Phones and ipads in the classroom
Our students have a new language, the language of cell phones. Texting, messaging and social media have changed the culture of communication and personal relationships for the generation of students we teach. Phones and iPads can certainly get in the way of the classroom, but there are simple ways to use them to improve your classroom, improve student engagement AND improve student communication.
In this session we will focus on four web based interfaces & apps to improve engagement and communication with your students. The four things we will demonstrate are:
In this session we will focus on four web based interfaces & apps to improve engagement and communication with your students. The four things we will demonstrate are:
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1. REMIND101 - This is an online way to send bulk reminder text messages to your students. You can set your messages up to send in the future, you can attach items and send web site links to your students phone via text message.
Students can not reply to the message so you do not need to worry about being flooded with a bunch of replies. This is a great way to send reminder messages about upcoming tests and events for your classroom. It's also an easy way to quickly communicate with your class if there is an unexpected cancellation of class due to weather or other event. You can also embed the history of your communication in your website for documentation of messages you have sent to students. See sample to the right. |
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2. SOCRATIVE - Simply put, Socrative is a way to turn a phone or iPad into an educational clicker. You create questions and send them to student phones one at a time or by student pace. Another option is to group students and have a group competition where space ships race across the screen at the front of the room based on how fast and correct students answer questions. You can download spreadsheet results at the end of each "quiz" with student names and performance. (Students can do Socrative from a computer if they do not have a phone)
3. KAHOOT - This is similar to Socrative except the interface is more visual and the questions are displayed on the front screen and students choose the color that matches the correct answer posted on the screen. Typically the classroom environment is more like a "game" when using kahoot (compared to Socrative) as the only option is to work one at a time with the class. (Students can run Kahoot from a computer if they do not have a phone)
4. POLL EVERYWHERE - This is a site where you create questions and students text their response. You can set up open ended questions or multiple choice. Student responses are displayed on the screen at the front of the room in real time. Multiple choice responses are displayed as a moving bar graph. I will demonstrate Poll Everywhere if time permits.
Below you will find links to several places to incorporate iPad and phones in the classroom. The four links listed above are the top row of the links below.
(There are five links because kahoot has a different sign in for students and teachers)
I have also included a few extra sites that I think are great for the classroom iPad and phone users, but we do not have time to cover in this session.
3. KAHOOT - This is similar to Socrative except the interface is more visual and the questions are displayed on the front screen and students choose the color that matches the correct answer posted on the screen. Typically the classroom environment is more like a "game" when using kahoot (compared to Socrative) as the only option is to work one at a time with the class. (Students can run Kahoot from a computer if they do not have a phone)
4. POLL EVERYWHERE - This is a site where you create questions and students text their response. You can set up open ended questions or multiple choice. Student responses are displayed on the screen at the front of the room in real time. Multiple choice responses are displayed as a moving bar graph. I will demonstrate Poll Everywhere if time permits.
Below you will find links to several places to incorporate iPad and phones in the classroom. The four links listed above are the top row of the links below.
(There are five links because kahoot has a different sign in for students and teachers)
I have also included a few extra sites that I think are great for the classroom iPad and phone users, but we do not have time to cover in this session.
