The document discusses using mobile phone apps and sensors for teaching physics. It describes how apps can supply learning content that students can access anytime, anywhere. However, developing effective apps presents challenges like determining learning objectives, addressing different devices, and assessing student work. The authors provide examples of apps they developed for topics like Thomson experiments, electromagnetic induction, and circuits. They also explore using phone sensors for experimental measurements and building a framework of shared apps for various courses.
Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
1. Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and
Sensors
Manuel Á. González Miguel Á. González César Llamas M. Esther Martín
Jesús Vegas Óscar Martínez Carmen Hernández Mar Herguedas
manuelgd@termo.uva.es
http://apprendiendosica.blogspot.com.es
EI Informática EI Industriales
University of Valladolid (Spain)
TEEM'14 Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
Salamanca (Spain), October 1 3 2014
2. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Some questions on developing the apps
Mobile Apps: Supplying contents for you to learn anytime,
anywhere.
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Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
3. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Some questions on developing the apps
Mobile Apps: Supplying contents for you to learn anytime,
anywhere.
But as teachers+designers+programmers we've faced dierent
implementation issues:
What contents and how to organize them?
How do we deal with the very dierent students' devices?
What about the costs?
Probably needs some improvement: How to include communications
to enhance the learning?
Still thinking on it: How can we assess the students' work?
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Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
4. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Some questions on developing the apps
Mobile Apps: Supplying contents for you to learn anytime,
anywhere.
But as teachers+designers+programmers we've faced dierent
implementation issues:
One physical concept per app. Tasks fullled in short time.
Android devices. Compromise between demands and interest.
Take into account less favored students/environments.
Probably needs some improvement: How to include communications
to enhance the learning?
Still thinking on it: How can we assess the students' work?
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5. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Several examples of the developed apps
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Thomson experiment:
measurement q/m
Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
6. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Several examples of the developed apps
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Electromagnetic
induction
Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
7. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Several examples of the developed apps
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Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
Capacitors
DC circuits
AC circuits
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Where do we want to go?
Framework of shared apps to build dierent courses
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9. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Using the smartphones sensors
Smartphones have a large set of built-in sensors
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Developing apps for the laboratory
Applications also permit the students to do experimental
measurements
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11. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Developing apps for the laboratory
Applications also permit the students to do experimental
measurements
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12. Apps for Learning Physics Low Cost Laboratories
Smartphones in the laboratory
Applications also permit the students to do experimental
measurements
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Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
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Smartphones in the laboratory (or not)
Applications also permit the students to do experimental
measurements
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Mobile Phones for Teaching Physics: Using Applications and Sensors
Interferences
Stationary waves
Doppler eect
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Smartphones in the laboratory (or not)
Applications also permit the students to do experimental
measurements
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Sensors
Manuel Á. González Miguel Á. González César Llamas M. Esther Martín
Jesús Vegas Óscar Martínez Carmen Hernández Mar Herguedas
manuelgd@termo.uva.es
http://apprendiendosica.blogspot.com.es
EI Informática EI Industriales
University of Valladolid (Spain)
TEEM'14 Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality
Salamanca (Spain), October 1 3 2014