Pull Out Your Cellphone
Utilizing Student's Smartphones for Learning
If you are looking to get your feet wet in BYOD these are a few tech tools I recommend starting trying out. See Tech Cheat Sheet for more smartphone apps & tech tools.
1. Infographics
2. QR Codes
- QR Code Ideas
• What are they?
A Quick Response Code is a digital image that can be scanned without the beam of light needed to scan barcodes at the supermarket.
• How to use it
They can be scanned using one of the many free QR scanner apps available for smart phones and tablets. When you scan the code, you'll be taken directly to a website.
•How to Create a QR Code
–Go to www.qrstuff.com
–Copy the URL you want to link the code to or type the text you want.
–Save the QR image and paste to your handout.
Put assigned reading as a QR Code on thier worksheet
Add videos and images to station readings
Add Infographics to your handouts
3. Padlet
What is Padlet?
Padlet is a website that can be turned into a virtual wall.
Once the wall has been created anyone can easily post to the wall. No login necessary they just need the link to the wall. Can be accessed via ipad & iphone app as well.
What can Padlet be used for?
Class word walls
Submitting digital work
Creating your own website of resources
Group Collaborating
Individual vocab
Reflecting
Brainstorm
Examples:
TASK- USING YOUR COMPUTER
- Click this link to access the Padlet
- Double click anywhere on the blank WALL
- Write an idea of how you could use or have used, Padlet
4. PicCollage
What is it good for?
- Replace poster paper through PicCollage, add images, stickers, and text. This can be done on smartphones and tablets.
Examples:
5. Photobooth
IDEA:
Turn a corner of your classroom into a photo booth area
Provide some cheap props or have students make their own
Students will use their own phones to take photos
Have students accompany their photo creating a story which utilizes specified content vocabulary
Heads Up/Charades
OR
Buy the knock off version for FREE which also allows you to build your own deck--Charades!
- Have students make a deck based off the unit vocab to review & play in small groups.
11. Kahoot.it
TASK: USING YOUR iPAD, SMARTPHONE, or COMPUTER
1. Go to your internet & in the URL type kahoot.it
2. Log in with the class code
3. Write your nickname
4. PLAY
Tips:
- Add a video from youtube to the "lobby" while you wait for all the students to log in
- Search the PUBLIC kahoots>duplicate whichever you want to steal and edit for your classroom use
Tip: Learn to airdrop
- Airdrop is a quick way to share links and images between device
- Click here to learn how to Airdrop
Tip: The Double Tap
- If you feel a student was not using their phone for learning ask them to double tap the home button
- It will show the last app or webpage they were on
Tip: Go for it
- Don't feel like you have to train the students in each app or webtool activity you assign.
- Do specify what you want them to accomplish and know the tech tool yourself
- Its ok to let them figure it out on their own. Its called problem solving...its a life skill. Walk around and troubleshoot as needed