This document discusses teaching with tablets and provides guidance on their effective use in education. It begins by outlining learning outcomes around recognizing trends in mobile device ownership and considering instructional methods using these devices. It then reviews the history and rapid growth of tablets. Several ideas for teaching with tablets are presented at different levels, from shared projection to collaboration. Factors like connectivity, annotation apps, and capturing student work are examined. The document concludes with a discussion of best practices and examples of tablet integration in specific subject areas.

1. Teaching with Tablets
Prepared by: Michael Paskevicius
Learning Technologies Application Developer
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
Vancouver Island University
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2. • Recognize growing trends in mobile device
ownership
• Reflect on modularity of tablet devices and
varying input devices
• Consider methods of instruction with mobile
devices
• Leave with some mobile apps to investigate
further
Learning outcomes for today’s session

3. A dream for many years
• Telautograph (US Patent, 1888 )
• Calculator pad (Foundation by Isaac Asimov, 1951)
• Opton (Return from the Stars by Stanislaw Lem,
1961)
• Newspad (2001 Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke)
• Padds (Star Trek The Next Generation, 1987-1994)
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4. Tablets: Fastest Growing Mobile
Device in History
Huberty, et. al., 2011

5. Growth in tablet devices
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2010 2011 2012e 2013e 2014e 2015e
Shipments
(Millions)
Year (e = estimates)
Tablet and PC Model Sales Model
Desktops
Notebooks
Tablets
Data sourced from
Huberty, et. al., 2012
Question: Is the tablet a complement or a
replacement for laptops and desktop computers?

6. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/apr/30/blackberry-chief-tablets-dead

7. http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/students-prefer-smartphones-and-
laptops-to-tablets-study-finds/51999
“Tablets are for entertainment
purposes, not for writing papers
and doing class projects - key
components of higher education.
After graduation and getting a job,
you can afford to splurge on
entertainment.”
Hanley, 2014
What trends do you see
in your classrooms?
Do you own or plan to
purchase a tablet?

8. What do Tablets Afford us?
Huberty, et. al., 2011

9. Tablet Purchase Intentions by Platform
Windows 8 offers integration with
existing institutional systems and
business productivity with
familiar Office suite
Huberty, et. al., 2012

10. iPad with keyboard attachment
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Microsoft Surface with keyboard
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Samsung ATIV 11.6" SMART PC 500T
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11. Mobile keyboard innovation
http://minuum.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niV2KCkKmRw
Minuum Keyboard
http://www.android.com/whatsnew/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkjiMpN9hvA
Android Gesture Typing
http://dryft.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EAi5Hxoovo
Dryft Keyboard

12. Speech to text input

13. Google Goggles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hhgfz0zPmH4
Scan books or
objects for
additional
information on
the web
Scan text for
translation to
other
languages

14. Connectivity
Apple standard:
Lightning port
Android typical:
Micro USB, HDMI
Standard across all devices
• Lightening provides power,
connectivity, projection
through adapters
• Micro USB provides
power, connectivity
• HDMI provides
projection
• WiFi connectivity
• Bluetooth
• Audio output
• Microphone built-in
• Global Positioning System
(GPS)
Other options
• SMS cards
• Near field communication
(NFC)
• Infrared port

15. Ideas for teaching with tablets
Level 1
Shared
projection
Level 2
Annotation
Level 3
Capturing
progression
Level 4
Collaboration

16. Level 1: Shared projection
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Projecting a tablet device
Tethered:
• iPad to VGA adapter
• HDMI mini output
• HDMI to VGA convertor
Untethered:
• Apple TV / Widi
• Wireless projectors
• Intermediary software
• Classroom presenter
• Smoothboard Air
7 Things you should know about Projecting from Mobile Devices
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7082.pdf
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17. Level 2: Annotation
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UPAD App for Ipad (Video demo)
• Capture handwriting and text for note taking
• Annotate PDF and images then save and export as
PNG/PDF via email, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive
• Solid performance when used with Apple TV
• Some issues with iOS multitouch
MS Office on Surface
• Excellent precision with Surface pen input device
UPad App

18. Level 3: Capturing progression
• Can record on screen movements and audio with screen
recorder such as Educreations or Screenchomp
• Video files typically hosted on cloud servers in US
Educreations Screenchomp Adobe Voice
• Turn your tablet into a document camera
Belkin Stage

19. Level 4: Collaboration
• Create, brainstorm and edit documents
Google Docs
Polls.IO
Microsoft Office Mobile Evernote
• Create and run audience response
systems via Polls.io

20. http://wordpress.viu.ca/apps4education

21. Forestry iPad Project
• Reduce textbook purchase costs for
students: students will be offered
free and/or openly licensed digital
textbooks
• Mirror industry standard practices
from the field: iPads is industry
standard device for the collection of
data in the field
• Enable collaborative learning in the
classroom: allow students to use
iPads for group work in class and
share projector
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22. Discussion
• Teaching device or student learning
(consuming) device?
• Where do tablets fit best in education?
• Best practices for using tablets?
• Your experience using tablets for instruction
or collaboration?

23. Tablets in our Centre
• Samsung ATIV 11.6" SMART PC 500T
• Samsung Galaxy Note
• iPod Touch Fifth Generation
• Apple iPad (Mini, Air)
• Acer Iconia 10.1" Windows 8 Tablet
• Asus VIVOTab Smart
• Microsoft Surface Pro
• HTC 8X Smartphone
https://mediawiki.viu.ca/wiki/Tablets,_Recordi
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Information/index.asp

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Prepared by: Michael Paskevicius
Learning Technologies Application Developer
Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning
michael.paskevicus@viu.ca
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25. References
• Cui, L. (2013) 21 Android tablet uses: What iPad's competitors bring to classrooms. Education
Dive, Aug. 14, 2013. http://www.educationdive.com/news/21-android-tablet-uses-what-
ipads-competitors-bring-to-classrooms/144318/)
• Huberty, K., Lipacis, M., Holt, A., Gelblum, E., Devitt, S., Swinburne, B., Meunier, F., Han, K.,
Wang, F., Lu, J., Chen, G., Lu, B., Ono, M., Nagasaka, M., Yoshikawa. K. & Schneider, M. (2011)
Tablet Demand and Disruption: Mobile Users Come of Age. Morgan Stanley Research
http://www.morganstanley.com/views/perspectives/tablets_demand.pdf
• Huberty, K., Holt, A., Moore, J., Devgan, S., Meunier, F., Gelblum, E.,Devitt, S., Lu, J., Chen, G.,
Shih, S., Kim, S. & Yoshikawa. K. (2012) Tablet Landscape Evolution: Window(s) of
Opportunity. Morgan Stanley Research http://www.morganstanley.com/views/perspectives/
• Lepi, K. (2012) 50 Free Android Apps Being Used In Education Right Now. Edudemic
Connecting Education & Technology, October 10, 2012. http://www.edudemic.com/50-free-
android-apps-being-used-in-education-right-now/
• Comparison of tablet computers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_tablet_computers

26. http://classroompresenter.cs.washington.edu/
Appendix A: Untethered annotation: Classroom
presenter
Requires:
• Networked instructor station
attached to projector
• Mobile device on same network
• App on both devices (Windows only)

27. http://www.smoothboard.net/
Appendix B: Untethered annotation:
Smoothboard AirRequires:
• Networked instructor station attached to projector
• Mobile device on same network
• App on projected device only (Windows only)
• Connects any device with a browser on same internet connection
• Students can view presentation media on their screen in browser using IP address and
security code
• You can also grant/revoke control and annotation to remote devices

28. Appendix C: Mobile device policies?
• Strategies for classroom
management
– Walk around room to survey
device usage
– Define protocol for cell phone use
– Use devices in learning design
– Ask questions of devices
– Get students to Google
supplemental information
– If caught using inappropriately
student brings food for class
• Some say phones are the real
issue more distracting, not
tablets
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2013/08/22/tby-
thunderbay-bring-your-own-mobile-device-to-school.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story
/2013/08/17/toronto-cell-phone-ban.html