This document discusses ways to incorporate mobile technologies like Poll Everywhere and phone conferencing into an 8th grade English classroom. It provides instructions for setting up polls in Poll Everywhere and recording phone conferences between student groups for assignments. The goal is to engage students through interactive polls and collaborative group work using their mobile devices.

1. The Odyssey
 English 202
 Ms. Stellway
 Ms. Davis
 Ms. Tyra
Period 2, August 5, 2012
Have your cell phone ready, on SILENT
mode and follow our class policy for
mobile technology

2. A summary from last nights reading…

3. Question 1

5. Question 2

6. Group Time!
 Pick a piece of paper out of the container.
 Meet with the group that is designated by the color of
your paper.
 Green - Frankenstein
 Red - The Scarlet Letter
 Blue - The Great Gatsby
 Purple – To Kill a Mockingbird
 If you have a star on your paper, come see us first!
 To get instructions about your mobile learning leader role.

7. In your group…
 In the next five-ten minutes, develop a short script
based off of the main ideas of your assigned book
and record it.
 The script must include:
 Name of your group members, a short plot summary, themes of
the book, and recurring symbols that are important.
 The written script can be just enough for you to remember what
you are going to say (bullet points are fine).
 The recording should be NO more than 2 minutes.
 Each group member must dial-in as a guest and have a part in the
script; the group leader must dial-in as the host and must also
have a part in the script. (Decide the order that you are speaking in
before you dial-in to record).

8. Let’s take a listen…
We will randomly pick one group’s script to listen to.

10. Mobile Learning
DIANA STELLWAY
EMILY DAVIS
COURTNEY TYRA
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM

11. Main Ideas
Targeted grade : 8th
Subject : English
Incorporating
Poll Everywhere
Phone Conferencing

12. Poll Everywhere
 Create an account at: www.polleverywhere.com
 Create a new poll
 Pick a format for your poll: Multiple Choice, Open-Ended, or
Fundraising
 Insert poll into PowerPoint
 Have a PowerPoint presentation open on your computer.
 On polleverywhere.com, use the right sidebar on the same page as
your created poll, click on “Download as PowerPoint”
 Open the PowerPoint Show when the dialog box appears.
 Drag the last slide of this PowerPoint (may be blank on your screen)
into your open PowerPoint presentation.
 In Slide Show view, of your original PowerPoint, the poll will appear
and can be used as a live poll (with a P.C.).

13. Poll Everywhere Continued
 To use poll:
 Have students text in their responses based off of the provided
numbers from the poll.
 Ex: In our poll, they texted the response number 282250 (to
indicate loneliness) to contact number 22333.

14. Phone Conferencing
 Create an account at : www.alwaysfreeconferencing.com
 Create a recording number
 This can be any number you design.
 Give everyone in your group the number to call : (512) 400-
4820 and the guest access code (this is chosen for you by the
company)
 When you call in you must use the host access code (this is
chosen for you by the company)
 As the host, after all guests have dialed-in to the call, dial *9 to
begin recording.
 After you have recorded everything you wanted, as the host
dial *9 to end the recording.
 Have everyone hang up to end the call.

15. Phone Conferencing Continued
 To listen to your recording:
 Dial (512) 400- 4886
 Enter the host access code
 Enter the recording number (that you created)