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Innovations- Mobile Devices There are many innovations that have contributed to education and could prove to have positive impacts in the field. One innovation that could benefit educators and students in the classroom would be mobile devices. Mobile devices are small handheld devicesthat include cell phones, iPads, iPods, gaming devices, netbooks and eReaders. Thesedevices provide anywhere and anytime access to the internet and otherapplications that can be utilized in any classroom to enhance a lesson and makelearning engaging. Incorporating mobiledevices in the classroom can provide teachers with additional tools to differentiatelearning and address diverse learning styles. While other innovations such as Goggle applications andthe Discovery Education website could provide positive impacts inside theclassroom, mobile devices are the most beneficial because they serve as amedium to use other software programs. Mobile devices allow users to access the Internet and other documentssimilar to a personal computer. Accordingto Lucking, Christmann, and Wighting (2010), many have experimented withstudents using cell phones to create video blogs, access websites, and workcollaboratively using text messaging. Although mobile devices may be relatively inexpensive to purchase, thereare some programs that require additional costs associated with its usage. The availability of these devices could provideteachers and students a variety of ways to assist learning. Reference Lucking, R. A.,Christmann, E. P., & Wighting, M. J. (2010). Hang up and learn: Cell phones in the science classroom. //ScienceScope, 33(9)//, 82-85.

Tiffany,

This is a very interesting topic! I'd be interested to learn what you discover! My campus is getting iPads, and we are to share about 100 of them between 500 students. I've not yet learned how they will work the logistics on that one! Ha! Anyway, at my grade level, and having to share the iPads, I'm not sold on them for use in my classroom. I've been "playing" with one and trying to find free apps that will do anything I can use. I'm not finding much. I'd love to chat with you sometime about this if you have any resources to share!! :D Exciting project!!

Christine

Week 3

Dr. Watson, Post for this week was located under the discussion tab. Tiffany

Week 4- Storyboard Draft Here is my first draft from last week. Just mapping out where I'm heading. Will update with more slides and content. Tiffany

Hey, Tiffany! Looks like you have a good guide to get you where you are going. I am curious, though..the picture you have of the video game console? Is that a mobile device?? Or are you leading up to the little hand-held game devices (gameboy, etc)? Looking foward to seeing what you do with this! -Christine

Hey Christine,

Gaming devices are apart of mobile devices because of their internet capabilities. And you brought back memories of the forgotten gameboy, lol. I will have more to come on this, but I see how these devices provide a wide array of access to programs and use of the Internet.

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Looking good, Tiffany! Curious to see where you will take this! ~Christine 7/17/11

Hi Tiffany,

How is it going? Sofar you are on the right track. Mobile devices are a "hot topic" they are also the wave of the near future.

Respectfully, jerome

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