iPhone/iPod Touchwhat we’ve learned so far...

iPhone released June 29, 2007, with AT&T as exclusive carrier

iPod Touch released September 5, 2007, with the same operating system

Operate with both Windows and Mac

History

Why mention the Operating System?

Built on OSX

Regular Updates with new features

iPod/iPhone OS

The Technology

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ConnectEd Summit400+ attendees, 65 colleges and universities, 29 K-12 schools

Several keynotes (all) and ‘tracks’ (breakout) were offered:

Teaching: Pedagogy & Praxis (Micah)Teaching: Podcasting & Mobile Media (Craig)Research, Assessments & MethodologyWeb & SDK ProgrammingInstitutional LeadershipLogistics & DeploymentInfrastructure & NetworkingHandheld Learning in the K-12 Classroom

What We Learned

A variety of disciplines were present

The hard questions are being asked (“Is this a fad?” “What problems do you have in class?” “What is the purpose of mobile tech in the classroom?”)

400 iPods and iPhones take down a wireless network pretty fast

Apple is committed to iPhone/Touch in the education sector

ConnectEd SummitEric Mazur

Classroom Use

As a ‘clicker’ - a student response system

Mobile access to course content (Blackboard/LMS)

Search during discussions (Pubsearch)

Podcasts

Calculator/Unit Conversion

Flashcard utilities

Language learning

Classroom Use

What year was Northwest College founded?

1.19352.19423.19464.1953

Pilot Study

25 iPod Touch units for Fall ’09 (10 to AECL 1000, 15 to PHTO 2710 & 2720)

Have already learned the necessity of additional wireless networking needs (WAC controller)

Feedback is really important - understanding the student reaction, faculty workload, IT staff

Future Use?

Other areas that might make use of iPhone/Touch technology:Nursing (anatomy, medical records)Music (multi-track recording, phone ‘instruments’)Art coursesChemistry (interactive periodic tables, molecular structures)Elementary Education (a host of math and language apps)Biology (www.biocourseware.com)

Future Use?