Mark Anderson's Blog » A weblog about education, learning & technology. Written and edited by Mark Anderson. eBooks and Mobiles Project | Open University project exploring educational uses of eBooks and mobiles. Talk about eBooks at eLC event The eLC event at the OU on 13th November 2012 will examine the latest developments in eBooks and related technologies. Nick Watson and his team will talk about OU Anywhere and their work on eBooks, rich media and mobile devices. Mike Sharples and Simon Cross will talk abou their recently completed project on OU postgraudate use of eBooks and tablets. Rob Parsons and Clive Sexton will talk about their experiences of using eBooks and mobile learning with AA100 students. The event is at 10:00 to 12:30 in the OU Library. eBook Chapter During the project Martin, Agnes and Anna have been collaborating on the writing of a book chapter for an eBook which was compiled by Dr Goh (School of Information Management, University of Wellington, Victoria, New Zealand).
The eBook has just been published and is available for download at E-Books and E-Readers for E-Learning. The abstract for the chapter: eBooks and eReaders for eLearning Final project presentation Presenters. iPads and Android tablets on the MSc International Business at Leeds University Business School. App review blog. Explain Everything This is the screen casting app that I am using with the TIPS research project schools.
It provides a way for students to create and produce their own resources and share their learning. Many teachers use this app to deliver instructional content to students. You can capture your lesson with diagrams, demonstrations typed or drawn and annotated pictures. This is easily shared with students to view as many times as they need at home or at school. Integration with Cloud Services = More Choice * Note: Google Drive integration is coming in imminent release of EE v2.0 in late Jan 2013) Suitable for primary to secondary classes, Explain Everything is integrated with Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Drive; making it very easy to import materials (e.g. pictures, slides, documents) from your computer or the internet (including your web browser!).
Explain Everything is the only screen-casting app which allows users to choose where they export and share their work. Requires WiFi? Exploring the impact of Apple's iPad on schools & schooling. EdTechTeachers - ipads blog. Learning In Burlington. ICT in Practice | iPad Trial | Rossett School. So far i have found the Ipad to be a valuable piece of technology within lessons and the pupils who have been asked to use it have found it extremely helpful.
In the first instance, as a teaching aid it has been great as it has allowed me to access registers quickly and use the internet as a quick search tool leaving my classroom computer free for pupils to use if required. Useful Functions for the pupils: The camera function has been used constantly as it takes good quality imagery and pupils can email it directly to their school email without having to find leads and memory card devices – it’s much quicker than using a camera and the pupils don’t have to wait for myself to place the images on the shared area to access them. The safari browser has allowed quick access to the internet for individual pupils conducting research tasks when a computer has not been available – and by using the copy tool they have emailed themselves the information to work from. Places: Evaluating Mobile Learning | The Places project.