Pull Out Your Cellphone
RCOE Google Educator Summer Camp 2016
Utilizing student's smartphones to support literacy, engagement, & student learning
1. Use Emojis
Ideas on how to use emojis in the classroom:
1. Ticket out the door- Using only emojis summarize the notes
2. First day of school: Describe yourself using emojis
3. Describe a historic person or character from a novel using only emojis
4. Other ideas
2. Google Searching during Lecture
- For example- I put a spinning wheel in my PPT.
- Spin the wheel and have students google search on their phones the word you want them to learn: for example, "Robber Barons"
- Using their white boards (unless acting out) students will explain the term using what the wheel assigns
3. Remind
What is Remind?
- Remind lets educators send quick, simple
- messages to students and parents on any device—no smartphones necessary.
- Your personal contact information stays private, and you can access your full message history at any time.
- Remind is free to use for educators, students, and parents.
Students join by texting class code
- You don't have their personal cell numbers and they don't have yours
Messaging that you control
- Message the entire class, individuals, or smaller groups.
- One-way or two-way communication.
- Set office hours
Messaging that you control
- Ability to translate messages into 70+ languages using the app on a phone
4. Heads Up/Charades
OR
Get 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.
LETS PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!
STUDENTS WILL NOW LOVE POP QUIZZES
5. Kahoot.it
TASK: USING YOUR iPAD, SMARTPHONE, or COMPUTER
1. Click the button below to play!
2. Log in with the class code
3. Write your nickname
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
6. Quizizz
- Online quiz creator that is super-easy to use for both student and teacher
- Start a "Live" game in class, or assign Quizizz as a fun "Homework" task. You control the competition by toggling the leader board, timer and other settings.
Students play together, but each at their own pace. Gamfication elements like avatars, leader board and funny memes add to the fun! Review your work in the end.
WORKS ON ANY DEVICE not just phones
Copy this session code: 857955
7. QR Codes
- QR Code Ideas
- Recommend using them for infograhics
• 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
8. PicCollage
What is it good for?
- Replace poster paper through PicCollage, add images, stickers, and text. This can be done on smartphones and tablets. (FYI- Many of my students uploaded their PicCollage Posters on a Padlet).
Examples:
9. Buncee
Similar to PicCollage as students can create on their phone using stickers, images, and text (also works on ANY device) but does so MUCH MORE. Its PicCollage on steroids. Perfect for making presentations on a smartphone and sharing it via hyperlink.
10. Camera- Photobooth
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
Camera - Photo Scavenger Hunt:
- Have students take photos for a photo scavenger hunt
- Field Trip- Directions---- Student Example-----EL Student example
- On Campus Photo Scavenger Hunt for Psychology Class
- Math vocabulary photo scavenger hunt (upload on padlet)
11. Flipgram:
It is an app for phones & tablets where students can import photos they took or found online which is then transformed into a video slideshow. Students can add music and captions.
- Field Trip Example-- photo scavenger hunt
- Comparing decades example
12. Lego Movie Maker
Simple stop animation video/movie creator via smartphone or iPad app. Great for students to explain a process.
Can also import pictures from camera roll and add voice over or music
13. Aurasma
Aurasma is a free app for iOS and Android devices that creates Augmented Reality (AR). Hard to explain. You need to see! it. Download the app and scan the back of a $1 bill.
14. Virtual Reality
Apps to try for virtual reality:
15. Last Tech Tool: SMORE
See Tech Cheat Sheet for more Cell Phone apps & Webtools
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
Presenters: Amanda Sandoval & Shannon Bernard: Eleanor Roosevelt High School
US History & Biology Teachers + we teach Sheltered