss advanced uses. Teachers are also helping each other more via email. “Our experience is that teachers are looking for ways to become more effective in the classroom and mobile learning is a great tool to facilitate this. The positive energy that is being generated has infiltrated our district, and it has been awesome,” shares Menchhofer.
Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
Before you implement mobile learning initiative, you need to define your criteria for “success” (engagement and student attitudes? Scores? etc.)Once you have defined your criteria for success, you can create a plan and method for measuring success to make sure you are meeting the objectives you set out to accomplishBecause technology is changing and evolving so quickly, you also need to have a plan in place that allows you to be flexible and adapt as new devices and device capabilities are released into the market. How frequently will you replace devices? How will you continue to educate teachers about new mobile learning capabilities as they are released? These are the types of questions to consider for the future. Expect the unexpected! (Example: Android didn’t exist 2 years ago; now it is the dominant player in the smartphone market)
We have two solutions for our clients that come in the form of two apps. One is Blackboard Mobile Central, providing communities access to employee services and information. The second is Blackboard Mobile Learn, our teaching and learning app.Blackboard Mobile Central – a set of mini apps that form a powerful native application focused on delivering corporate services and information to a mobile device. Really focused on engaging employees with the company as a whole to keep them connected and interested.Blackboard Mobile Central is built natively for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, iPod touch, and webOS devices; as well as a Mobile Web version.Blackboard Mobile does not require an LMS.The other piece is Blackboard Mobile Learn which provides deep two way interaction between employees and Blackboard Learn, ANGEL or CE/Vista via the mobile device again in a native application format, for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and webOS devices.There have been over 2,000,000 Blackboard Mobile app downloads from the various app stores.Everyday about 4,000 people download a Blackboard App.
By being able to update engaging features like blogs and discussions beyond the classroom walls, you provide students with the opportunity to apply academic learning to real-life settings. For example, photos and videos taken from the students’ device, on a field trip or on a students’ free time, can be immediately loaded to the course environment and shared with you and with other students.
By being able to update engaging features like blogs and discussions beyond the classroom walls, you provide students with the opportunity to apply academic learning to real-life settings. For example, photos and videos taken from the students’ device, on a field trip or on a students’ free time, can be immediately loaded to the course environment and shared with you and with other students.
Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues