Presented by Angela Maeirs, Katherine Burdick, Tom Wolf, Matt Federoff.

Presented by 

Angela Maeirs, Katherine Burdick, Tom Wolf, Matt Federoff

Katherine BurdickBlended Learning @iAppleLearnerkatherineburdick.com

Intervention @esparklearning.com

Matt Federoff1:1 MobileVail School DistrictVail, AZ@federoffm

Schools Should Blend Mobile Learning with

Traditional Approaches

Katherine BurdickLearning A-Z

Schools are not ready for 1:1 Mobile Learning

Money is not there to buy the hardware, train the administration and staff, buy the software

Some teachers are not tech savy and have no desire to be.

There is not enough software available to create a complete mobile curriculum 

WHY?

Blended Learning is the Solution

Core Instruction comes from textbook, in comfortable, traditional ways

Mobile Devices provide supplemental instruction and practice providing motivation and engagement

Three Ways to use Mobile Devices to Blend InstructionUse Mobile apps as a motivational

tool to provide additional practice.

Use Mobile apps as another way to practice the same text material.

Use mobile apps alongside text to gain a deeper dive into material.

1. Use mobile apps as a motivational      tool for additional practice.

Provide practice on tools students have easy access to - the average age for getting a cell phone is eight. 

Provide practice that allows for constructivist learning, get kids out of their seats using text messaging, cameras, creating.

2. Use mobile apps as another way to    practice the same material found       in core text.www.readinga-z.com K-5MobileReading

3. Use mobile content alongside       book instruction

http://carnazzosclass.wikispaces.com/The+Lorax

PRO• better match to school

budgets• meets many teachers

where they are most comfortable

• provides practice in matching content in a different modality 

• motivates and engages students

CON• hardware, software

and training require investment $

• not all teachers want to learn the new technologies

• not enough content providers have apps with matching content

The Best Place for Mobile Learning is as an

Intervention Tool

Tom WolfLead DevelopereSpark Learning

As an Intervention Tool• These programs involve smaller numbers of

students so smaller investment

• Additional funding sources available exclusively

for intervention & after-school programs

• The existing resources of the school can be aggregated and used more effectively

• There is opportunity to take advantage of the tools already in the hands of students in their homes

Extends Instruction Beyond School Walls

• Over half of all students have regular access to a mobile device by the 3rd grade

(Common Sense Media, 2012 http://www.commonsensemedia.org/research)

• Leverages existing student knowledge and access to content

• Keeps students engaged after the official end of the school day

• Potential to increase parent engagement

• Takes advantage of personal nature of the mobile devices

Opportunity to Build Teacher Capacity

• Allows schools to targets interested teachers first.

• Great opportunity to develop teacher competency around educational technology.

• Intervention and after school programs offer a rich environment for students to take ownership of their own learning.

• Thomas Suarez is a California 6th grader who developed an app and has spoken at TEDx about student involvement in developing technology-based curriculum.

Exploits Heterogeneous Content• Intervention programs can exploit lots of

different resources around very specific topics

• Easy to take advantage of multiple styles of content presentation on mobile platforms

• No expectation or need to attempt complete curriculum coverage when the tools are not yet ready

• Offers a low-stakes environment for exploring new approaches

eSpark as an Intervention Tool

• Diagnose learning needs using existing test data or eSpark diagnostic

• Collaborate with students to set academic goals 

• Build a personal learning journey through apps, iBooks, videos, and more

• Empower students to create video projects to demonstrate understanding of material

Proven Academic Success

After School Pro/Con

PRO•  Minimizes cost of

deployment

• Motivates students beyond the school day

• Perfect environment for building teacher capacity

• Proven positive results

CON• Monitoring student

activity is more difficult

• Time consuming to find appropriate content

• Limited IT support