Course Description
This course will explore the advantages of student smartphone use in the classroom, as well as the potential obstacles that may arise from implementation. Participants will discuss the pros and cons of smartphones in the classroom, examine smart phone use policies, review potential apps, and design a lesson plan that effectively implements smartphones in the classroom.
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Module 1: The Case for Smartphones
Module Activities & Assessments:
- Advocates and Adversaries of Smartphone Use
- Discussion Board: Pros and Cons
- Assignment: Justification Letter to Administration
Module Activities & Assessments:
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Smartphone Policy
- Stakeholders
- Discussion Board: Current Policy Analysis
- Assignment: New Policy
Module 3: Smartphone Applications
Module Activities & Assessments:
- Application Exploration
- Discussion Board: Application Sharing
- Assignment: Application Review
Module Activities & Assessments:
- Mobile Learning Lesson Plans Exploration
- Discussion Board: Lesson Plan Ideas
- Assignment: Lesson Plan
- Assignment: Reflection