Mobile Learning Lab

1. What tools did you try?

 The first tool I tried was the ipad. I am so new to the ipad and am trying to learn everything I can about it. I found lots of good advice about implementation and apps. I think this is very exciting but unfortunately I don't think it would work in my alternative school. One of my students has told me to keep mine in my hip pocket. Luckily, my attendance has been small lately and I have gathered students around it to watch various scientific methods. They love the graphics.
  The second thing I tried was Poll Everywhere. I have not had a chance to implement this in the classroom. I plan on editting this blog  in the next few days. I never knew this site existed but I can see I could use it for warm-ups and emphasizing certain points. I projected the website on my white board. Unfortunately, I only had one student answer the poll. This student thought that cell phones would be the best choice. I really had a hard time getting my students to do any work Thursday and Friday.

2. What ways are you thinking about integrating mobile technology into YOUR classroom? 
   I am integrating the iPad in the classroom now. I am going to look into buying a flip camera to use for demonstrations and small labs. I might even use it to deliver information I find outside of class.

3.  What challenges (or inspirations) do you foresee?

I talked with my chemistry class about using cell phones for class material. They were talking about their past experiences at their previous schools. A few didn't like their experience with Moodle. Others talked about having classes on laptops. They said most kids were on youtube or facebook. They basically ignored the lesson they were suppose to be on. They said that monitoring which sites students are on is still a huge issue. It is not worth the fight. So, one of the biggest challenges will be changing the mindset of my students into the benefit of using mobile technology.