Implementation of mobile devices in the

classroomby Joseph Volk

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Original Brainstorm

Then the idea came to me…

Problem statement Drake Middle School will implement a fair use policy that will allow student to use mobile devices appropriately within the educational setting. Staff will have consistent expectations that are enforced uniformly across the school that will allow students to mobile devices within current instructional practices.

Needs Assessment

O Survey for needs assessment

ObjectivesDrake Middle School will adopt a modified mobile device and cell phone policy by August 22nd, the first day of school. The new policy will state that students are allowed to use mobile devices for educational purposes within the classroom environment.  

Objective 1The staff will know how the new policy is different from the old policy. Objective 2The staff will participate in two applications for mobile devices that can be used in their classroom immediately for formative assessment. Objective 3The staff will research and share out different uses of mobile devices in the classroom.

Lesson Plan

Instructional MaterialsThe next several sides will show additional instructional materials used in presenting a mobile device policy that addresses the issues presented from the needs assessment.

Mobile Devices in the classroom

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O Teen phone use data

O From Toy to Tool: Cell Phones in Learning

O Discuss your observations and answer the question below as a group using a mobile device at Wiffiti.com http://wiffiti.com/screens/65595

O What are three interesting facts that your department group focused on after reviewing the data on teen cell phone use?

Engage- Directions: As department groups, look at the different statistics on teen cell phone

use.

O Engage- Teen use of cell phones O Video-A Vision of K-12 Students Today O Objectives and outcomesO Change in education and technology integrationO Drake StatisticsO Readings about mobile technology- Jigsaw and tabletop blogO Need for mobile devices- and usesO Compare and contrast old and new policiesO ConsistencyO Benefits of fair use policyO Individual content usesO Closure

Agenda

O New State Standards have embedded technology within them.

O We are teaching for jobs that have not even been created.

O Students need to become digital citizens

Technology in education today

http://www.berthoudrecorder.com/2010/08/02/state-board-of-education-approves-common-core-standards/

http://chathamedu618sp11.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Skills+and+National+Educational+Technology+Standards+(NETS)

1. Digital Age Literacy2. Inventive Thinking3. Effective Communication4. High Productivity

21st

Century Technology skills

Do you have a mobile device connected to the internet? (I am defining mobile device as a I-POD touch, Smartphone, I-Pad, Laptop)80% of staff have a device

Should students use mobile devices for educational purposes at home?94% strongly agree or agree depending on assignment

Should students use mobile devices for educational purposes at school?89% strongly agree or agree depending on assignment

Mobile Devices in the classroomDrake’s Stats- 18 responses

Do you wish you had more technology available for learning in the classroom?89% would like more or a lot more technology  Drake staff can effectively monitor mobile devices used in the school. 39% agree or strongly agree that we can monitor mobile devices  Drake staff can effectively enforce the use of mobile devices following a school policy. 44% agree or strongly agree that we can enforce the mobile use policy.

Mobile Devices in the classroomDrake’s Stats

What would be considered educational uses of mobile devices?Calculator, stop watch, recording skits, extended conversations about content matter, building communication, presentations, web 2.0 tools, and creating digital citizens

Mobile Devices in the classroom

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O 123 total incidentsO 18 students who were repeat offenders with one students

repeating 6 times.O 43 Lunch time violationsO 9 Texting violationsO 18 IPod violationsO 71 recorded cell phone violations with 32 violations

occurring with cell phone misuse or cell phones being turned on.

O 29 different staff members have confiscated phonesO 700 students x 180 days = 126,000 students days- O 123 incidents/ 126,000 student days = 0.00097 incidents

per student per day.

Statistics on mobile devices (cell phones) being used

inappropriately in the past at Drake Discussion topic

Groups will get different readings 10 minutes break up article and read the different sections.

Table top blogTabletop blog- Each group will use butcher paper and place the title of their article in the center of it (If a group would like to use inspiration on a laptop, they may). Each member will add important statements from their jigsaw to the butcher paper (Silently). 3 minutes total time for individuals to add statements and read others from their own group.

 Each group will then rotate clockwise with their markers and read the next group’s blog. (Silently) You can add to the blog and comment on others. This rotation will happen until each group is back at their original tabletop blog. (Time 15 minutes) Critical learning- (After completing tabletop blog)

As a full staff, discuss what was observed through this process. Look for connections made from the different articles.

What does the research say?

O Language Arts reading-Cell phones in the Classroom http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/cell-phones-in-classrooms.html

O Science reading (read all articles)-Cell phones get top marks in class http://www.mobilelearningcanada.com/?tag=classroom

O Electives- Using Mobile and Social Technologies in Schools http://www.nassp.org/Content.aspx?topic=Using_Mobile_and_Social_Technologies_in_Schools

O Math- Creating a Connection/Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networkinghttp://otopdf.net/term-of-use/read-ebook?=http://socialnetworking.procon.org/sourcefiles/CreateandConnect.pdf

O Social Studies-Mobile Goes Mainstream http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2704

O World Language and special education-ELL to Go http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/ell-to-go.aspx

O Administration- The ABCs of BYOLhttp://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/the-abcs-of-byol.aspx

O Counselors- Confronting Cyberbullyinghttp://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/confronting-cyberbullying.aspx

O Complete staff- Missed Opportunity?O http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/1105/journal_201105/#/44

Articles on mobile learning

CollaborationO Joe…

Rod,Here is the rough draft of the mobile policy I have drafted, based off of research and information collected from the staff survey. I did add a few things that may be different then traditional the thinking. Please read and send me feedback on what improvements I should make as soon as possible. Along with creating a policy, I am creating a 1 hour 15 minute professional development for my class to help get the staff to think about and accept a mobile policy. Once I have a policy that you think could work, I will share my overall presentation with you as well as my professional development. We can then decide on a mode of how to approach the staff with this idea. 

Rod…Joe,I’m good with all of it except the cost for the offenses! It will never fly! I also think it gives kids an excuse to carry it in their back pocket which completely upsets a few of your peers. If this will fly then all students must be able to have their phones on the at all times, just not to be used unless in the pretext of classroom instruction.Just my thought,

Joe…Rod, Thanks for the input. I like your push back and those were my areas of concern.  Here are my thoughts on those two points. I am still in the creating stage and trying to think outside the box to help with implementation and buy in. The more ideas I have, the better.

Why do you feel that the ransom will not fly? Any other consequences that could work? My thinking behind the fine(ransom) is to become a major persuasion for students by the school and there parents. I know if my child kept getting their mobile device taken away and I had to pay a price to get it returned, I would be upset, and we would have a deep talk about this issue. If the students use their mobile devices correctly and at appropriate times, then there should be no threat of it being taken away. Of course this is a gray area because of consistency of staff enforcement. We would need clear and consistent expectations on from the staff.  Do you feel parents would be outraged by the fine?  

The mobile device policy  requiring students to turn off and place mobile devices in the locker from bell to bell is still in place. However, when asked to bring to class (the staff has to plan ahead of time)  students can then take them to use in that class only. Currently, many of our student have their cell phones on them even with our current policy. Most students have them tucked into their pockets and as long as they are not seen or heard, they are not searched. My major selling point for staff which makes it easier to enforce is the mobile device being turned on. If the device is on, then it is considered a violation if not in the presence of an educational learning environment. Now that still leads to issues with it being used in an educational setting and being used inappropriately.  Already, we can not look at a students cell phone and messaging which means it may be harder to prove. The consequences for these actions may be loss of privileges(use of mobile device in class), loss of points, lower great, referral, etc... If it goes to a referral or is proven that inappropriate use has taken place during the school day, then we can  fine the students.

Rod…Joe,The fine is not consistent with district policy, I’m not sure we would be allowed to put the ransom/ fine in place. Knowing that not all parents think like you we would get major push back from the parents who always think it is our fault and their child did nothing wrong. I am not comfortable going down the ransom road! I also think that our kids are going to carry their phones with them no matter what and we will be fighting a losing battle with making the school policy stricter and then allowing them have their phones only when we want them too. Enforcement is going to be a nightmare with discussions/consequences filling our very valuable time. I hope that this part of the policy would keep the management part away from the main office and let Jen deal with the more serious discipline issues. I think we are fighting a losing battle in this two way thinking. On one hand we say technology is coming it is for the best and we better stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand we get crazy because a kid has his phone on him, not using it but just in his pocket.  The enforcement/consequence portion of any policy is very difficult.

Mobile device policies

Staff Resources

AssessmentO Post Assessmentorhttps://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG82VHVyWkk0VjJEbXBZd2RVY0RYcGc6MQ

Twenty Ideas for Using Mobile Phones in the Language Classroom

http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/EJ914893.pdfThink Mobile Phones for Learning

http://thinkingmachine.pbworks.com/w/page/22187713/Think-Mobile-Phones-for-Learning

25 Interesting Ways* to use Mobile Phones in the Classroom

https://docs.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/present/editid=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfODgzZnNucW5zZGM&hl=en_GB

Cell phones as learning tools – (Video)http://k12online.wm.edu/K12_Kolb_Cell.mp4

Should Students Be Allowed to Use Digital Devices at School?

http://www.insidetheschool.com/articles/should-students-be-allowed-to-use-digital-devices-at-school/

Additional Resources

Bjerede, M. (2010, March 4). Cell phones in the classroom [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://radar.oreilly.com/2010/03/cell-phones-in-classrooms.html Surprising field studies suggest cell phones could be effective learning tools. Article ca be used with language arts teachers to explore how mobile devices can be used in their classrooms. Bloch, E. (2010, May 4). How are teens using their cell phones? [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.flowtown.com/blog/teens-and-their-mobile-phones?display=wide A collection of statistics around teen cell phone use. Displays several graphs that compares age appropriateness. Demski, J. (2011, May 2). ELL to go. The Journal. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/ 05/02/ell-to-go.aspx Two schools transform their ELL programs by giving students around-the-clock access to some of the latest mobile devices. This article can be used by both World language teachers and special education to see how mobile devices can be used to support different learning. Deubel, P. (2009, March 20). Mobile devices: Facing challenges and opportunities for learning [Online forum message]. Retrieved from Mobile learning Canada: http://www.mobilelearningcanada.com/?tag=classroom The potential of using mobile technology to promote learning in education.This post will be an excellent source for science teachers to see several options for using mobile devices in their classroom. Eisele-Dyrli, K. (2011, February). Mobile goes mainstream. District Administration. Retrieved from http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2704 A more broadly accepted concept than ever, the arrival of ubiquitous mobile learning in K12 is well under way. An excellent resource of Social Studies to use because it connects to the history of mobile education. Jeffco School Board. (2010). Acceptable use policy. Retrieved June 16, 2011, from http://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/publications/conduct_code.pdf The code of conduct is a reference source for administrators, staff, parents, students, and the district community.

References

Kolb, L. (2009, November 18). From toy to tool: Cell phones in learning [Web log post]. Retrieved from Blogger: http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2008/09/ new-statistics-on-teen-cell-phone-use.html CTIA-The Wireless Association® in conjunction with Harris Interactive survey. The survey looked at teenagers aged 13-19, across the United States. There were 100 questions about cell phones, perceptions, and attitudes. Levy, P. (2011, May 2). Confronting cyberbullying. The Journal. Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/ articles/2011/05/02/confronting-cyberbullying.aspx Experts say that schools need to stop worrying about external internet predators and take on the threat within: cyberbullying. This article can be used as a stepping board for counselors in addressing social issues with cyberbulling in the schools. Metiri Group. (n.d.). 21st century skills. Retrieved June 15, 2011, from NCREL website: http://www.metiri.com/features.html 21st Century skills and standards for students. This list gives details of each of the standards and skills needed by students. National School Boards Association. (2007, July). Research and guidelines on online social and educational networking (Vockley and Lang, Ed.). Retrieved from http://socialnetworking.procon.org/sourcefiles/CreateandConnect.pdf Online social networking is now being used in all levels of education by teens and Tweens alike.This article can be used for mathematics teachers because of the statistics that can be compared

References

Nesbitt, B. (2007, November 28). A vision of K-12 students today [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8 This video shows how digital natives view technology in schools today and in the future. Schaffhauser, D. (2011, May 2). The ABCs of BYOL. The Journal. Retrieved from http:// thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/02/the-abcs-of-byol.aspx A bring-your-own-laptop program brings districts closer to the goal of getting computers into the hands of the students. This article will allow administrators to see the best approach to providing more technology in schools on limited resources. Using mobile and social technologies in schools. (2011, May). NASSP, nassp board position statements. Retrieved from http://www.nassp.org/ Content.aspx topic=Using_Mobile_ and_Social_Technologies_in_Schools

To promote student learning through the use of mobile learning devices and social media in instruction that further prepares students to be active, constructive participants in the highly connected world in which they already live and will soon work. Excellent resource for electives to discuss mobile device uses through out the school.

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