Mobile

Mobile devices have changed the way teachers teach in the 21^st Century. Hardly a day goes by in my classroom where iPads, tablets, Chromebooks, or laptops are not used throughout the day, Many schools have embraced a 1:1 device policy for students, whether students bring their devices from home or have devices provided by the school.

Mobile devices allow for great amounts of differentiation. Many apps and other programs exist where teachers can set levels or standards for students to complete and achieve. For example, Prodigy Math allows teachers to set different lessons and quizzes to individuals, groups of students, or the entire class. Therefore, teachers can have different groups of students working on different standards they need in the same application. Teachers can also use sites like Khan Academy, create a YouTube playlist, or share resources with students in a QR code to help reach the needs of all students.

Students who have access to mobile devices in the classroom must be immersed in a culture of digital citizenship. Mobile devices allow students to have access to the whole of the internet. Rather than relying on filters and firewalls, students should be taught how to properly use and care for their devices. This includes safe searches, citation, anti-bullying, and how to determine if a site is safe. Students should also be encouraged to only use school devices for school work.

Students can use tools like Seesaw, Google Classroom, Google Sites, or other LMS services to create learning portfolios. Students can reflect and curate which of their work to include in the portfolio. Students can create videos reflecting on their learning or take photos of their favorite work. This helps meet ISTE for Students 3C Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.

This page was created as part of the requirements for TEC 561: Multimedia Instructional Strategies and Methods