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Mountain Moot 2012 31 May 2012
Jason Neiffer Montana Digital Academy Twi=er: @techsavvyteach
h=p://www.techsavvyteacher.com h=p://www.neiffer.com
Apps
Mobile Browser
§ mTouch § iPhone/iPod Touch: $2.99 § iPad: $2.99 § Works with Moodle 1 or 2
§ mPage § iPhone/iPod Touch: $1.99 § iPad: $1.99 § ** Required installaOon of server soQware
(generally not available on commercially hosted Moodle sites)
§ Works with Moodle 1 or 2
§ Moodle § NaOve app by core § iOS, eventually Android § Free! § …sOll quite limited in funcOonality but will
likely improve substanOally over Ome. § Works with Moodle 2
§ Droodle § Android § Free § Limited funcOonality?
§ Moodle 1: Install mobile theme for individual courses and/or users
§ Moodle 2: Install one theme for desktop browsers and an opOonal theme for mobile
Example: PowerPoint
Downloadable document
vs.
Slideshare
Avoid: Downloads that might not work well on mobile
Instead: Use Web 2.0 tools
that have great mobile
experiences
Example Tools: Slideshare, Scribd, DocStoc
Avoid: Word/PDF
documents that befuddle the
smaller screen Instead:
CraQ pages in Moodle’s web
page creator for a be=er experience
Example: PDF
PDF in Moodle vs.
Moodle-‐based Web Page
Avoid: Large media
downloads unless they are
absolutely necessary Instead:
If possible, use a commercial
service (Viemo/YouTube) which scales to mobile
Example Tools: YouTube/Viemo
Example: Video
.mov file hosted in Moodle vs.
Moodle-‐based Web Page
Avoid: Paragraphs of
text with lots of hyperlinks Instead:
Create bu=ons whenever possible
Example: Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks
vs.
Bu=on-‐based links
Test your unique plugins on the mobile theme
§ Technical Challenges § Flash (iOS Plagorm and many low-‐end Android devices); counts out a lot of rich content and also PowerSpeak, NROC Algebra I; PLATO and other curriculum pieces)
§ CompaObility with Moodle AcOviOes (iOS and Android)
§ Access Challenges § Mobile broadband access can be limited in Montana
§ Digital divide is likely a larger issue in the mobile space than in the desktop/laptop computer space
§ Student Challenges § Students need training on devices, especially as a learning device
§ Local Site Challenges § RestricOve policies prevent usage of devices in some buildings
§ Li=le support locally for students facing technical issues on mobile devices
Jason Neiffer Montana Digital Academy Twi=er: @techsavvyteach
h=p://www.techsavvyteacher.com h=p://www.neiffer.com