User:Vtaylor/K8 mobile learning


 * delicious - mLearning, mobile, apps, iPad, android

to open and expand education to enable access to all who want it, focus on kids at-risk


 * oral - not much practice or encouragement for reading outside of school


 * mobile - most kids have phones, some with texting, even some smartphones


 * general cognitive skills as measured by Raven’s Progressive Matrices, a verbal fluency test and a Coding test - cognitive studies tests are more likely to demonstrate the sort of growth envisioned by constructionist approaches to learning: exploration, empowered learning, and creativity.

== mLearning project==

identify the problem. explore. design. create. try it out. make it better


 * problem / outcome - include mobile phones in learning - text, listen, voice - tools, support, content, interaction, create, publish


 * mTools - organizer, notes, writing, search, creating, publishing


 * smartphone apps - used, available, appropriate


 * audio services / users - ? need


 * support, help line, homework helper


 * inclusion, substitution for current lessons, background


 * demo, prototype, evaluate, repeat


 * ?? ESL, French, Spanish, vocabulary - MindSnacks

some ideas to consider


 * reading - NY Times
 * word games, vocabulary - Words with Friends
 * games > science - Angry Birds Space
 * pictures - observation, storytelling, writing, visual arts
 * youtube videos - media literacy
 * speech to text - dictate, critical thinking, speaking thoughtfully


 * TEDtalks, iTunesU - personal learning > evidence, artifacts, summary, reflection

tools, apps
 * audio content - call in
 * record responses
 * speech to text
 * mobile lms, content sequence, branching, testing

apps - dictionary.com world wiki evernote google earth units voxy - language learning stanza iflshcards miss spell's class ted math drills lite

== mobile==


 * incapability index - get to zero, probably highlight failures in process, workflow, culture or systems infrastructure, not in the individual themselves - To start create a matrix of skills required for each role. Identify what you need to ask to test if the employee ‘can do’ and ask the questions.  Don’t forget to ask questions about numeracy and literacy and communication skills. Check attendance records too, you will be surprised how many ‘don’t like rainy days and Mondays’


 * conversational learning - abstract, 4 dimensions


 * Tar Heel reader books http://tarheelreader.org/ - read, review / recommend, map to class topics - language learning - French, Spanish, ELL


 * Kahn Academy - view, find matching problems in textbook


 * apps, services - research, install, test, report


 * DLD - digital learning device, BYOD bring your own device


 * android - 7 or 10 inch tablet


 * educational apps - free > $??, authoring, distribution


 * pedagogy, guidance, assessment, personal learning


 * scaffolding I do, you watch; I do, you help; You do, I help; You do, I watch

http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2009/08/01/getting-children-involved-with-edtech/


 * personal learning network, connectivism


 * in practice - activities, outcomes


 * scaffolding - what, when, why


 * guiding, activities, feedback - C&G 7 practices


 * learning design pattern - learning outcome, problem solving solution - good research


 * Noah Holding - Chinese mobile education


 * discussion forums - voice recognition, text-to-speech


 * FL mobile 2008 - Dr. David Metcalf, the UCF Institute for Simulation and Training researcher who designed the program, FLVS President/CEO, Julie Young

== progress==

--Valerie Taylor 18:10, 9 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Kyle - language arts favorite subject, lots of apps, some educational, use iPhone more if permitted (airplane mode), sync with home Windows computer, voice activated searches, speech to text, Angry Birds Space = Physics, pictures, makes youtube videos, iTunesU


 * Steven - apps, free, need to have objectives > research suggestions, school smartphones for those who don't have personal ones, audio/text only learning

open tablet, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), mobile learning, mlearn, iPad, android

--Valerie Taylor 16:09, 19 March 2012 (UTC) When Jan and I were talking at the Science Fair, we noticed that there was a cell phone with a texting keyboard next to one of the project boards. Assuming the phone belonged to the board, this was likely one of the kids who really needs help based on the presentation, and Jan's guess at who the student is.

Some questions...

Is "at-risk" the right term for these kids in Florida? Or is that a California thing?

Do these kids have cell phones?

Are these kids helped outside of the regular classroom? By whom?

Is it possible to try some individual programs with these kids?

Where this is going...

I'm very interested in mobile learning, iPads, One Laptop Per Child,... all of which encourage kids to use personal technologies for self-directed learning within a framework of support and guidance. Can we do something with/for these kids to explore ways to make a difference with technology supported learning?

== Personal learning==


 * one tablet per child to kids who are behind, don't have computers at home


 * personal learning - interests, activities, control > watch, help, do with help, do alone


 * reading, writing, watching, listening


 * access ?? data plan, wifi


 * standalone apps, data transfer


 * funding, grants - hardware, data plan, apps

== WikiEducator==

-- Valerie Mar 15, 2012

Is anyone doing anything with open content in WikiEducator for delivery on Android tablets? Has anyone looked into this? Are there any potential problems? Are there any Creative Commons license issues to be aware of?

There are lots of 7 inch Android tablets - great kid-size form factor. I was disappointed that Apple didn't offer a smaller iPad this time. But this may be a good thing, after all. I'm looking at more open Android options.

-- Jim

Probably not what you had in mind, but you might find my "reader mode" useful. I bought a 7 inch Lenovo tablet last November, and it has become my preferred reading device. The reader mode turns the left navigation bar into a slideout drawer, reclaiming some precious horizontal real estate.

I was tempted to move the top tabs into the drawer as well, for a distraction free reading environment... but haven't. The other thing that I really need to do is figure out a way to unwrap the two-content-columns meme that infects many pages back into a readable single column.

I've made my reader.js into a separate function if you want to try. (By default it is triggered anytime your browser window is 1024px or smaller... so you can use it on the desktop too.) It presumes you are using the vector skin. Then copy into your vector.js file:

// reader mode for narrow screens // should follow googlesearch.js if that is used // window.weReader = true; // force to always use reader mode, regardless of width importScript('User:JimTittsler/reader.js');

(Or just copy and paste the first part of http://WikiEducator.org/User:JimTittsler/vector.js into your vector.js).

-- Jim Tittsler, OER Foundation