Possible+Strategies+for+Teachers+and+Learners

Below are a number of questions that we used to guide our inquiry and research. In the breakout rooms, we suggested a few possibilities for best practices with apps and mobile technology for teachers and learners. There are SO many different uses of mobile technology in the classroom or anytime, anywhere and life-long learning. Our breakouts examples should just be a sample. Hopefully, this presentation will have generated questions ideas, and thoughts for you to explore further. Feel free to tweet your curriculum innovations, ideas or discussions to our class hashtag at [|#****educ5103****] on Twitter or or develop your ideas/breakthroughs in your blogs or other projects on mobile technology and share those. We look forward to this evolving discussions and idea sharing throughout the course and beyond.


 * Our questions **

How can students leverage this technology (redefinition) for self-directed learning?
Is the pedagogy different for smartphones vs. tablets? With the vast proliferation of mobile devices, how important is modelling and teaching best practices and digital citizenship to children? What ages and stages should have access to this technology? How can mobile devices be an effective assistive technology to aid a variety of learning styles and needs? What physical learning environment is best suited for learning with mobile devices?
 * Some other questions for further thinking **


 * Sources for finding other teaching apps **

eduTecher [|- http://www.edutecher.net/index.php] KPR Cool Apps for Schools - http://coolappsforschools.wikispaces.com/home (you might also want to check: KPR Web 2.0 Cool Tools for Schools : http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com) Austism apps - [] Here is a useful example of the SAMR model in practice with iOS apps. media type="custom" key="23090498"
 * More evidence and analysis on mobile technology **