Intro to Mobile Devices
- Read this MindShift post and respond in the comments box: To Ban or Not to Ban: Schools Weigh Cell Phone Policies
- Text Poll: What is your view about using mobile devices in an educational setting?
- Small Group Discussion: Individual sites' cell phone policies and opinions about using mobile devices in an educational setting
- Group Discussion: Using text polls
Do Now / Twitter
- Introduction to Twitter
- Sign up for aTwitter account
- Twitter Basics
- Respond to a science Do Now
- Discussion/Reflection
Recording and Editing Media with Mobile Devices
- Image Recording (camera feature, other camera apps like Instagram, Hipstamatic, ShakeItPhoto*)
- Sound Recording (voice memo, SoundCloud*, DropVox)
- Video Recording (camera feature)
- Image Manipulation (Photoshop*)
- Sound Editing (Garageband)
- Video Editing (iMovie)
- File Management and Sharing with Mobile Devices (DropBox*, box.net*, iTunes, iPhoto)
- Best Practices
*apps also available for Android
Cool Science Apps
- Cell and Cell Structure $1.99
- Periodic Table of the Elements Free
- Vernier Video Physics $2.99
- Nasa App HD Free*
- Star Walk $4.99
- LeafSnap Free
*apps also available for Android