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Mobile Media Devices

Mobile Media Devices. Jayme Johnson High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges. Presentation online at: http://www.htctu.net/publications/conferences/main.htm. Dear Colleagues.

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Mobile Media Devices

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  1. Mobile Media Devices • Jayme Johnson • High Tech Center Training Unit for the California Community Colleges

  2. Presentation online at:http://www.htctu.net/publications/conferences/main.htm

  3. Dear Colleagues... • OCR letter to administrators of higher ed institutions (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-20100629.html)

  4. Adoption of Mobile Devices • 95% of college-age students own cell phone • Almost 75% have iPod or MP3 player • Ebook readers slow growth - (<5%) • Tablets account for approx 3% • Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project (pewinternet.org)

  5. Device Limitations & Capabilities

  6. Device Classifications • Dedicated reading machines • “Smart” phones • Tablets • Netbooks & Laptops

  7. Variability • Beware of multiplicity - many differences between devices, even within a classification • Data acquisition issues: on-demand vs. tethered • Differences between devices, OS versions, & service providers • 3rd Party Applications

  8. Mobile Devices as Accessories • media • web browsing • calendar • communications • camera • navigation • games • organization • Mobile devices become VERY personal • Integration with many facets of student life:

  9. Devices & Technical Capabilities

  10. Accessibility and AT Capabilities

  11. Accessibility Concerns • Inherent accessibility challenges • Hardware limitations • Buttons, peripherals, data transfer • Software limitations • OS issues • App issues

  12. Print-based File Types

  13. Apps for Students in Higher Education

  14. Android & iOS: There’s an app for that... • Competing platforms • Similar capabilities • Communities of users (fanboys & zealots) • Bleeding edge of innovation

  15. Educational Uses • Note taking • text entry vs. audio recording • Reading • mainstream media vs. specialized formats • Studying

  16. App Evaluation Criteria • 3+ stars and greater than 60% positive reviews for current version • No major bugs or crash issues in reviews or testing of current version • Compatibility with common desktop applications • Ongoing update cycle

  17. Notetaking - iOS • Sound Paper • synchronizes text with audio recording • Evernote • Cloud-based notetaking allows access to notes from different platforms • Auditorium Notes • records audio while entering text information, but not synchronized

  18. Notetaking - Android • Extensive Notes - Notepad • Supports audio recordings, media attachments, and TTS • Evernote • Cloud-based notetaking allows access to notes from different platforms • Catch Notes • Capture text, audio, images, and synch with web.

  19. iBooks ePub and PDF reader Supports VoiceOver interactions Stanza ePub and PDF reader ReaddleDocs PDF, MS Office, and iWorks reader Reading - iOS

  20. Aldiko Book Reader ePub and PDF reader FBreaderJ ePub and PDF reader online library support Moon+ Reader Supports txt, html, epub, umb, zip, opds Full visual control of color, line spacing, font size, orientation, and more Reading - Android

  21. InDAISY Full-text/Full-audio DAISY player Supports DAISY 2.02 & 3 formats VOD (Voice of DAISY) Full-text/Full-audio DAISY 2.02 player RFB&D Player RFB&D Audio-only DAISY books DAISY Players - iOS

  22. Idea Mapping - iOS • iThoughts HD • Mind Manager/Inspiration-style interface • Import & Export support for many desktop applications(e.g., MindManager, Freemind, MindGenius)

  23. Idea Mapping - Android • Thinking Space • Mind Manager/Inspiration-style interface • Import & Export support for many desktop applications(e.g., MindManager, Freemind, xMind)

  24. Flash Cards • AnkiMobile • Expensive, but desktop application is free • Supports variety of media formats • Study Cards • Text-based flash card interface

  25. Flash Cards - Android • AnkiDroid • Free • Compatible with Anki 1.2.5 • Many free decks available • Any Memo Free • Supports many media formats (audio & image) • TTS support • Import & Export between Mnemosyne, Supermemo, CSV, QA txt, and more

  26. Institutional Concerns & Considerations

  27. A word of caution... • Understand the difference between acknowledging the existence of mobile devices vs. actively designing and supporting any mobile technology. • Discrimination via technology? There’s an app for that- but only on the Palm Pixi...

  28. Focus • What are you trying to accomplish? • What are you able to support? • What are the expectations of your: • students • faculty & staff • administrators

  29. Develop a check-in process...and then follow it Specify a procedure that resets the device back to original factory settings removing personal information Choose whether to support students if they override device settings Equipment Loans

  30. Alternate Media Workflows • Text/HTML • ePub • Text-based PDF • DAISY (with appropriate app) • MP3

  31. ePubCalibre E-book Converter, OCR applications DAISYSave As DAISY add-in, DAISY Pipeline, online tools MP3TextAloud, Ghostreader, AT applications Alternate Media Tools

  32. Conclusions

  33. In order to map out the intersection of maximum benefit and minimal cognitive demands, the needs of the individual must be considered in relation to the capabilities of the technology.

  34. Integration between mobile apps and desktop & laptop applications offers great promise, but beware of the dangers of riding the bleeding edge of technology.

  35. Questions?

  36. Special thanks to Sean Keegan of Stanford University for helping create this presentation!

  37. Jayme Johnson Web Accessibility InstructorHigh Tech Center Training Unit for theCalifornia Community Colleges jjohnson@htctu.net http://www.htctu.net

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