Mobile Learning Blog

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This blog is the result of a summer project titled: Going Wireless: An Exploration of Wireless and Mobile Technologies. The general purpose of my project is to continue learning about new and emerging technologies that might better facilitate teaching and learning in general. This is the result of my work.

Engaging Students in Course Content

Posted by Coop On October - 14 - 2009

Engaging students in course content (50 min)

Participants will participate in activities using their own mobile devices (cell phones and or iPod Touch). Tools include PollEverywhere, Twitter, TextMarks, Animoto, Posterous. Activities include quizzing, blogging, discussion, polls, text updates and notetaking.

PollEverywhere: Poll Everywhere creates stylish real-time experiences at events using mobile devices. This service replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It’s the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print — anywhere. And because it works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter, its simplicity and flexibility are earning rave reviews.
Twitter: Little Known Facts About Twitter in the Classroom
TextMarks: Group texting made easy. Broadcast a text message to your students.
- MyGroupText – Free Alternative
Gabcast.com is a podcasting and audioblogging platform that offers an easy way to create and distribute audio content.
Posterous: Posterous is the dead simple way to put anything online using email.

Participate in a survey: Share a new app you learned about today. To participate: Text 17766 and your message to 99503. Or tweet @poll 17766 and your message or go to http://poll4.com from your mobile device. If you don’t have one, visit: http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTE5Njc0NTkyMDQ/web

Participate in a poll: Which mobile device are you most interested in using in education? To vote: Text a CODE to 99503 or tweet @poll and a code or go to http://poll4.com on your mobile device. On the web on a desktop, visit: http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTE0NTQ4NjQ1NjE

Subscribe to my TextMarks by sending a text message with the word DRCOOP to the number 41411.

Some TextMarks allow you to communicate with other users or with the manager of the TextMark. Many also allow you to subscribe to updates, alerts, and even schedule automatic recurring delivery. TextMarks Page for DrCoop: http://lite.textmarks.com/DRCOOP

Respond to a Class Question via Cell Phone Using Gabcast: Answer the following question by calling 1.866.282.2457. When prompted enter the channel number: 9070 and the channel password: 3341.

Questions: How would you use audio or podcasting in your classes?

Set Up a Moblog with Posterous: Send an email from your mobile device or the web to post@posterous.com

Posterous lets you post things online fast using email. You email us at post@posterous.com and we reply instantly with your new posterous blog. You can send anything! Posterous will accept any file you send and convert it to the most web friendly format available. We’ll host everything and publish it online instantly.
You can attach any type of file and we’ll post it along with the text of your email. We’ll do smarter things for photos, audio files and links, documents and video (both links AND files). Here’s just a sample of what we support.