Session 7: Uses of mobile technology in school
Using handheld devices such as Kindle, ipad or others to introduce e school bag to school.
e-school bag application
- e-textbook
- exercise resources
- multimedia learning and teaching tool
- search and download web resource
- Student learning profile
and etc..
Advantages:
- No need to carry the printed textbook, learning materials of all subject can be stored in one devices
- interesting learning environment
- allow group discussion and presentation
- learn outside classroom
- encourage student- centered learning
Disadvantages
- handheld devices have small screen, difficult to concentrate and inhealthy for the eyes, especially to the young children
- resources need to be upload frequently, heavy workload to the teachers
Example
A primary school in HK introduced e school bag programme
http://www.bwcss.edu.hk/~e-schoolbag/intro/index.htm
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On the disadvantage, I do not agree that the handheld with a small screen is unhealthy to the child’s eye. Right now, for example, the typical mobile device OS includes Apple’s IPhone, Nokia’s Symbian, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s WinMobile. These devices have the zoom function and multi-touch sensor can let the user to use the finger script to zoom the screen’s one particular part easily.
ReplyDeleteI think one bottleneck in the mobile device is the bandwidth nowadays. Because the highest speed is HSUPA plus MIMO (can reach 28Mbps on highest, it can 3.75G mobile network), but the typical speed cannot reach this level. I think this technology barrier can solve by 4G mobile network (LTE).
From a seminar I attended last Sat, I realised that One2Free is now providing mlearning program to schools in Hong Kong.
ReplyDeleteFor example, subscribed schools can set quiz throught the system and provide quiz or polling in classroom.
I believe instant feedback and easy for assessement is the most advantages in using this.
In my opinion, I think the major drawback of using handheld devices is the high-level of distraction. There are so many games available for the iPhones, Android phones etc. If students are allowed to bring their mobile phones in classroom, teachers are hard to control their activities.
ReplyDeletePeter@4itguys group (http://4itguys.blogspot.com/)