The 21

st
Century Classroom
Quality Education in the Palm of Our Hands


Can mobile devices transform
education?
YES!
The use of mobile technology in the
classroom.
can provide opportunities for more
innovative teaching and learning

can increase student participation
during lectures

encourages teachers to plan how
they will allow use of mobile
devices, rather than simply
allowing them in the classroom.

THE SMART PHONE
has been reported as a tool to help
students study foreign language
vocabulary

can be used to help students prepare
for exams in "bite-sized" information or
learning nuggets

provides students a very "handy" way
to study for their tests

THE LAPTOP COMPUTER
Laptops have been shown to assist learning
through active approaches to teaching and
promotion of academic success
When used for academic purposes such as taking
notes and using software programs, accessing
supplemental resources and web-based activities,
and viewing PowerPoint slides
In-class laptop use can increase satisfaction,
motivation, and engagement among students
THE TABLET
Students can research without leaving
the classroom,
Teachers can project and manipulate 3-D
objects on a screen and a virtual library
is available at the swipe of a students
fingertip.
Backpacks are lighter, teachers
handouts are almost impossible to lose
The best benefit is its organizational
aspect
A FEW INTERESTING STATS
79% of teachers use social media as a teaching and
learning tool
73% of students and 67% of teachers say that iPad helped
students improve the quality of their work
74% say incorporating tablets would be helpful, 26% say
it would be a distraction to learning
60% of faculty felt that students were more motivated by
lessons that incorporated iPad than those that didnt
47% of students polled say that that have used a mobile
app for learning purposes.

Six types of learning supported by
mobile technologies
#1 Behaviorist learning.

in which mobile devices are used to
create stimulus-response connections
such as content delivery through
mobile devices
#2 Constructivist learning....

in which mobile devices support
student construction of knowledge

#3 Situated learning.

in which mobile devices are used in
authentic context and culture

#4 Collaborative learning.

in which students learn with their
mobile devices through social
interactions

#5 Informal and lifelong
learning.

which happens outside of a formal
education context

#6 Teaching and learning
support

in which mobile devices and their
associated resources are used not for
actual learning but for support of human
performances

Effective Guidelines to Support Using
Mobile Devices in the Classroom
Effective Guidelines to Support Using
Mobile Devices in the Classroom, cont..
Polices and Logistics

Set a mobile device policy and communicate it to students

Identify a mobile device or laptop free work zone in class

Supportive classroom infrastructure for active mobile use


Instructional Practices for Active Engagement
Use specialized programs that fully integrate mobile
devices into program lectures

Use as tools for reflection and idea generation

Use for support of communicative interaction

Effective Guidelines to Support Using
Mobile Devices in the Classroom, cont..
MANAGING THE USE OF TECHOLOGY
turn off Internet access but allow e-mail access

turn off e-mail access but allow Internet access

disable Internet and e-mail access but allow
computers to reach campus web pages

shut off all access; or allow all access


methods to turn certain applications on and off
such as instant messaging services, based on
faculty requests
THE CONCLUSION
Although there is still a concern over the distractions that mobile
devices may cause in the learning environment, most educators and
students agree that mobile device enhance todays vastly changing
classroom. The benefits prove to far out weigh the disadvantages.
Ultimately the technical classroom is inevitable