Session 7: Uses of mobile technology in school

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