The Frankel Jewish Academy in West Bloomfield, Michigan is planning a project to deploy iPads to all students in grades 9-12. The goal is to have all textbooks in electronic format on the iPads and use apps like Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Garageband to support classroom activities. Teachers will provide supply lists as app recommendations rather than physical items. The iPads will be managed using a third party system to allow technical support on a one-to-one basis. Twenty teachers will attend professional development over the summer to explore classroom innovation with iPads before students receive theirs at the start of the next school year.

1. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
MOBILE MONDAY, JUNE 27TH 2011!
DON’T MISS THE EVENTS!
June 1, 2011
THE CHAIR’S MOBILE OBSERVATIONS...
SIGML was picking up speed at ISTE2010. Well, this past year, we have hit the elbow of
that exponential, and WHAMMOOOOO we are exploding!
The SIGML Steering Committee has jumped 3 fold in membership (and we want
MORE!! – we want YOU!)
The SIGML Newsletter is now multimedia and its pages are chock full of mobile
Get ISTE 2011 Mobile Information! learning news
The SIGML Wiki (http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net ) had a facelift of gargantuan propor-
Follow the SIGML QR Times in tions – it is simply a lovely and powerful resource for the ISTE community about mobile
Philly! learning (e.g., teachers: find some mobile-friendly (i.e., small-screen friendly) websites
for your students to access) http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Databases
The SIGML Professional Development Committee has been revitalized and is plan-
SIGML NEWSFLASH:
ning a raft of activities for
You can now tell us what you thinking about next year
mobile learning on our Wiki! Sign-up to be part And… YOU need to plant a
of the discussion on marker in the digital sand
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/ and let EVERYONE know
about the mobile learning
To get the latest, mobile, breaking news follow
our Twitter Queen, Helen Compton @sigml
project in your school/
area. We are looking for
Follow us on Facebook Sig MobileLearning 1,000 mobile projects by
the end of 2011.
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Chair’s Observations and Volunteer 1 http://
Spotlight sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/
Mobile+Learning+Stories
Organizational committee members 2
If there is one technology
that is going to change everything yet again, it is mobile technology. Mobile technology
ISTE 2011 SIGML Poster Sessions and 3 will even change K-12 (primary/secondary) education. We stand by this prediction: by
PhillyHistory AR App 2015 every child in every classroom in every school in U.S. will be using a mobile
learning device, 24/7, for curricular purposes. What about the Europe? What about
Africa? What about Asia? What about South America? Tell us – YOU predict!
Contest : Database and Video 4-5
and isle of tune website
Most importantly: please join in. Please. We need more volunteers for the Steering
Getting a Mobile Project Started, 6-7 Committee – since we need more ideas and more tasks. Being overwhelmed is the
Teacher Education, and
norm; being out of balance means we are actually doing something. Join us! Drop me an
email: Soloway@umich.edu and tell me what you want to do in SIGML. And, the Steering
Poll Everywhere!
Committee and I will help you do it!
Member Trip Reports and Wireless Mo- 8-9
bility Networking To changing K-12 (primary/secondary) education!
Elliot, Chair & Grand Poohbah, ISTE‟s SIGML
Mobile Applications in SPED: Go Wild 10-11
and ELL on the Go
ISTE 2011 Mobile Learning and SIGML 12-13
Picks
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2. JUNE 2011 Page 2
MEET 2010-2011 SIGML’S STEERING COMMITTEE
Elliot Soloway, School Mary Waker Justin Talmadge, Technology Integration
of Education and School Ph.D, Director of the Specialist with the Snoqualmie Valley School
of Information, University Education Technology District
of Michigan, Chair and Center Wayne State
Grand Poohbah Sigml. University, Detroit,
Michigan Victor Fitzjarrald,
CEO Cellular Education
Susan Wells, Principal, Culbreth
Middle School and SIGML Chair Karen Sorensen,
Elect 21st Century Education, Helen Crompton, Ph.D student
Communications chair and lecturer at the University of North
SIGML aka Taskmaster Carolina at Chapel Hill, aka Tweeter
Diane
Mark van 't Hooft, Burke,
Queen
Ph.D. Research Ph.D. Pro-
Center for Educational fessor of Education and the
Technology at Kent For close to one year, we have met on a weekly basis, chair of the Education Division
State University (Kent, at Keuka College, in the Finger
OH), and a founding Some of us were sleepy, and some of us ready to go… Lakes of New York
member of SIGML
(formerly SIGHC). We come from universities, schools, states, and
industry,
We had a goal of “taking stock and sharing info”
Cathy Higgins And sometimes we did not agree to what was the best
Ed.D, State Educational way to reach that goal,
Technology Director , Office But we learned from each other, while joking and
of Educational Technology Cynthia Pixley, Ph.D. high
New Hampshire. laughing. school level Instructional
Technology Resource Teacher
Our commitment to the future of Mobile Learning (ITRT) for Spotsylvania County
was endless. Public Schools, in Virginia.
Jeff Piontek Thank you, Steering Committee for all of your
author, keynote Adrian
speaker and
teacher Dedication! Gutierrez -
Educational
Specialist for
Instructional
Camilla Galgliolo
Instructional Technology at Education
Technology Coordinator , Service Center, Region 20 in
Cliff Weiss Arlington County Public Kathleen Norris PhD, San Antonio, TX.
Educational Schools in Virginia College of Information,
Technology Department of Learning
Consultant Technologies, University
of North Texas
Tim Williams
Kathy Boguszewsiki Sally Bair K-12 Mobile Roland O‟Daniel
PD Consultant
Instructional Technology
Coordinator and Mathematics
Specialist , CTL
Jennifer
Mindy Dickerson- Courduff
elementary school teacher and educational
principal in Katy, TX technologist for the
ISD Etiwanda School District in Robbie Kendall-Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor,
Southern California Tennessee Board of Regents

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LEARNING WITH MOBILE DEVICE
POSTER SESSION TUESDAY JUNE 28TH, 4PM-6PM
Sigml‟s “Learning with Mobile Devices” poster session is a great introduction to what is happening in education regard-
ing mobile learning. Stop by and check out the great things that are happening in mobile learning today!
Posters- Tuesday, June 28th, 4:00pm-6:00pm, PACC Broad St Atruim
Cristy McBee iProficiency through iPod and iPad K-12 Technology Integration
Billie McConnell Learning with Mobile Devices at age 5, 15, or 55!
Jan Mercer Geocaching: A High Tech Scavenger Hunt
Deborah Watlington Top Rated Free iPod Touch and iPad Educational Apps
Jean Weller Beyond Textbooks: Interactive Alternatives to Paper-Based Learning
William Seng Podagogy: the iPod Touch as 1:1 in secondary education
Ross Rogers The 3 I's: iPads Impact Instruction
Kae Novak Mobile Apps, Geotagging and Augmented Reality for Everyday Teachers
Lucretia Fraga Anytime Anywhere at Universities: A look at Mobile Learning
Leslee Francis-Pelton Using iOS devices to learn Mathematics at School and Home
Lisa Johnson The 180 Degree Mathematics Classroom: Teaching to Learn
DID NOT GET INTO THE HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR?...
TAKE YOUR OWN MOBILE TOUR WITH THE ANDROID AUGMENTED
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4. JUNE 2011 Page 4
The “Making the Future More Evenly Distributed” Contest
Contribute to the Mobile Learning Community NOW
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Contests
Contest Information and Rules
Mobile learning is without question the future; mobile learning in K-12 is inevitable; “within 4 years, every child in every
grade in every classroom in every school will be using a mobile learning device (MLD), 24/7, for curricu-
lar purposes.” Take that prediction to the bank!
Right now, however, there are only pockets of the future out in K-12; these are early days for mobile
learning in K-12. That said, schools are clamoring for information about mobile learning: what IS mobile
learning? What devices should we use? What curriculum is available for mobile learning devices? What
do we do when students lose their MLDs? Etc. Etc.
Towards “Making the Future More Evenly Distributed” ISTE‟s SIGML has created four databases that contain invaluable
information for K-12 schools considering mobile learning:
Mobile-Related Educational Research:
Mobile-Related Educational Resources: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Policy
Mobile-Friendly, Education-Suitable Websites:
Mobile, Curricularly-Related Apps:
AND, ISTE‟s SIGML is sponsoring a contest
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Contests
to encourage the community to add entries to the above four databases.
For each database, the top three individuals
who make the most accepted entries
will win a $35 gift certificate to Amazon.com
12 prizes will be awarded!!!
Eligibility:
The contest is open to ISTE SIGML members. If you are an ISTE member but not a SIGML member, it Do you have a great
is easy to join. Log on at www.iste.org , click “Connect” (top left), and then choose “Join a SIG” from conference or event
the left-hand navigation. Once there just check the box next to Mobile Learning (SIGML), click that you have attended
“Save” at the bottom of the page and you‟re done! related to Mobile
Learning?
Timeline:
Tell us your story—
May 1, 2011: contest opens at 12:01am EDT for submission of entries. submit a TRIP REPORT
June 20, 2011: contest closes at 11:59pm EDT to istesigml@gmail.com
June 27, 2011: Winners announced and prizes awarded at ISTE Conference SIGML business meet-
ing.
Submissions:
Just make entries into the four databases! (See the URLs printed below.)
Judging and Prizes:
Entries will be checked for accuracy; inaccurate or inappropriate entries will be eliminated and such entries will not count
towards an individual‟s submissions. Counts of entries by each individual will be tallied; the top three entry contributors
for each of the four databases will be awarded a $35 gift certificate to Amazon.com. (One individual
can win more than prize by making entries in more than one database.)

5. Page 5 JUNE 2011
CONTEST CONTINUES...
ISTE‟s SIGML Mobile Learning Information Databases:
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Databases
You are invited to add entries to the following four databases on mobile learning:
Mobile-Related Educational Research:
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Research+Database
Educators continue to ask - and rightfully so - where is the research that supports the value of mobile learning? To help
teachers and administrators EASILY find the mobile-related research, SIGML has built a database that will be populated with
articles, websites, etc. of just such mobile-related educational. Research.
Mobile-Related Educational Resources: Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Policy http://groups.diigo.com/group/iste-mobile-learning
Educators need sample lessons; educators need instructional strategies to introduce mobile-learning; schools are clamoring
for well-designed "Responsible Use Policies." to help teachers and administrators EASILY find the mobile-related
resources, SIGML has built a database that will be populated with articles, websites, etc. of those mobile-related resources.
Mobile-Friendly, Education-Suitable Websites: http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Mobile+Website+Database
Teachers have become accustomed to having their students access information on the web. But, for the most part, those
websites require a large screen size (usually a 15 inch monitor at the least). So, where are the websites that are mobile
friendly, i.e., websites that can be comfortably viewed on the screen of a smartphone? to help teachers and students
EASILY find the mobile-friendly websites, SIGML has developed a database that will be populated with the Url's of those
mobile-friendly websites.
Mobile, Curricularly-Related Apps:
http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/Mobile+Apps+Database
Teachers have become accustomed to having their students use educational software on laptops/desktops/. So, what
mobile apps should teachers and students now use as they engage in mobile learning from mobile devices? To help teachers
and students EASILY find the mobile-apps with the most curricular content, SIGML has created a database that will be
populated with information and URL's to those apps.
COGNITIVE SKILLS APP
Something fun for kids the last few
days?
I haven't tried it out, but there is an
iPhone app and mobile version coming
soon!
Create musical journeys from street
layouts. Roadside elements are your
instruments and cars are players. :)

6. JUNE 2011 Page 6
GETTING A IPAD PROJECT GOING:
FRANKEL JEWISH ACADEMY, W. BLOOMFIELD, MI
This project is still in the planning process, but the plan is to deploy iPads to all students in grades 9-12. The long-term goal
will be to have all text books in an electronic format, placed on the iPad and use Keynote, Pages,
Numbers and Garageband to support classroom activities. Teachers will give students supply lists
that are now Apps, rather than a notebook, ruler, etc.
From the technical aspect, iPads will be managed by a third party management server, Casper. We
will place limited management on the devices, so that our technical staff can handle the needs on a
one-to-one basis vs our current method of providing technical assistance to
staff and students.
“Once the pre-configured
Once the pre-configured device is loaned to a student, they will be responsi-
device is loaned to a ble to use a personal iTunes account to manage the iPad. The pre-
student, they will be configured iPad will have specific profiles in place (Casper) that will allow
responsible to use a them on our secure network. If a student deletes this profile (which you cannot "lock" down), they
personal iTunes account will not be able to get on our network. If this happens, we will receive a message that the iPad has
to manage the iPad” not "checked in". This way, we will know there may be a problem.
Other device management rules we plan to put on each iPad, is a rule that lets us know exactly
what APPs are on each device and when a device has greater than 14 Gigabytes of data. This way
we can make sure that the iPad isn't overloaded.
At the end of June, twenty teachers will attend a two-day PD session. At the end of the session, they will go home with an
iPad 2. Over the summer teachers will be encouraged to explore ways to innovate in their classroom. Professional develop-
ment opportunities will be provided for our staff at least once a month.
Students should receive an iPad 2 at the beginning of the 2011-12 school year. iPad use in the classroom will vary based
on the teacher readiness. However, students will have a new way of using pen and paper!
Submitted by: Ms. Patti Shayne, Director of Technology, Frankel Jewish Academy, 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloom-
field, MI 48322 pshayne@frankelja.org
THE ROLE OF TEACHER EDUCATORS REGARDING MLDS: IDEAS
FOR HIGH EDUCATION
As the use of mobile learning devices grows in k-12 schools, a need exists for schools of education to become en-
gaged. Teacher educators have a responsibility to increase their own knowledge and comfort level regarding the
power of MLDs as teaching and learning tools. Faculty who are preparing the next generation of teachers need to
find ways to incorporate MLDs in their own teaching and also provide their students with opportunities to explore
the use of MLDs in their future classrooms. Dr. Diane Burke, a professor of education at Keuka College, created an assign-
ment in her educational psychology class where students had to find an app in the content area and grade level that they
were being certified in. Students then downloaded their apps to a class wiki.
The following youtube video(http://www.youtube.com/Fielder5716#p/a/u/0/) is a conversation with Dr. Burke and a stu-
dent in her class who is also a parent , Jennifer Boudinot, showcasing Jennifer‟s growth as a result of this assignment.
Teacher educators who are interested in sharing ideas regarding how to prepare teacher education candidates regarding
MLDs can contact Dr. Burke at dburke@keuka.edu.

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POLL EVERYWHERE!
Helen Crompton, PhD Student and lecturer in the School of Education at the University
of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
On Twitter follow @hcrompton
In 2010 and 2011, I taught a class for pre-service teachers. During
this class I wanted to ensure whole class participation of the 37 stu-
dents. It can be difficult to let all students participate/to hear every-
one‟s voice, due to time constraints, issues with overconfident talk-
ers, and/or the non-speakers. For this reason I have chosen to use
Poll Everywhere as one strategy to overcome this hurdle.
Poll Everywhere is a web-based, audience/classroom response sys-
tem, which is free to use for classes with up to 32 students per sec-
tion. The Poll Everywhere website lets you very easily create a set of
questions calling for multiple choice or free text answers. Once the
program has created your set of questions, you can download them
as a PowerPoint slide that you can cut and paste into your own
PowerPoint presentation. It also gives you full directions in the slides
that you can use if you wish to do so.
The university has a class set of iPod Touches available for checkout
by instructors, my students simply use the Poll Everyone shortcut link
on these devices to access the Poll Everywhere website (via the
SOE‟s wireless Internet access) to cast their votes or text comments
during class. As my students answer the questions, their responses
immediately appear on the slide for the whole class to see.
I have found that using Poll Everywhere ensures whole class partici-
pation. It provides speedy/immediate responses, it is non-
threatening for shy students, and offers many other benefits as well.
While there are occasions when this form of questioning would not
be suitable, depending on what you wish to gain, it is great for asking
whole class, general questions to keep them all thinking and actively
learning. Be aware that you cannot track answers to individual stu-
dents unless you get the premium/paid version.
For more information, please visit the Poll Everywhere website
http://www.polleverywhere.com/sms-classroom-response-system
(see Take a Tour and FAQ). Be sure use the Higher Ed Free Plan
Signup link when you register for an account to use your polls with up
to 32 students per section (the default signup for business/non-
profit is for 30 students).
For a quick introduction to Poll Everywhere, see An Educator's Intro-
duction to Poll Everywhere http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=zZWM2-4Jf4k and How to Embed Poll Everywhere into PowerPoint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LeBDWdiEjU (these are brief
video tutorials).
If you have any questions or would like further information please
contact Helen Crompton Crompton@unc.edu
Please note: Signed consent has been given for the photographs to
be used.

8. JUNE 2011 Page 8
MEMBERS TRIP REPORTS...
British Educational Training and Technology Conference (BETT)
January 12-15, 2011
Helen Crompton, PhD Student and lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
On Twitter follow @hcrompton
As a native Brit. I can say that BETT is very similar to ISTE. This year with current eco-
nomic climate the figures were less than normal, but BETT still had over 29,000 atten-
dees and over 650 exhibitors. A varied selection of educational professionals attend the
conference; school leaders, classroom practitioners, and also Ministers of Education. I
was able to attend a number of great presentations, but I have to say that what I gained
most from the conference was from conversations I had with people from all over the world. I worked for a company
who have designed the TAP IT – Touch Accessible Platform Interactive Tech, an assistive learning center using
„intended touch‟ to serve special needs students. On this particular trip I acted as a consultant and spend a lot of my
time on the exhibit hall floor talking and meeting people. It was great to hear the passion everyone had for technology
inclusion into education. About 65% of all whom I spoke with were visitors to the U.K. and I was able to listen to the
differences in the use of technologies in each country.
To watch a video clip of BETT go to http://meetingsreview.com/clients/bett/2011/review/index.htm
Official BETT site
http://www.bettshow.com/bett11/website/Home.aspx?refer=1
Visit to Vail, AZ School District May 2, 2011
Karen Sorensen and Cliff Weiss visited with Matt Federoff and Andrew Chlup of the Vail, AZ
School District. Vail has an impressive track record of leadership innovation for its 11,000
learners. Among the leadership initiatives discussed were:
Beyond Textbooks – a program where teachers collaborate to build content for core sub-
jects. Several outcomes include extreme reduction in textbook costs and publisher dependency, improved
teacher engagement through recognition of content development, shifting the text book cost towards technology.
The cost went from $51 per student to $9.
CLIP –Computer Literacy Incentive Program for teachers to obtain current technology for personal use as incentive
for completing a series of self study modules
School bus WiFi
BYOD pilots that feature digital and non-digital sections for the same class.
Empire High School – First one-to-one laptop, textbook-free, comprehensive public high school in the nation. Laptop
program allows students to take them home and take ownership upon graduation.
From an infrastructure lessons learned standpoint, Matt and Andy pointed out that dollars and design efforts must be
focused on the reduction to the point of elimination of latency that occurs when mobile devices traverse the campus,
moving from one access point to another. Frequent connect, disconnect, reconnect as students move can wreak havoc
on a poorly designed and configured network resulting in a poor user experience. Mobile and BYOD projects fail quickly if
underlying infrastructure services don‟t respond in time frame approaching instantaneous.
Vail School District will be the recipient of the ISTE Sylvia Charp award at the upcoming conference.
Additional references:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDyOZx4fe_8 – video of Matt presenting at an ACU conference
http://ozzie.net/docs/dawn-of-a-new-day/ -Matt cited Ray Ozzie‟s Microsoft Farewell Letter as a reference point, inspira-
tion and vision.
Please feel free to contact Karen or Cliff for more detail from our visit.

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THIS IS REALLY DENSE: WIRELESS MOBILITY AND NETWORK DESIGN
Cliff Weiss, Education Technology Consultant in high performance infrastructures and
strategic planning. cweiss@tepuigroup.com, @edtechkid
The momentum for Mobility, 1:1 and BYOD programs continues to
build within K-12 school districts. The release and rapid adoption of
the iPAD and competitor tablets suggest we are well into the start of
the growth phase of mobile learning. With the new devices come sev-
eral infrastructure challenges and issues that must be addressed in
order for the projects to be successful. Response time, real and per-
ceived, can turn any project to failure. Today‟s users, especially in our
instant culture, will not support poor response times no matter how
useful the application.
While 802.11n promises greater performance overall, these gains can be negatively impacted by poor planning, design
and policy. Initially, wireless networks are used as a convenience for administration and instructors. Many classrooms
that have wireless computers actually use those in a static manner. That is, the devices stay in the room. Students move
from room to room but do not carry the devices with them.
The movement to a truly mobile learning experience, means that the devices are in motion as the students move from
room-to-room. The movement of devices makes the network work harder.
As a first step, we must look at the traffic expected to be using the network. There are several factors to consider:
What are the needs of the application(s)? Many applications (apps) move minimal amounts of data between user device
and the server hosting the application. As applications make continued use of graphics, the amount of data increases sig-
nificantly. Streaming video to a roomful of students, each on their own iPAD, netbook or Smartphone can make the per-
formance of the network to unacceptable.
What is the device density in each location? Most surveys show an increase
in the average number of devices students and instructors are carrying. A
recent Cisco presentation indicated that a new average is 2-3 devices per
user. If your classroom network was (I am not saying it is) available to all,
then you must plan to add coverage or support for the number of devices that
could be present in your classroom. In addition to end user devices, this
could/would include projectors, electronic whiteboards, specialty science de-
vices and others.
How about compatibility? This leads us to our first policy issue. The current
wireless standard (802.11n) supports backward compatibility to previous
standards. This can be a wonderful thing. Your investment in older devices is
protected…aha, but at what cost. Compatibility means compromise. In this
case, a single 802.11 a, b or g device on the network results in the higher
speed, higher performing 802.11n network to drop down to slower speeds
and performance to keep the older devices operating. This is where a key
policy decision is made. Do we mix devices with resultant impact on perform-
ance? (go back to item 1 and test the impact on your application mix, espe-
cially streaming video) Do we eliminate older device types from the network,
thereby insuring better performance? There is a third option to segment the
network by standard. This may be the best approach. All 802.11n devices
operate on their own network and older, legacy devices operate on their own
network.
We will continue this discussion in next month‟s newsletter.

10. JUNE 2011 Page 10
THEEDUCATOR’S STORY: STUDENTS “GO WILD” AND
DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
By Walter Smith, North Lebanon Middle School, Fredericksburg, Pa
For years, I have been encouraging my students to “Go WILD”. With federal mandates like the Individuals with Disabili-
ties Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB), districts and educators are being forced to include more students with disabili-
ties into the general education classroom and curriculum. Schools need to know how to effectively provide a continuum of care
and services for these students while still maintaining rigorous academic standards. By including wireless internet learning
devices (WILD), I have been able to not only address these needs, but expand the level and variety of supports I can offer to
my students to address their needs on a more individual level than ever before.
Wireless responders were the first pieces of WILD technology my seventh grade learning
support class acquired. This allowed both my students and me to get instant feedback on as-
sessments. I could ask a question and then have students click the response instantly getting a
feel for their level of comprehension. They could also take quizzes and tests on these devices
and know their score and review the questions they missed before the end of that class.
The cornerstone of the “Go WILD” program is the implementation of a 1:1 program with
netbooks. Each student is issued a netbook, which is similar to a laptop but smaller in size. The
expectation is that students will take their netbook with them to all classes throughout the day.
Wireless
The other teachers and I have been able to revolutionize the way we instruct our classes. In Internet
social studies, my students can use online atlases to explore geography, go on a virtual field trip of
the streets of ancient Greece and the Parthenon, and interact with other students in countries Learning
around the world. The ability to investigate the interior structures of cells is also now an option in Devices (WILD)
science class. My students can also discover the properties of physics and experiment with them in
conditions that we would never be able to reconstruct in a classroom.
The language arts class has gotten the largest jolt of adrenaline since we started this program. My students no longer
loath writing assignments and in fact my colleagues have noticed a significant increase in the rate of work completion. In-
creases in both the amount and quality of their writing have also been observed. They can easily format their writing and are
guided by the grammar and spelling check programs, which gives them more confidence in their writing.
Their organization skills have also improved since they can save their work onto their hard drives, which
has eliminated their work from vanishing in the endless black holes that seem to reside in every adoles-
cent‟s locker or backpack. We have also been using the ipod touches in class. The stories and novels we
read in class are all downloaded onto the ipods so the student can listen along to the story as they read it
to increase their comprehension, fluency and further engage them in the story.
The level of support I am able to give each student has also increased. Many of their textbooks are available online, so my stu-
dents can choose to highlight sections, use text-to-speech programs and have their textbooks read aloud to them to help en-
sure comprehension and reinforce reading fluency. By far the most utilized component of the netbooks is the instant message
system. My students can contact me anytime in any class. One can be in science messaging me about cellular respiration
while another can ask me for clarification on the Punic Wars. They can contact only me, but I am able to message all of them.
This way they are totally supported throughout the day. The students that would be shy about asking a
question publically in class now have a safe option they can use to get the information they need with out
risking embarrassment. They can also privately let me know about issues that I need to pass along to our
guidance counselor, administration or other teachers with out bringing outside attention to the issue.
My students can also take control of their own education. Instead of asking me what a word means, they
are able to look it up themselves using an online dictionary. If they want to learn more about a concept
we discussed in class, they can independently research the topic themselves to get the answers they
want. We also spend time teaching students skills such as researching, internet citations, effective
search engine usage, determining a site‟s validity, internet safety, and digital citizenship.
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“GO WILD” CONTINUE...
The “Go WILD” program did not stop at 1:1 computing. This past year we have added digital audiovisual recorders, so I can record
and play back key sections of lessons. The recorders are also used to record and store labs to replay to the students as a review
or to show students that were absent for school that day. We have also added gaming systems and smart pens which turn their
hand written work and notes into work documents that can be saved and edited. My class just got a mobi interwrite system which
turns my whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard and allows me the mobility or using it from anywhere in the room.
The following are some thoughts that my colleagues and students have about the program so far:
“I can find definitions and stuff I don‟t know easier” – Student
“It helps with problems and things I can‟t solve.” – Student
“I do better when I take tests on the netbook.” – Student
“I like having all my textbooks on one machine.” – Student
“The netbooks are always very useful whether with normal classwork, or with projects. They
are easy to carry and take the place of the textbooks. We are sometimes able to play games on them and they are great and
useful tools.” – Student
“The ability of students to utilize this technology in a history classroom is basically beyond imagination. To now be able to plan
virtual field trips and have my students interact with classrooms around the world…to have that technology at the touch of a
finger tip is a remarkable experience for these kids.” – History Teacher
“I have been able to use the netbooks to better differentiate my lessons and create more activities that require higher level
thinking skills.” – Science Teacher
“I really wish more students had them. It‟s great that the learning support students are currently able to pilot the program and
use them and I think for the most part they are using them effectively, but it would be amazing if everyone of my students had
one.” – Language Arts Teacher
ELL MOBILE LEARNING SOLUTIONS BUILD SKILLS
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