Seedlings @ Bit By Bit Podcast: Show 39
Seedlings @ Bit by Bit Podcast: Show 39
October 9, 2008
We visit with Liz Kolb and talk to her about her work with integrating cell phones in instruction.
Links from the show:
- Cell Phones in Learning Blog
- Liz’ K12Online Conference 2007 Presentation
- Liz’ Teaching Philosophy
- Ideas for Classroom Rules (by Liz)
New tools for Cell Phones (by Liz):
- Cell Phone On-Demand Radio (Lexy, Cellecast, Foneshow )
- Voice marks recorded directly to a Google map (Geograffiti)
- Mobile Digital Storytelling (Earfl )
- Anytime, Anywhere guided research (ChaCha, Kwiry, Mymiamia )
- QRcodes (Kaywa, Snappr )
- Significance of “mobile skills” in 21st Century Job Market (Mob4hire )
- Free Group Text Messaging Services (Abbyme, Sendible, Remember the Milk, Remindr, Text4deaf )
- Create “Museum” tours by cell phone (Guide by Cell,Museum 411 )
Liz is currently working on the following with students:
Weekly Podcast Project
Text Alerts
Class Polling/BrainstromingScavenger Hunt for Homework/Field Trips
Success Stories (from Liz):
- PBS Ready to Learn Study (Mobile Video for literacy learning)
- K-8 St. Joseph Schools in Trenton (Radio Theater Podcasts )
- Joe Wood Middle School Science (Brainstorming Text Message Board, Polling with Polleverywhere)
- Craik School in Canada (8th graders infusing cell phones in literature class )
Moblogging Links (from Liz):
Chat Transcript from EdTech Talk
“Geek of the Week” Links for 2008-10-09
Music:
Technorati Tags: education, cheryloakes, alicebarr, bobsprankle, lizkolb, seedlings
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[...] I’m hopeful that in the relatively near-term, we’ll be able to create and share Google Maps which include embedded digital stories created by teachers and students in our statewide Celebrate Oklahoma Voices project. Our current Ning learning community for the project does allow video contributors to geo-tag their videos, but I’m not sure how a larger map can be displayed which shows links to all geo-tagged video content on the site. The Murmur Project is the best example I’ve seen in the past of a project which connects digital storytelling and oral history with places and locations. Liz Kolb mentioned Murmur as well as MANY other great mobile web projects and applications in her Seedlings webcast interview last week, now available as a podcast. [...]
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