Mobile Data Collection

With Open Data Kit (ODK)Android OS- Motorola Defy

Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro & Mini ProSamsung Galaxy Tab

Outlineo Getting a Phoneo Introducing the Phone:

Xperia P phoneo Battery Management o Letting the household know you are using new technologyo The application:

Open Data Kit (ODK)o Assessmento Some tips

Getting a Phone

o This phone is property of the NGO, once enumerators have signed out the phone it is their responsibility to keep it safe.

DO NOT leave the phone unattended at any point. DO NOT leave it on a desk, keep it in your pocket or

your purse.

o The enumerators sign an agreement as well as asset tracking sheet indicating what phones have been released to which enumerators on which date.

Let the household know you will be using a phone…

oSomething to consider is that this new technology might be intimidating, it is a good idea to let the person you are interviewing what you are doing with this piece of equipment.

Introducing the Phone

ON/ OFF button

Home(unlock+ return to main screen

MENU (To access the options)

Go Back

Home

ODK CollectThis is the software enumerators use to collect the information .

STATUS BAR: WIFI/Network/Flight mode/USB ConnectHere you can see the status your phone is in.

SettingsChange the settings of the phone (WIFI mode) here in case you do not have a Power control.

ApplicationsThis button gets you into the application menu

Battery Management

o To help save battery life… Ensure that the WIFI and Bluetooth

button are switched off. (Home page)

Ensure The luminosity of your screen is low.

When battery icon is low, charge the battery with the provided chargers (car and normal charger, usb power bars).

Date and Time

ODK

• This is the application where enumerators enter data.

• Enumerators will press the enter Fill Blank Form to start filling a new questionnaire

• To review a filled questionnaire, you need to go to edit saved form

Navigating the Questionnaire

After selecting “Fill blank form” enumerators select the respective questionnaire. (Household and individual questionnaires)

Navigating the Questionnaire

When the enumerator reaches this screen, the screen of the phone needs to be “swiped” with the finger.

The enumerator will swipe the screen every time he/she needs to go to the next question.

Navigating the Questionnaire

Example: This is an example

of selecting one of the pre-coded items on the form.

You might also encounter more than one question in one page

Navigating the Questionnaire

Example: This is an example of

where an enumerator would fill out a form with text.

The enumerator can use the key pad on the screen.

For some fields, ONLY letters can be used, and for other fields, ONLY numbers can be used.

Dates

Saving the Questionnaire

When enumerators are finished they will add the household number to the filename, save the data and exit.

Data can be reviewed by enumerators or supervisors.

Even though they can review their data, Enumerator Will NOT Tick Mark Form as Finalized, the Team Leader and Community Focal point will when reviewing the Questionnaire

Review Saved Data

Enumerators or supervisors will review saved data, by pressing the Edit Saved Form button.

For Enumerators this will be relevant if they have to go back to a household to verify or get more data.

For the Supervisors, they will go through the forms and save them as complete, if the data is ready for synchronization.

Standard Operating Procedure: Your responsibility as team leader

1. Sign in for your phone2. Ensure Flight Mode is switched on3. Make sure you know who has a spare phone in

case you run out of battery4. Conduct your household interviews and your

individual questionnaires5. Ensure that you or your assistant are cross-checking

especially the numbers/measurements entered6. Hand the phone back to the supervisor in the

evening

Some tips…

Use the Back button, if you get any of these screens and you neither want to copy the text or remove the response

Some tips ….

Unlocking the phone: Slide to the side on the Motorola

Some tips…

The Android is switching to landscape or portrait format, depending on how you hold it, if you are not typing on the keyboard and just choosing options, it might be good to close the keyboard since you will not have to scroll as much.

Always check that you have seen all options, e.g. always scroll down to the bottom

Some tips…

Always have a few paper questionnaires around just in case the electronic form crashes.

When accidently moving away from the form? o Just go back, the application will resume from the point you left

it; if you hit return by accident, it will ask you whether you want to leave the application. Make sure you save before you do so.

What to do when the form crashes?o Turn the mobile off and back on again. Verify that your data has

been saved.o Give the phone enough time to boot up and wait until the SD

card has been scanned

Exercise 1

Team up in pairs:

Each team member enters one record

Group discussion: What worked well, where did you have difficulties?