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Getting Hands-on with Cell Phones and Web 2.0

Tools

Lin Muilenburg, Ph.D.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland

Cell Phones + One Computer

With one classroom computer to share collaborative results, there are endless collaborative activities you can develop using:

This presentation will…Be a hands-on experience

Focus on collaborative learning

Provide mLearning activities for one thematic unit on “interview skills” but the technologies could be applied to any content or age level

…Let’s begin!

Texting… using short message service (SMS) is

a great way to engage learners!

Take out your cell phone…

POLL #1

Start a text message to this phone number: 22333 (trust me, it works!)

Answer this poll

Take out your cell phone…

POLL #2

Start a text message to this phone number: 22333

Type this code in your message: 65303

Now type your answer to this question: What is your favorite job interview question?

Group Mail… send a mass message to a group using services like SendGM

Learners can choose their preferred medium: text, email, or voice mail

Take out your cell phones

Subscribe to my SendGM account via SMS

Text to this phone number: 25827

In body of text: sendgm linmuilenburg salt2010

Tip: Sending the above text to our SMS short code will add the sender as both an SMS and phone contact on your account.

I can now send all of you a message using SendGM.

PIX… sending pictures via

multimedia message service (MMS)

Take out your cell phones

Ask someone to take a picture of you in your favorite outfit for interviews.

Send the picture via MMS or email to: lymuilenburg.mlearning@blogger.com

Text a short explanation of why you like this outfit.

SEND your PIX

See the results at:

http://mlearningmorethantalk.blogspot.com/

Phone Conferencing… record conferences for later analysis;

post audio files to your blog or website

Cell Phone Conferencing

Use a conference hosting website such as www.AlwaysFreeConferencing.com or www.FreeConferencePro.com

Set up an account in advance

Provide users with the phone number, written directions, and time to call in

Provide specific discussion guidelines

Run a practice session to get the sillies out

Cell Phone Conferencing

If you plan to use your recordings in class, be sure to allow time for the files to become available on the website

Sample Discussion Question: “Why are you leaving your current position?”

www.AlwaysFreeConferencing.com

When you set up your account they email these directions

FLIX… sending videos via

multimedia message service (MMS)

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Take out your cell phones

Shoot a video of a neighbor answering the interview question: “What is your name and where are you currently employed?”

Send the video via MMS or email to: moral45should@photos.flickr.com

We can see the uploaded videos at my Flickr account

Note: I used to use Motionbox for video editing/mixing, but it was acquired by Snapfish and is no longer free.

Phonecasts and Phlogs… stream live to the web or make recordings from your

cell phone and post to your blog

Using iPadio to record

Set up an account at www.ipadio.com

Call the ipadio phone number 1-866-488-3946

Enter your pin when prompted then speak

You are streaming live to the internet

You can play the recording from the website, download the MP3, or embed it in your blog

Geotag your recordings on Google Maps

See the results at:

http://mlearningmorethantalk.blogspot.com/2010/02/phlogging-with-ipadio.html

Screencasting… record and narrate the action on your computer screen.

Save it as a movie file using programs like Jing or SMART Recorder.

Sample Screencasts

Screencast tutorial on the use of ReQall

Screencast tour of a SMART Notebook project

Questions?

Thank you for attending!