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Using M obile Apps for E ducation

Using M obile Apps for E ducation. 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?

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Using M obile Apps for E ducation

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  1. Using Mobile Apps for Education William Stowe

  2. What are Apps? • Online apps • basically web pages • interaction designed specifically for small screens • mobile devices

  3. 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.

  4. Connections • How many of you checked your email? • How many of you updated your status/location? • FACEBOOK • The apps help build the connection

  5. Poll Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  6. How I Address Multiple Devices • Smartphones • Computers • Other devices

  7. Poll Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  8. 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.

  9. iGoogle Account w/Gadgets

  10. Create a SITE on Google • From the iGoogle page select MORE • Click on SITES • Name your new site

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. QR Code and Test • Use URL from site create QR code for mobile devices. • Test with your smartphone

  14. Field App

  15. Map/Location apps

  16. Other Simple Apps

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

  18. Concept Map App

  19. Concept Map App

  20. Twitter • Collaboration/Teams • Hashtags • Issues

  21. Why is this important? • It is 24-7 • Provides you or your school real time feedback • Connections

  22. Orientation Apps (Lost Students)

  23. Human Biology Study/Practice App

  24. Experimental Procedure Apps

  25. 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

  26. Students Responses

  27. Students Data

  28. Questions William Stowe wstowe@kilgore.edu

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