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Mountain  Moot  2012  31  May  2012  

         

Jason  Neiffer  Montana  Digital  Academy  Twi=er:  @techsavvyteach  

h=p://www.techsavvyteacher.com  h=p://www.neiffer.com    

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Apps  

Mobile  Browser  

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§  mTouch  §  iPhone/iPod  Touch:  $2.99  §  iPad:  $2.99  §  Works  with  Moodle  1  or  2    

§  mPage  §  iPhone/iPod  Touch:  $1.99  §  iPad:  $1.99  §  **  Required  installaOon  of  server  soQware  

(generally  not  available  on  commercially  hosted  Moodle  sites)  

§  Works  with  Moodle  1  or  2  

§ Moodle  §  NaOve  app  by  core  §  iOS,  eventually  Android  §  Free!  §  …sOll  quite  limited  in  funcOonality  but  will  

likely  improve  substanOally  over  Ome.  §  Works  with  Moodle  2  

§  Droodle  §  Android  §  Free  §  Limited  funcOonality?  

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§ Moodle  1:  Install  mobile  theme  for  individual  courses  and/or  users  

§ Moodle  2:  Install  one  theme  for  desktop  browsers  and  an  opOonal  theme  for  mobile  

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Example:  PowerPoint  

 Downloadable  document  

                     vs.  

Slideshare  

Avoid:  Downloads  that  might  not  work  well  on  mobile  

Instead:  Use  Web  2.0  tools  

that  have  great  mobile  

experiences  

Example  Tools:  Slideshare,  Scribd,  DocStoc  

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Avoid:  Word/PDF  

documents  that  befuddle  the  

smaller  screen  Instead:  

CraQ  pages  in  Moodle’s  web  

page  creator  for  a  be=er  experience  

Example:  PDF    

PDF  in  Moodle                        vs.  

Moodle-­‐based  Web  Page  

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Avoid:  Large  media  

downloads  unless  they  are  

absolutely  necessary  Instead:  

If  possible,  use  a  commercial  

service  (Viemo/YouTube)  which  scales  to  mobile  

Example  Tools:  YouTube/Viemo  

Example:  Video    

.mov  file  hosted  in  Moodle                        vs.  

Moodle-­‐based  Web  Page  

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Avoid:  Paragraphs  of  

text  with  lots  of  hyperlinks  Instead:  

Create  bu=ons  whenever  possible  

Example:  Hyperlinks  

 Hyperlinks  

                     vs.  

Bu=on-­‐based  links  

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Test  your  unique  plugins  on  the  mobile  theme  

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§  Technical  Challenges  §  Flash  (iOS  Plagorm  and  many  low-­‐end  Android  devices);  counts  out  a  lot  of  rich  content  and  also  PowerSpeak,  NROC  Algebra  I;  PLATO  and  other  curriculum  pieces)  

§  CompaObility  with  Moodle  AcOviOes  (iOS  and  Android)  

§  Access  Challenges  §  Mobile  broadband  access  can  be  limited  in  Montana  

§  Digital  divide  is  likely  a  larger  issue  in  the  mobile  space  than  in  the  desktop/laptop  computer  space  

§  Student  Challenges  §  Students  need  training  on  devices,  especially  as  a  learning  device  

§  Local  Site  Challenges  §  RestricOve  policies  prevent  usage  of  devices  in  some  buildings  

§  Li=le  support  locally  for  students  facing  technical  issues  on  mobile  devices  

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Jason  Neiffer  Montana  Digital  Academy  Twi=er:  @techsavvyteach  

h=p://www.techsavvyteacher.com  h=p://www.neiffer.com