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WEAR YOUR SCHOOL ON YOUR HIPHOW STUDENTS USE MOBILE DEVICES IN LEARNINGHilary LaMonte
Director, Online Communities of Practice
CoSN
OVERVIEW
How do kids value technology? What does that mean for us?
What is happening with mobile devices in education?
3 examples
KIDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Watch the video Reflect:
What value do students find in using technology for learning?
What does that mean for us?
Teens write a lot, but they do not think of their emails, instant and text messages as writing. This disconnect matters because teens believe good writing is an essentialskill for success and that more writing instruction at school would help them.
“Writing, Technology, and Teens”Amanda Lenhart, et al.April 24,2008Pew/Internet, College Board, National Commission on Writing
MOBILE DEVICE STATS
Present - for every baby born, 30 Android phones are activated (Eric Schmidt, Google, 2011 Mobile World Congress)
2013 – Internet-capable mobile devices will outnumber PC’s (Gardner Research)
2015 – 80% (Sony Ericsson)
MOBILE DEVICES IN EDUCATION
Horizon Report 2011 – K12 Edition Horizon Report Toolkit http://www.cosn.org/horizon
What value do mobile devices bring to students learning with technology?
What does that mean for us?
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
At your tables: Choose a reporter Share your individual reflections Choose three points to share with the group
about value and implications Report out
PARTICIPATORY LEARNING Pursues their own learning agenda Is intrinsically motivated by their learning Makes extensive use of collaboration Demonstrates IT fluency in self-directed learning Produces learning resources for other students and for wider
distribution beyond the school Actively constructs their knowledge and competencies by
engaging within and outside the confines of the school. Learns in a unified environment that spans inside and
outside of school(from “Definition of Participatory Learning,” Jim Bosco,
COSN)
PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION West Vancouver, British Columbia Chris Kennedy, Superintendent
Highest graduation rate in Canada Highest levels of achievement on all district,
provincial and national assessments “Mobile technology is a game-changer” Student portfolio:
For all students On any device From anywhere
AUGMENTED REALITY
Situated in physical reality Digital enhancements Chris Dede, Harvard University Middleton, Wisconsin
RESOURCES
Horizon Report and Toolkit http://www.cosn.org/horizon
Participatory Learning: Leadership and Policy http://www.cosn.org
Presentations, videos, policy guide, research and reports, more
Leadership for Mobile Learning http://www.cosn.org