Can SmartPhones and Tablets be more than just distractions, but actually help with homework and research? This session will look at different strategies and applications that can help turn your SmartPhone or Tablet into a serious research tools.

1. Before We Start...
1. Everyone have a pen and paper
handy.
2.Groups of between 2 & 4, each group
with a phone with Google Docs
installed & logged-on.
3.Open the URL above and get ready to
ask questions & vote them up or down.

2. Smart Phones & Tablets...
Homework & Research Tools for Students?
by Rich McCue - rmccue@uvic.ca
University of Victoria Libraries - richmccue.com

4. University of Victoria

5. UVic Library

11. For a Copy of the Slides:
RichMcCue.com

19. What Mobile
Devices do You
Own?

21. How do you use
Your Mobile Devices
for Homework and
Research?

22. 1. Each Group with pen & paper, make a list
of 3-6 educational uses for SmartPhones
& Tablets you can think of.
2. Tape the paper to the chalkboard. You
have 2 minutes!
Note: Put your names on the top. Best
answers in the running for candy prizes!
How do you use Your Mobile
Devices for Homework &
Research?

23. Apps for Students in 1985:

25. EverNote: Your Second Brain
Platforms: iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows, Chromebook
http://evernote.com

27. Take Pictures of whiteboards or
notes & access anywhere + makes
notes searchable!

28. Google Drive = Collaborative
Document Editing

31. Google Drive
Hands On!
1.Open the following:
https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the URL
is case sensitive).
2.Add your favourite two educational uses
for smartphones and tablets from your
sheet of paper. 1 for each bullet.

32. Scholar.Google.com
Peer Review

33. Google Drive & Google
Scholar Hands On!
1.Go to Scholar.Google.com and search
for “miniature fainting goats”, and find an
interesting article.
2.Open the following:
https://goo.gl/vwTs3e (note that the
URL is case sensitive).
3.Paste article URL into the Google
Scholar section towards the bottom

34. SmartPhone Microscope

37. Landmarks

38. Books & Products

39. Calculate the Height of a large object
with your Smart Phone...

40. Photocopier / Scanner Alternative:
JotNot Pro or CamScanner

41. YouTube

42. Khan Academy

43. Google Hangouts – Free
Conference Calls & Desktop
Sharing
Google+ Hangouts allows you
to video conference with up to
10 people & do desktop
sharing.
The quality is usually quite
good, but in the end it is only
as good as your internet
connection is.

45. Fun
Tools

47. Hudl Technique

48. Google Photos

49. For a Link to all the apps & a Copy
of the Slides:
RichMcCue.com