Byod castle rock
0 likes453 views
This document provides tips and recommendations for integrating various mobile applications into classroom instruction using BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). It describes apps such as Animoto, Edmodo, Evernote, Google Drive, Nearpod, and Socrative that allow students to create videos, access class materials, take notes, and participate in interactive lessons from their personal devices. Potential challenges with BYOD like cheating and distraction are addressed, along with options for mirroring or projecting devices for whole-class instruction.
Byod castle rock
- 1. Page 1 9/16/13 Applications for devices Application Title Device Options Description Tips for integrating this application into the classroom Animoto Students can create short videos that look professional in just a few minutes. Free with an option to upgrade. • Have students create videos on the content they just learned Edmodo, Other similar to Edmodo: Schoology or My Big Campus Keep your classroom network in the palm of your students hands. Edmodo, Schoology & My Big Campus are Facebook for the classroom except you can upload assignments and communicate with students in a walled garden. • When kids have access to your class outside the walls they will engage more often. • Students can review assignment due dates, content, engage in discussion and so much more right from their phones Evernote From notes to recordings, put it all into Evernote and watch as it instantly synchronizes with other devices. Teach your students a life long organizational skill by incorporating Evernote • Evernote allows individuals to save audio, video and text and sync with all devices (phone, computer and Tablet) • Use to have students record daily exit tickets that they turn in on Friday • Allow students to take notes using Evernote • Have groups audio record discussion in Evernote that can
- 2. Page 2 9/16/13 then be sent to you Flashcards + Do you use Quizlet? If so this is an app that is linked. It allows review of vocabulary words of any subject. Make your own or use the library. • Students are more likely to study their vocabulary if it’s on their phone • Students can check the terms they know and focus on their challenges • Similar other apps are available. Google Drive This allows students to view, edit and create docs from their device. If you class already uses Google Docs this is a must. • Students can review notes, presentations and more right on their phone • No longer is there an excuse that they forgot their study guide in their locker; it’s on their phone in Google Drive Nearpod Already have Power Points you want to make interactive. Nearpod could be for you. It allows you to upload interactive elements between slides. Requires you to first upload your Power Point to a PDF. Free webinars are available • Take that basic it Power Point and have engaging check for understanding • Data can be saved and reports run at the end of a lesson • Engagement includes poll questions, quizzes, drawing and more • Increased options are available if you want to upgrade Poll Everywhere No app or Internet needed by students Engage your students and check for understanding quickly and easily. Do you already have some great Power Points? If so just add a couple of Poll slides to keep those students on the edge of their seats. • Use as a daily exit ticket • Store data collected • Create open ended or closed ended questions that can be embedded into any lesson • Generate group discussion by posing an open ended question Remind 101 No app or Internet needed This is a safe way to send reminders and assignment due dates to students. No phone numbers are exchanged. • Safely send out quiz reminders • Let kids know of a class change that affects what they
- 3. Page 3 9/16/13 by students bring to class • Easy way to keep in touch with parents Scan- QR Reader Easily scan barcodes and QR codes • Create a scavenger hunt for the students • Utilize QR codes to make the normal vocabulary word bank engaging • Create QR’s to link to great videos (perhaps of one of your lessons) • Use QR’s to quickly have kids access an assignment that is in Google Docs • Save Power Points to Google Slides and kids can scan it with their phones to have presentations saved to study Socrative Mimio response system on steroids. Socrative allows participants to respond via any device. • Set up traditional quizzes • Have open ended discussion where every student has equal opportunity to respond • Collect data and it is stored in a spreadsheet • Take class polls • Allows students to receive immediate feedback • Games are available Stopwatch & Timer Time everything from speeches to wall sits. Utilize to keep kids on task and in control of their learning • Utilize in practicing speeches • During group sharing time give each member one minute so there is equal opportunity to share • Use as a timer in experiments in science • Utilize for circuit training in PE
- 4. Page 4 9/16/13 Other options with most devices Tool Tips for integrating this into the classroom Video • Have kids video anything from explaining a learned concept to interviewing an expert Calendar • Teach kids to be organized by using the built calendar in their phones • Kids can set alerts of quiz dates Camera • Take pictures of anything to share with their parents, community members and more • Utilize the camera to have kids take pictures of the assignments on the white board • Have kids take pictures of correct examples to use as homework reference Calculator • Use as a simple calculator for basic math Common Concerns Concern Ideas… Students are going to cheat • Cheating happened before cell phones were invented. So kids might, but they might not. If it happens deal with the cheating as it’s own issue. If they cheat out find out why they are cheating and what we can do to teach the concept they don’t understand. Timer Plus Clean, simple and reliable. Perfect for every timing situation (sports, games, work and of course cooking). • Use with any timed activity • Create timers for any length with a variety of bell sounds. • This is a great tool for teachers
- 5. Page 5 9/16/13 Students can’t get through barracuda to load apps • Give students a list of apps that you hope to use in your classroom and have them install them at home • Perhaps give them pages 1 to 3 above Students will be on inappropriate sites • Set a precedent that using technology is a privilege and if it is used inappropriately the privilege is lost. Students know more than I do about the technology • That is ok. Use the students with expertise to teach you. Students will use their devices to cyber bully or worse • Yes this is a possibility. If you are worried about digital citizenship talk with your counselors or bring in the TIS team to do some training to your students. Mirroring Options Tool Cost Description Air server $14.99 • Beam your iPad or iPhone screen to HDMI or VGA projector, smartboard or HDTV via Mac or PC Reflector $12.99 • Mirror iPod, iPad, iPhone to your Mac Apple TV $99.00+ • Play your iPod, iPad, iPhone through your Apple TV • Androids can work with apps installed Free Online Course on BYOD http://modernlessons.com/course/launching-a-byod-program-before-you-start/