Using Mobile Apps for Education

William Stowe

What are Apps?

• Online apps – basically web pages– interaction designed specifically for small screens– mobile devices

Why uses apps?

• When was the last time you saw a student outside of school with a textbook?

• When was the last time you saw a student with a mobile device?

• Look around the room, there are mobile devices out now.

Connections

• How many of you checked your email?• How many of you updated your

status/location?– FACEBOOK

• The apps help build the connection

Poll

How I Address Multiple Devices

• Smartphones• Computers• Other devices

Poll

Create a Google Account and Add Items to Your iGoogle Page

• Select a QR generator• Select a Tiny URL generator• Select Google maps• Optional add more if you want.

iGoogle Account w/Gadgets

Create a SITE on Google

• From the iGoogle page select MORE• Click on SITES• Name your new site

Insert an image

• On your iGoogle page select the map gadget• Open it up to full screen• Enter Collin county college Frisco TX• Copy the screen (function print screen or just

print screen• Open PPT & Paste• Edit image and save as a PNG file

Create and Insert Form

• Create a simple form with a questions about the image.

• Edit confirmation to provide correct answer• Return to Practice 2012 page and insert form

next to image.

QR Code and Test

• Use URL from site create QR code for mobile devices.

• Test with your smartphone

Field App

Map/Location apps

Other Simple Apps

Magmitohttp://m.magmito.com/107786/biol1401fuel

Concept Map App

Concept Map App

Twitter

• Collaboration/Teams• Hashtags• Issues

Why is this important?

• It is 24-7• Provides you or your school real time

feedback• Connections

Orientation Apps (Lost Students)

Human Biology Study/Practice App

Experimental Procedure Apps

Over Come Accessibility

• There is always technology sitting unused.• You have to ask around to find it.• Problem-sometimes you might not get tech

that works or you have to be your own tech support.– Tip - always run multiple browsers

Students Responses

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Students Data

Would You like more apps in this course?

Would You like apps in other courses?

Would you pay for an apps over the course?

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NoYes

Questions

William Stowewstowe@kilgore.edu