Mobile Device Videos
One of the strengths of the teaching profession is that many of us are completely willing to share what we have done with other educators so that we are all working together to benefit our students. The following videos showcase how teachers are successfully using mobile devices in their classrooms and provide a model for how others can use them as well.
Devices in the Classroom by Daniels Run
This is a really great video because it is a long list (in video format) of ways to use a device in the classroom. I like that it is more open ended because it gives people watching it the opportunity to figure out how it will work in their individual classrooms. Plus it doesn’t focus on one particular device or tech tool that I might not be able to have or get in my school/room. Sometimes all it takes is a general idea to run with. In addition, each of these ideas aren’t subject or grade specific. So it really is a great resource for the most amount of people possible. If there were any idea in the video that I wanted more information about, I’m sure I could search for that specific idea/strategy and find more detailed videos, but this is a great jumping off point.
Getting Started with Mobile Devices in the Classroom
This video is specifically geared towards teachers starting out with mobile devices in their classroom. I really like it because it focuses on creating capability in the teacher by telling them what to think about to be able to choose their own devices and tools they use. It doesn’t just come out and say, “do this then that”. Along the lines of the proverb, “Teach a man to fish...” it gives teachers the knowledge so they can do what works in their own classrooms. This video is a great repository of tips and things to consider that some people might not have thought about.
Teaching With Tablets
This is a really great video that shows the real experiences of a school as they adopted using tablets in their classrooms. They describe how they started by getting the teachers on board through staff development and teacher tablets to practice on and how that progressed into teachers having collaborative conversations about how they could use the tablets in the classroom. What’s especially powerful in this video is they go on to interview students about their experiences with the tablets. I think this could be something valuable for teachers who are resistant to technology to see as it shows first hand how much the technology impacted students and their learning.