Personal Mobile Learning Devices - Norman Howard School Created by Edina Fitzpatrick

1. What Does This Really Mean
for Your Classroom?

3. Bottom Line: It’s YOUR Classroom
YOU decide whether & when
technology will be used

4. Consider the benefits
Student Engagement
Greater Access
Assistive Tech Support
Executive Function & Organization
Life Skills
The ‘Teachable Moment’
Promote Collaboration & Sharing

5. Student Engagement
Poll Everywhere - http://www.polleverywhere.com/
Ask open or multiple choice poll questions
Submit responses using any cell phone (smart OR
flip!), tablet, or computer
By Text OR Browser

6. Poll Everywhere

11. QR Code
Scan this code with your smartphone – it should take you to
http://pollev.com/efitz without having to open the browser &
type in the web address!

12. Greater Access
Google Docs/Drive
Tools specific to individual users
Notability or Mental Note apps
GoodReader or Adobe Reader apps
Increased availability of technology

13. Assistive Tech Support
Dragon Dictation app
Dragon Recorder app
This is a test of the Dragon recorder on my iPhone
and going to record just a short bit of text and see
if I can transfer it to the computer in the computer lab
Record notes (audio)
Take picture of SmartBoard/Whiteboard notes

14. Executive Function & Organization
Tools
Calendars
Clock/Timer
Reminder alerts – set by student OR
1-way Messaging Services
https://www.remind101.com/

15. Life Skills
Take advantage of the ‘Teachable Moment’ to
reinforce using mobile devices…
Effectively
Appropriately
silent mode
respect other’s privacy
When to Unplug & Disconnect
Face-to-face vs. text/FB time

16. Promote Collaboration & Sharing
Students and Faculty can learn from each other how to
use personal MLD’s for…
Learning
Organization
Creativity
Skills practice

17. You’re in charge of your
learning space
Help your learners
make the most of it!