©2009 GoKnow! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 Cathleen Norris, PhD GoKnow Co-Founder Regents Professor, University of North Texas Elliot Soloway, PhD GoKnow Co-Founder.

©2009 GoKnow! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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Cathleen Norris, PhD GoKnow Co-FounderRegents Professor, University of North Texas

Elliot Soloway, PhD GoKnow Co-FounderArthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of

Michigan

Educating the Mobile Generation: Use Mobile

Learning!


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Today’s Story

• How do we educate… mobile

generation?

• Cellphone Computers: Inevitable • And …who sells cellphone computers?

• Success stories


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World HAS Changed

Work force “Kids these

days”

Digital

Mobile

Industrial

Knowledge-

work


4“I’m learning my way”

Pencil and Paper is BORING!!!

Educating the Mobile Generation

“Outside of school, technologyis essential to their lives.”Julie Evans, Speak Up Day


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21st Century Skills

• To teach 21st century skills &

content…

• …..Need 21st century tools• 1:1

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Missing Pieces: NOT Integrated !!

1. Educational Software

2. Professional Development

3. Sustainable

1:1 Laptops: Learn from U.S. Failures


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21st Century Skills


content…


• Mobile


CellphoneComputer

Netbooks

Mobile Technologies


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21st Century Skills


content…


• Mobile

• Essential - Not Add-on


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Computers are an Add-on


Trinity Meadows Intermediate, Keller, TXTrinity Meadows Intermediate, Keller, TX

The cellphone computer at the hub of activity

ESSENTIAL for Learning


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Educational SoftwareGoKnow’s Mobile Learning

Environment

• Multiple Media, Multiple Entry

Points

• Differentiated Instruction

• Manage Devices, Lessons, &

Artifacts


MLE Example


GoManage Example


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Educational SoftwareGoKnow’s Mobile Learning

Environment

• Multiple Media, Multiple Entry

Points

• Differentiated Instruction

• Manage Devices, Lessons, &

Artifacts


St Marys, OHSt Marys, OHThe cellphone computer

at the hub of activity:


St Marys, OHSt Marys, OHThe cellphone computer

at the hub of activity:

collaboration


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Curriculum Strategies:To transform

pencil-and-paper lessonsinto

complete & comprehensivemobile-computer-based,

engaging lessons

Professional DevelopmentIntegrate Tech into Existing

Curriculum


Impressive Results: St Mary’s Ohio - 2009

St Mary’s OH, 4th Grade

Pencil-paper

With Cellphone

Reading 15% 46%

Math 42% 71%

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Step by Step Sales ProcessSelling Verizon Dataplans & Smartphones into K-12

Dr. Elliot Soloway, GoKnow Learning, Inc., Ann Arbor, MIJohn Horton & Melissa Zajacz, Verizon Wireless

Step 1: Paint the Vision - Future is NOW !!!

URGENCY: Be a Leader; Don’t be left behind

Show video of Keller TX, Leave key documents behind

Call Elliot Soloway, GoKnow

Step 2: Make the Vision Concrete - Plan a Pilot

GoKnow Webinar & Pilot Plan

Step 3: Close the Deal

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Technology Solution

Economically Sustainable

• Verizon Wireless provides the network

connectivity & devices • Students connected 24/7 both in school &

at home

• Safe – Verizon provides free filtering

• Students use cellphone computers -

smartphones with keyboards – or cellular

netbooks

• Affordable & Sustainable for 1:1

Norris & Soloway

Estimates of Costs: Pilot

Option A Option B

Verizon

Handset (Cellphone Computer, Windows Mobile, External Keyboard)

$0 $0

CellularConnectivity (unlimited) @$35/month

$ 350 /school year

CellularConnectivity (50 megs) @$26 month

$ 260/school year

GoKnow MLE $30/year $30/year

Total School Year $380 $290

150 Connected Devices + MLE $ 57,000 $ 43,500

GoKnow Prof Development $ 6,000 $ 6,000

RedFly (qty 5) by Celio Corp $ 1,000 $ 1,000

$ 64,000 $ 49,500

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Step by Step Sales ProcessSelling Verizon Dataplans & Smartphones into K-12

Dr. Elliot Soloway, GoKnow Learning, Inc., Ann Arbor, MIJohn Horton & Melissa Zajacz, Verizon Wireless

Step 1: Paint the Vision - Future is NOW !!!

URGENCY: Be a Leader; Don’t be left behind

Show video of Keller TX, Leave key documents behind

Call Elliot Soloway, GoKnow

Step 2: Make the Vision Concrete - Plan a Pilot

GoKnow Webinar & Pilot Plan

Step 3: Close the Deal

Norris & Soloway

“Ed Sec says yes to cell phones in class”

Point #3: Sustainable… At Last

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Mobile LearningFor the Mobile

Generation

Opportunity is NOWSolution is NOW

Verizon Wireless + GoKnow

Sustainable… At Last

©2009 GoKnow! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 1 Cathleen Norris, PhD GoKnow Co-Founder Regents Professor, University of North Texas Elliot Soloway, PhD GoKnow Co-Founder.

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