1. Course Technology Annual Conference
Tablet Use in Education:
Incorporating Mobile Apps & Devices in Your Classroom
Professor Gina M. Bowers-Miller, M.Ed, LPC
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA
gmbowers@hacc.edu

2. Harrisburg Area Community College
CIS 282 AF, "Emerging Web Technologies"
1. Mobile Devices
• Cell Phones
• Laptops
• Tablets
2. Apps
• Collaborative Suites
• Wikis & Blogs
• Sharing
• Communication
3. Favorites
4. https://classroomwiki01.wikispaces.com/

3. Productivity
“Collaborative Suites”
– Google Docs
– Zoho
– Windows Live
Classroom Demo
– Share an app with the class

4. Welcome to CIS 282
Emerging Web Technologies
https://classroomwiki01.wikispaces.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DTUDczwtyc&feature=youtu.be

5. Class Articles

6. Class Links

7. Classroom Demo

8. Group Projects

9. Mobile Apps - Links

10. Mobile Devices in Education - Links

11. Emerging Mobile Technology
APPS DEVICES

12. Phone Tasks
Accessing D2L or other class materials 6
Check traffic reports and/or driving directions
Check weather reports
15
12
1. Texting
Completing homework 3
Shopping
Create document
6
4
2. Email
Download health related apps 3
Edit photos
Keeping track of finances
5
10 3. Facebook
Email 14
Facebook
Keep a journal or blog
Keeping track of data like passwords, lists etc
13
1
6
4. Connection with
LinkedIn
Listen to music
2
13 family/friends
Main electronic communication with family 13
Main electronic communication with friends 13
Maintain a calendar
Play games
12
13
5. Pictures
Read books and/or news 14
Set alarms and reminders 16
Surfing the web 13
Texting 17
To call friends and/or family 17
To take pictures 16
Twitter 6
Upload files to a Cloud service 3
Watch movies 4
Work related tasks 4

13. Tablet Tasks
List of Possibilities Favorites
Accessing D2L or other class materials
Check weather reports
1
2
• Surfing the Web
Completing homework
2
• Email
Shopping
2 • Facebook
Create document
2
Email
3
Facebook • Majority of students own a
3
Play games computer or laptop
3
Read the news
Surfing the web
3
• Main workhorse device is
Twitter
3 computer or laptop
2
Watch movies
1

14. Next best thing since sliced bread??
Benefits Limitations
• Mobility • Compatibility between Apps
• Flexible-adaptable and devices
• Always ready • Compatibility with existing
• Classroom possibilities Apps and Devices
• Fun • Learning Curve
• Interactive • Downtime- online?
• Good for non-computer • Technical Frustration
classrooms • Cost
• Lifespan of device & app

15. Favorites
Favorite Sites/Apps Videos
• Lastpass- password saving vault • Web and Random Acts
• Box- cloud storage- class of Kindness
• Spotify - music streaming
• Seat Guru – airline seat review • The Machine is us
• Trip Advisor- trip planning-reviews
• Web 2.0 – apps, apps, and more • Common Craft Videos

16. For more information…
• 5 Ways to Use Your iPad to Teach in the College Classroom
http://info.lecturetools.com/blog/bid/52506/5-Ways-to-Use-Your-iPad-to-Teach-in-the-College-Classroom
• 100 Teaching Tools You Should Know About http://edudemic.com/2012/01/tools-today/
• 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price http://edudemic.com/2012/02/1000-apps/
• 20 Must-Have Educational Resources For All Teachers http://edudemic.com/2012/02/20-ed-resources/
• Enhancing Introductory Computer Science, Psychology, and Education Studies Courses with Problem Solving, Graphing, and
Feedback Enabled by Tablet PCs and DyKnow Software Tools (HP Technology for Teaching – Project Update)
http://academic.depauw.edu/~dberque/hpgrant/hp.html
• How Mobile Technology Ushered In A New Era Of Adult Education http://edudemic.com/2012/01/mobile-adult-ed/
• iPad Use Explored in Fall 2011 Marketing Management Course http://cit.duke.edu/blog/2012/02/linipadf11/
• iPads Could Hinder Teaching, Professors Say- http://chronicle.com/article/iPads-for-College-Classrooms-/126681/
• The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom http://edudemic.com/2010/12/the-ultimate-guide-to-using-ipads-in-
the-classroom/

17. Contact Information
Professor Gina M. Bowers-Miller, M. Ed., LPC
Harrisburg Area Community College
gmbowers@hacc.edu
https://classroomwiki01.wikispaces.com/