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1 How Smart are Smartphones? Susan Thornton Technology Consultant, ITCS Bob Green, RN, MSN, College of Nursing, East Carolina University Allison Hope, MA, College of Nursing, East Carolina University

2 Smartphone Purchasing Tips

3 Uses in Classroom Polling Find definitions, currency conversion, math equations, translations Browsing to obtain info Research Read news articles Read books GPS/Google Maps Digital or video camera to accompany school projects http://vimeo.com/9197200 http://vimeo.com/9197200 Educate students on appropriate and acceptable social use Voice technology to share engaging lectures or lessons Scavenger Hunt - www.scvngr.comwww.scvngr.com

4 Poll Everywhere Pilot http://www.polleverywhere.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0smDH5LKoJA Student Engagement with Poll Everywhere http://derekbruff.com/teachingwithcrs/?p=227

5 Mobile Learning Resources Cell Phones in Learning: http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ Mobile Learner: http://themobilelearner.wordpress.comhttp://themobilelearner.wordpress.com Mobile Learning: http://cc.mlearnopedia.com/cell-phones/education/phone/http://cc.mlearnopedia.com/cell-phones/education/phone/ 1. iTouch Learning: A page on Jane Hart’s Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies website that lists of reasons why the iPhone/iPod Touch are ideal for mlearning. http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/iTouchLearning/index.htmlhttp://www.c4lpt.co.uk/iTouchLearning/index.html 2. Lift the Cell Phone Ban: Hosted on the Scholastic website, this article is a plea to lift the ban on cell phones in schools and to use these devices to help students learn. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751073http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3751073 3. From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning: Liz Kolb’s blog on using cell phones for learning. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ 4. 100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better: The title says it all. A post found on the iPod Hacker Blog. http://the-ipod-hacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and.html http://the-ipod-hacker.blogspot.com/2008/02/100-ways-to-use-your-ipod-to-learn-and.html 5. Why an iPod Touch in Education? Chris Webb’s blog post with links to resources that can be used on an iPod Touch to help students learn. http://projects.minot.k12.nd.us/groups/chris/weblog/5ce29/Why_an_iPod_Touch_in_education_.htmlhttp://projects.minot.k12.nd.us/groups/chris/weblog/5ce29/Why_an_iPod_Touch_in_education_.html 6. School Axes Textbooks as Pupils Download their Homework onto their Mobile Phones: A news article in the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper on a school that is moving away from analog content and toward digital content. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1082928/School-axes-textbooks-pupils-download-homework-mobile- phones.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1082928/School-axes-textbooks-pupils-download-homework-mobile- phones.html 7. Using the iPod for Learning: A slideshare presentation from an Grace Poli, Media Specialist and Apple Distinguished Educator. http://www.slideshare.net/gpoli/an-ipod-in-your-classroom-toolbox-presentation-736951?type=powerpointhttp://www.slideshare.net/gpoli/an-ipod-in-your-classroom-toolbox-presentation-736951?type=powerpoint 8. Mobile Phones and Citizen Journalism: A wiki on the MobileActive.org website on using cell phones in citizen journalism. http://mobileactive.org/wiki/Mobile_Phones_and_Citizen_Journalism http://mobileactive.org/wiki/Mobile_Phones_and_Citizen_Journalism 9. MurMur: A concept where oral histories are collected and shared in various areas in 8 cities around the world (as of this writing) where the general public is free to both record and listen to personal histories connected to their neighborhoods.http://murmurtoronto.ca/http://murmurtoronto.ca/ 10.Enabling Mobile Learning: An article about enabling mobile learning on the Educase Connect website. http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EnablingMobileLearning/40549?time=1220792835 http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EnablingMobileLearning/40549?time=1220792835


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