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C. Candace Chou, Ph.D. School of Education University of ST. Thomas ccchou@stthomas.edu. iPad as a Productivity, Learning, and Communication Tool. Workplace M-Learning. Mobile Learning: Generation 1. mLearning 2: Learning on the Move. Sun Microsystems.
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C. Candace Chou, Ph.D. School of Education University of ST. Thomas ccchou@stthomas.edu iPad as a Productivity, Learning, and Communication Tool
mLearning 2: Learning on the Move Sun Microsystems http://www.brandon-hall.com/awards/awards/?p=374
Sun Microsystems mLearning Results • Within four-month of implementation • Sales personnel are meeting goal faster then before and deal cycles are shorter then before • Service personnel are closing field service calls quicker with less call back cases. • Full deployment to all 17,000 world wide field personnel beginning in June 07
Teaching • iPads Apps for Education • GradePads for students • Classroom Observation • Administrator Edition for iPad • eClicker • Brainpop • VideoScience
Productivity • Page: Word processing • Number: spreadsheet • Keynote: slide presentation • Photo: Photoshop Express, Project 365 • Drawing: DoodleBuddy, Storyboard, Draw, Kid Paint • Voice memo & meeting recording (Dragon Dictation, QuickVoice, iProRecorder, VoiceNotes, VR+Lite, VoiceGenerator) • Notebook, TodoLite, Todo List
Communication • Email & Web browser (voice activated) • Dragon Dictation: voice to email • Twitter • Facebook • NEW: NYT, BBC, MPR, NPR, PBS • Skype • Texting (textPlus)
Learning • Books: iBooks, Kindle, Google Books, ICDL, Inkling • Video: YouTube or regular movies • LMS: Blackboard • Conferencing: Adobe Connect, Webex • Lectures & radio: TED, iTunepodcasts (This American Life, Radio Lab) • References: Dictionary, iTranslate, Thesaurus, wikipanion, Brain tutor, ArtHD, 3D Cells, NASA
Recreation • Life Style: Yoga, Pottery • Science: GoSkyWatchP • Games: checkers, chess, Labyrinth, PocketPond • Math: Math Bingo, Number Find, Kids Math, Sudoku, My Math App • Language: Crossword, scramble, Hangman, Pocket ABC, SpellingBee, Spelling Bug, spelling bus • Music: Finger Piano, flute, Ocarina • Urbanspoon (restaurant finder) • Recipes: Vegan YumYum, Betty Crocker cookbook
Utilities • File transfer: dropbox, • Flashlight, Compass, Battery, Calculator • Find Near Me • Conversion: length, currency, temperature • Weather • Map: Google, Google Earth, ArgGIS • Music: Metronome, iTick, SoundHound • Alarm Clock • Calendar • Find iPhone, free wifi, Barcode scanner, Apple Mosaic