In this blog we are suppose to talk about mobile device applications and/or web services.
1). Twitter- I am a twitoholic. (Means I am addicted to it). I use this to keep up with my friends, family, co-workers, and some of my favorite stars. I like it better than Myspace because there are too many things you can do with myspace and Twitter you just message back and forth. I can see this as being a way for students to contact a teacher or for teachers to contact each other for communication purposes or discussion boards. I could also see how this would be good for communicating with parents who are hard to communicate with. On a mobile device it makes it easier to access the program.
2). Chess- This is a free application for the iphone or itouch that people could download to their device and after downloaded the internet is not needed. I don't know about any other school, but my school has a chess program where we teach students patience and strategy to play chess. It's also great for RSP students and students with behavior problems. The students learn how to play chess and they play with chess pieces and a chess board. We also have some computers with a chess program on them, but they are usually being used by a class. Students love to play one another and this program along with the device allows students to play anytime anywhere.
3). Poll Anywhere- Sounds like a cool program and it sounds very beneficial to teachers to get responses from students. For example, think about a time where you asked a question and when some students saw that most students raised their hands then all would go up, but this way the student will not know what the other students are answering so the teacher could get a more realistic count.
4). Ask a word- That is a great thing to have, especially if your a teacher or student. If each student had this then teachers wouldn't be getting so many questions about how to spell this or whats another word for this or what does that mean. I don't know about anyone else but when I was growing up I was ALWAYS told to go look it up if I didn't know how to spell something. I was glad when the computer was affordable to own one and I learned how to use word processing software. This way it did the work for me.
What I've been up to????
Met with Eman and Heidi to talk about our project for this class.
Found all my articles through the library and was amazed how interesting some of them were
Worked on my Annotative Bibliography
Been trying to figure out my third project. Have no idea??????
Any suggestions?? All suggestions are accepted and considered.
Aah Everyone,
15 years ago
Ask a Word would be really helpful for students and teachers. Having students go to the dictionary doesn't really do anything unless they have the first three letters of the word. Although, they do need to have some phonics skills to help them find the correct spelling. But if Ask a Word can help in any way, then it should be used in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI can see the potential for these programs that you mentioned but if they are available for the smarter phones that means they maybe out of the reach of many students. I see many more students with phones each year but the students in my classroom do not have the really expensive phones. Here's question for all of you with an iPhone or iTouch. Do these programs question for all of you with an iPhone or iTouch. Do these programslike chess and Ask a word have a monthly fee or are they just a one time charge? I really don't know that much about phone capabilities I haven't had mine for that many years and never considered it for that many functions.
ReplyDeleteHello Bill,
ReplyDeleteReading your profile and session is interesting, it seem that you have a great package of knowledge in technology and mobile devices.I told my brother who(love the art of chess),about the chess program you have at your site.
I'm looking forward to your project. Your reviews were good.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy Twitter myself. Probably a sign of ADD on my part!
Hello Bill,
ReplyDeleteWhat came to mind after reading your session 3 post was Continuous Learning Strategy. Basically, it's learning how to learn; how to reflect and inquire. This strategy works well with scaffolding, in which teachers model the desired learning strategy or task, then gradually shifts responsibility to the students. Guiding students to utilize the various applications for learning, such as those mentioned (Ask a Word and Chess), will eventually help them in their continuous learning throughout life.
Here's a Continuous Learning Strategy web page to learn more: http://managementhelp.org/trng_dev/design/cont_lrn.htm
Take care,
Raul