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An overview of the hardware and software that is available for web apps on handheld devices. Authored by Dr Jonathan Heggarty - Belfast Metropolitan College.TRANSCRIPT
Handheld Learning
Dr Jonathan Heggarty
Centre Manager - Multimedia
Contents
What is Handheld Learning?
Smart Handheld Devices
What Content is Available?
DIY
Why Bother?
“Learning using mobile computing
devices.”
What is Handheld Learning?
Netbook & Tablet
Mobile Phone
Personal Media Player
Smart Handheld Devices
Netbooks Ultra Portable
Back to the Future?
Cloud Computing
Tablets Not quite there yet?
Mobile Phones Multimedia Capabilities
Data Network/WIFI/GPS
Standard Web, Mobile Web and Native Apps
Personal Media Players Anything But iPod
Personal Media Players iPods
Common Features PMP
Audio
Video
Recording
WIFI/Bluetooth
Mobile Phone
As media player
GSM
GPS
Netbook
Audio
Video
Recording
WIFI/Bluetooth/GSM
Software
Wired network access
What Content is Available?
Online Digital Media
Standard Websites
Mobile Website/Web Apps
Native Apps
Online Digital Media
Podcasts/Vodcasts
A series of digital media files (audio or video)
Released over a period of time
Downloaded to PMP/Mobile Phone or Computer
Online Digital Media
Podcatcher
A program used to (automatically) download podcasts
e.g. Juice, Amarok, iTunes
Online Digital Media
iTunesU
Part of iTunes
Manages, distributes, and controls access to educational audio/video content for college or university students
Podcasts available from many institutions at various levels - for free
Play on iTunes or handheld iPod/Touch/iPhone
Alternative Repositories
Alternative Repositories
Standard Websites
Standard websites on a mobile device
Mobile Websites/Web Apps
Google Mobile
Mobile Websites/Web Apps
Websites designed for mobile browsing e.g.www.apple.com/webapps
m.howstuffworks.comm.wikipedia.com
www.bbc.co.uk/mobilem.google.comm.yahoo.com
m.youtube.comm.twitter.com
mobile.answers.comwebonyourcell.com
lookwayup.comtouchdictonary.com
m.reference.com
Mobile Websites/Web Apps
Mobile Websites/Web Apps
Native Apps
Applications that have been coded to run on a particular device i.e. written in a programming language
Several families of phones now run native apps
Common apps on all phones
Native AppsAs seen on various phone models
iPhone Apps
iPhones and iPod Touches run native apps which are available from Apple App Store
Currently over 110, 000 apps free and paid for apps
Many apps for education on a wide range of subjects
iPhone Education AppsThe education section of the iTunes store
iPhone Apps
Apps are available using iTunes on a PC or MAC or by using iTunes on the device itself
Apps are either free or normally only a couple of pounds
Many make use of the features of the phone. No Flash!
iPhone AppsSome examples
Example Educational Apps
Android Apps
Android was originally written by Google and is used on many mobile phones
Apps on the Android Market which is the biggest competitor to Apple App store
Symbian Apps
Symbian is a mature open source mobile phone operating system now owned by Nokia
Apps are available through the OVI Store
Not as many apps – only a few education apps
Common Native Apps
Google Mobile – Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube
Web Browsers – all can view Mobile and Standard sites
Twitter and Facebook Client
DIY
Podcasts
Web Apps/Mobile Websites
Native Apps
DIY- Podcasts
Podcasts can be developed with minimal cost
Use RSS for syndication
Distributed using VLE, Website or iTunes
DIY – Web Apps
DIY – Mobile Website
DIY – iWebkit
DIY- iWebkit
Minimal HTML knowledge
Full manual and examples
Very fast website generation
Support for different technologies
No Apples required!
DIY- iWebkit
Downloaded for free from www.iwebkit.net
HTML and CSS example files easily modified using text editor or WYSIWYG editor
Very rapid presence with minimal effort
DIY- iWebkit
Some BMC examples – shown on an iPhone or iPod Touch
DIY- iWebkit
The same sites shown on a PC’s web browser
DIY- iWebkit
Touching the screen here
DIY- iWebkit
Takes the user to this screen
DIY- iWebkit
Touching the screen here
DIY- iWebkit
Takes the user to this screen
And touching the image of the building .....
DIY- iWebkit
Takes the user to this map
... and contact details will be found by touching here
DIY – Creating Native Apps
Requires an Apple
Requires the relevant Software Development Kit
Requires Programming capability
Requires access to App Store
Requires Time
DIY – Creating Native Apps
DIY – Native Apps
Training opportunities exist .....
Why Bother?
Blended learning
Anywhere, anytime learning
Reinforcement
Familiar technology
Reusability
