Emphasis on ESOL and EL/ Civics

1. Nexus 7 for Adult Education
Nell Eckersley

2. Objectives
 Integrating mobile technology
 Navigating the Nexus 7
 Choosing Android apps for education
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3. Integrating Mobile Technology
 Inside the classroom
 Outside the classroom
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4. 4 http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/

5. EveryoneOn
5 http://www.everyoneon.org/adulted

6. EveryoneOn
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7. Navigating the Nexus 7
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8. Nexus 7
 Up to 8 user accounts on each Nexus 7
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10. Notifications
 Swipe down from the top of screen
to view your notifications, and
swipe up to close the notification
window.
 To dismiss a notification, swipe
sideways to remove it from the list,
or press the icon in the top-right
corner of the window to dismiss all
listed notifications. To open a
notification, press it to start the app
it's associated with. The notification
will be removed from the list
automatically.
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Quick Settings:
 Sliding down from the top-right
corner of the screen displays the
Quick Settings window, which has
shortcuts to your Settings, wireless
and airplane-mode options,
brightness controls, and other
settings
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/quick-and-simple-time-saving-tips-for-the-nexus-
7/

11. Keyboard & Autocorrect
 If you'd rather do without the typing suggestions,
open Settings, choose "Language & input" under
Personal, press the Quick Settings icon to
the right of the entry for your keyboard in the
Keyboard & Input Methods list, choose "Auto-correction"
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under Text Correction, and set the
Auto-correction option to Off.

12. Screenshots
 To take a screenshot on your new Nexus 7, hold
in the volume down and the power buttons at
the same time. After a brief pause, you'll hear an
audible noise and see an animation.
 Screenshots are automatically saved to your
Gallery but you can upload them to email,
Dropbox etc.
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-the-nexus-7/
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13. Adding Website Shortcuts to Homescreen
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14. MRNY Student Website
Now you try-add the MRNY Student website
bookmark to your home screen
1. Open Chrome
2. Type in this URL:
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http://mrnystudent.weebly.com/
3. Click on the menu button and select add to
home screen
4. Rename the link so it is useful
5. Check to see that the bookmark is on your
home screen

15. Organizing Your Apps
 To remove or move an app, hold your finger
down on the app until the Remove label shows
up at the top of the screen
 Drag the app to the Remove label if you want to
remove it form the screen
 Drag the app to the side of the screen to move
the app onto another “page”
 Drag the app icon onto another app icon to
create a folder
 Tap the folder once to name the folder or move
an app out of the folder
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16. Tech Tips for Teachers
 Online Advocacy Activity
 Using the Immigrant Nation Website - Share Your
Ideas!
 Using Online Tools to Solve Everyday Cooking
Problems
 Using Spreeder for Teaching Reading - Guest Post
by Sharon Hennessy
 A Revolution: Adding Activities to Any YouTube
 Tech Tips for Teachers is a blog for adult education
teachers and tutors looking for straight-forward help
to integrate technology into instruction. Don't miss
our upcoming Connected Educator Month
Contest. Share an example of effective use of
technology in adult education for a chance to win
$50!
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Deadline: October 15 submission guidelines.

17. Android Apps for Education
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18. Apps
 QR Droid
 Chrome/FirefoxBETA
 Quizlet
 Book Creator
 Kindle and/or Nook
 Movenote for
Education
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 YouTube
 Flickr
 Evernote
 Google Drive
 Dropbox
 Microsoft office mobile
Username:
adultlit@maketheroadny.org
Passwor d : August2014!

19. How do we get everyone to here?
1. http://youtu.be/-
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GHWBV54iU8?list=PLWVdtJgmpwAEDoZQZT
zZA5pN__4oihNMy
2. http://bit.ly/1uTrPtw
3. QR Code

20. QR Code Readers
 QR Codes can be used with a mobile device like a
smart phone or a tablet that has access to the internet
 The device must have an QR Code reader (also
called scanner) app installed
 Android Devices: QR Droid
NOTE: You should NOT have to pay money or give
information about yourself when selecting and
installing a QR Code reader or scanner
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21. Choosing Apps
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22. Choosing Apps
Ask you students “How do you choose which app
to download?”
 Reviews
 Ratings
 Description
 Cost
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23. Image with Narration
To hear about this photo
go to this link
http://vimeo.com/64923339
or scan this QR Code
Tools used to create this:
https://www.google.com/voice
https://www.dropbox.com
http://vimeo.com
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/dashboard/
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24. QR Codes in Education
 QR Codes in Adult Education (video)
 Make your own QR Code Scavenger Hunt!
 Scavenger Hunt
 5 Real Ways To Use QR Codes In Education
 Black & White and Scanned All Over (video)
 QR Codes Connect Students to Books
 Shambles QR Code Resource
 Desktop QR Code Reader
 QR Codes in Education Livebinder
 50 QR code resources for the classroom
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25. Make Your Own QR Code
 Bitly (for URL’s) https://bitly.com/
 Google (for URL’s) http://goo.gl/
 Kaywa (for URL’s and contact info)
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
 ScanLife (for URL’s and contact info)
http://www.scanlife.com/en/
 ZXING (for URL’s, wifi, contact info and more)
http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
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26. Shortening Links
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You can use BitLy to
shorten URL’s without
creating an account
https://bitly.com/
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27. Make Your Own QR Code
1. Paste the Bitly
shortened URL in the
address bar of your
browser
2. Type .qr at the end of
the shortened URL
3. Hit the Enter key
4. Up will come your QR
Code
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28. Uh oh, Bitly
doesn’t make
QR codes
anymore….
now what?
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29. QR Codes from KAYWA
 http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
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30. Quizlet
 Flash cards with sound, you can make your own
sets, students can make their own sets or you
can find other people’s sets.
 Join our class http://quizlet.com/join/qddVHPR7v
 http://quizlet.com/
 http://community.eflclassroom.com/page/quizlet-
1
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31. Book Creator
 You can make books with images, words, videos
and audio. Books can be uploaded to Google
Books or YouTube
 Your First Book
http://support.redjumper.net/entries/27222102-
Your-first-book
 Support forums
http://support.redjumper.net/forums
 Book Creator - Application of App That Reaches
Modification on SAMR
http://bit.ly/BookCreatorSAMR
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32. Movenote for Education
 Movenote allows you to create instructional
videos with an image or PowerPoint in the main
area and your own face recorded narrating
information about the image/Powerpoint
 Movenote tutorials on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/Movenote
 http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/11/moven
ote-another-easy-free-tool-for-creating-digital-learning-
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content/

33. Flickr
 Flickr is a photo sharing site—you can share
your photos or find photos other people have
uploaded
 Flickr Commons https://www.flickr.com/commons
 Library of Congress photos on Flickr
https://www.flickr.com/photos/Library_of_Congre
ss
 Lesson ideas for using photos for EL Civics
instruction http://www.elcivics.com/
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34. Android Education Apps
https://play.google.com/store/apps/category/EDUCATION
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35. Games & Dictionaries
 http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-apps-
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esl-learning-english-95816/
 Madlibs
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co
m.portdusk.android.madlibsfree&hl=en
 Johnny Grammar Word Challenge
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co
m.ubl.spellmaster&hl=en

36. Weebly Interface
36 http://nelightful.weebly.com/blog1

37. Weebly Forms
 Create a Contact Form
 Collect Form Submissions
 Edit the Contact Form Address
 Add an Email Newsletter / Auto-Responder Form
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38. Weebly Tutorial
 http://help.weebly.com/beginners-guide.html
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39. My contact info
Nell Eckersley
 Email: nelle@lacnyc.org
 Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell
 LINCS Technology and Learning Group
https://community.lincs.ed.gov/
 Website: http://nelightful.weebly.com/
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