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K-12 Leadership Roundtable: Moving Forward with Mobile
- Within 5 years, virtually all phones sold will be smartphones and mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web access device. Smartphone users often launch apps before getting out of bed and the majority of K-12 students prefer mobile devices over laptops for learning and media. - Today's students are more active, connected, and mobile than just 5 years ago. Mobile devices provide access to knowledge anywhere and challenge traditional ideas of usage with capabilities like touchscreens, internet access, sensors, location awareness, and media. - Mobile learning allows for individualized and fun collaborative learning that can improve attendance, participation, and engagement. However, adopting mobile learning requires balancing technology readiness, professional development, policies,
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- 1. Moving Forward withMobileOlivia Spain, VP MobileJuly, 11 2011
- 2. Growth of SmartPhonesWithin the next 5 years, virtually all phones sold will be smart phones. (Mobile Trends)
- 3. Web AccessBy 2013,mobile phones will overtake PCs as most common Web access device worldwide
- 4. 1/3 of smartphoneusers launch apps before getting out of bed.App Usage
- 5. Smartphones for K-12Students44%13-17:of high school students have access to a smartphoneFastest growing age segment for smartphones in 20101062%Minutes of talkof K-12 students prefer mobile devices over laptops for learning and media20Minutes of media consumption
- 6. To Most ofToday’s Students, Mobile has Always Been There
- 7. Today’s student isdifferent than just five years agoActiveConnectedMobile
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- 9. Revolution not EvolutionReframingthe conversation:Notion of mobile is only 2-3 years oldOwn personal environmentMobile-first approach to software development
- 10. Mobile Device CapabilitiesChallengingour ideas of usageMulti touchAccess to internet at high speedCapability for sensing motion and orientationLocation awarenessMedia Capabilities
- 11. Why Mobile LearningIndividualizedlearningLearning is funCollaborative and interactiveAttendance and participationEngagement
- 12. Getting Started, ABalancing ActMoving Too Fast:Miss important steps
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- 14. Poor user experience(teachers and students)
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- 16. Policy confusionMoving TooSlow:Teachers go at it alone
- 17. Students use devicesfor non-academic purposes
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- 19. Hard to changedirection when you over-planThe Right Balance:Technology readiness
- 20. Professional Development andSupport
- 21. Acceptable Use Policyin place
- 22. Measurement ispart of the process
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- 24. Plan to understandevolving needsKey ConsiderationsModelingUsageInternalReadinessProfessional Development& SupportAssessment & Ongoing Strategy
- 25. Modeling UsageEmbrace socialmediaCommunication ChannelsPR/Brand EstablishmentSetting an exampleSupport
- 26. What to doabout Devices?Reconceptualize them as anytime, anywhere data collection, content creation, and learning toolsPortabilityLow learning curveCost95% + functionalityFun and collaborativeThe switch to personal mobile devices has moved the focus away from getting information to learning and asking questions.
- 27. Internal Readiness TechnologyNetwork AccessPower/ChargingStationsDevice SupportLMS, Apps, etc.PolicyAcceptable Use Policy
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- 31. Support Professional Development and SupportAdoption of LMSTrainingExamplesEvaluationsUsage outside of classroomResources
- 32. K-12 Mobile LearningResourcesK-12 Mobile Learning Blog(http://www.k12mobilelearning.com/)Classroom 2.0(http://www.classroom20.com/)The educator’s pln(http://edupln.ning.com/)Connected Principalshttp://www.connectedprincipals.com/
- 33. Assessment & OngoingStrategyDefining “success”Measuring resultsEvolving technologyFlexibility
- 34. Blackboard Mobile Centraland Mobile LearnBlackboard Inc. © 2010 All Rights Reserved
- 35. Blackboard Mobile LearnApplicationCourse MapCourse Menu
- 36. Blackboard Mobile LearnApplicationDiscussion ThreadAdding a Discussion Post
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- 38. Blackboard Mobile CentralSchool Chooser
- 39. Blackboard Mobile CentralCustom Module - Dining
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Editor's Notes
- #3 Data from 2009 Frost & Sullivan analysis
- #4 Data from 2009 Morgan Stanley study
- #5 Graphic from April 2011 Zokem research (as viewed on ReadWriteWeb)Quotedata from Xcube labs infographic, see also http://www.redmondpie.com/one-third-of-americans-use-smartphone-apps-before-they-even-get-out-of-bed-in-morning/
- #6 Data from Sesame Workshop, Comscore, Joan Ganz Cooney Center
- #19 Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
- #25 Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
- #26 Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues
- #27 Just a quick look at this team and you will find no rookiesSpent my first 6 months building the teamBroad experience across the teamPrivate companies (entrepreneurial)Running large scale organizations (metrics-driven)Development experience includesIn-house developmentManaging subcontracted development relationshipsLot of experience in all functional areasCore of strong operational executionProvide us the ability to focus on longer-term, more strategic issues