Getting Handson with Cell Phones and Web 2

Getting Hands-on with Cell Phones and Web 2. 0 Tools Lin Muilenburg, Ph. D. St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Cell Phones + One Computer With one classroom computer to share collaborative results, there are endless collaborative activities you can develop using: l Text l Group l PIX l Phone l FLIX l Phlogs Mail Conferenes l And more!

This presentation will… l Be a hands-on experience l Focus on collaborative learning l Provide m. Learning activities for one thematic unit on “interview skills” but the technologies could be applied to any content or age level …Let’s begin!

Texting … using short message service (SMS) is a great way to engage learners!

Educational Uses of Cell Phones Googl = text to 46645. Text a question. Get a text reply. Google = text to 466453. Use proper text queries. Get a text reply Cha = text to 242242. Text a question. Get a text reply. Voice your question to 1800 -2 -chacha and get a text reply! Kwiry = Text to 59479. Full search results sent to your email. Send tasks, contacts, Tivo, Netflix…

Take out your cell phone… POLL #1 l Start a text message to this phone number: 22333 (trust me, it works!) l Answer this poll

Take out your cell phone… POLL #2 l Start a text message to this phone number: 22333 l Type this code in your message: 44029 l Now type your answer to this question: Name one disadvantage of using cell phones for education in the K 12 classroom.

Take out your cell phone… POLL #2 l Start a text message to this phone number: 22333 l Type this code in your message: 44078 l Now type your answer to this question: What is the biggest advantage of using cell phones for education in the K 12 classroom?

Group Mail … send a mass message to a group using services like Send. GM Learners can choose their preferred medium: text, email, or voice mail

Take out your cell phones Subscribe to my Send. GM account via SMS Text to this phone number: 25827 In body of text: sendgm linmuilenburg matcohort 2011 Tip: Sending the above text to our SMS short code will add the sender as both an SMS and phone contact on your account. I can now send all of you a message using Send. GM.

PIX … sending pictures via multimedia message service (MMS)

Take out your cell phones l Take a picture of a classmate texting on their cell phone. l Send the picture via MMS or email to: lymuilenburg. mlearning@blogger. com l Text a short caption in the subject line such as “Mary texting” l SEND your PIX

See the results at: http: //mlearningmorethantalk. blogspot. com/

Phone Conferencing … record conferences for later analysis; post audio files to your blog or website

Cell Phone Conferencing l Use a conference hosting website such as www. Always. Free. Conferencing. com or www. Free. Conference. Pro. com l Set up an account in advance l Provide users with the phone number, written directions, and time to call in l Provide specific discussion guidelines l Run a practice session to get the sillies out

Cell Phone Conferencing l If you plan to use your recordings in class, be sure to allow time for the files to become available on the website l Sample Discussion Question: “Are you for or against the use of cell phones for education in the K 12 classroom and WHY? ” l www. Always. Free. Conferencing. com l When you set up your account they email these directions

FLIX … sending videos via multimedia message service (MMS)

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Take out your cell phones l Shoot a video of a neighbor answering the interview question: “Briefly describe one educational application for cell phones in your grade level and subject area? ” l Send the video via MMS or email to: moral 45 should@photos. flickr. com We can see the uploaded videos at my Flickr account Note: I used to use Motionbox for video editing/mixing, but it was acquired by Snapfish and is no longer free.

Phonecasts and Phlogs … stream live to the web or make recordings from your cell phone and post to your blog

Using i. Padio to record l Set up an account at www. ipadio. com l Call the ipadio phone number 1 -866 -488 -3946 l Enter your pin when prompted then speak l You are streaming live to the internet l You can play the recording from the website, download the MP 3, or embed it in your blog l Geotag your recordings on Google Maps

See the results at: http: //mlearningmorethantalk. blogspot. com/2010/02/phlog ging-with-ipadio. html

QR Codes … a 2 -dimensional barcode (mostly) for Smart Phones

QR Code in Wired Magazine http: //2 d-code. co. uk/

QR Code Sign http: //www. mobiadnews. co m

QR Code Sign This QR Code links to production information for these kumquats including use of fertilizers, nutrition information, and information about the farmers. http: //www. mobiadnews. co m

Create your own QR Code l Using the QR Code generator at http: //qrcode. kaywa. com/ create a QR Code to advertise your team’s product. l Your QR Code can— n n Link to a URL Contain text Contain a phone number Send an SMS

Questions?

What m. Learning lesson do you want to create? !