Jenny Johnson EDIT6900 Dr Lloyd Rieber April 18 2012 The Math and Reading teachers have mobile devices available for student use Why shouldnt mobile devices be purchased for the Social Studies ID: 170942
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Mobile Devices in a Social Studies Classroom
Jenny JohnsonEDIT6900Dr. Lloyd RieberApril 18, 2012Slide2
The Math and Reading teachers have mobile devices available for student useWhy shouldn’t mobile
devices be purchased for the Social Studies classes? Introduction: BackgroundSlide3
Little research exists on the effectiveness of mobile devices in a Social Studies class
Social Studies teachers deserve Ipads as well!
Introduction: PurposeSlide4
Does the use of mobile devices support the learning standards in a Social Studies
curriculum?Introduction: Research QuestionSlide5
This study not only supports reasons why mobile devices support the Social Studies curriculum, but also how mobile devices can improve life skills.
Introduction: Significance of the StudySlide6
Review of Literature:Related Studies
Mobile technologies provide a key to engaging students through the use of video and audio that goes beyond reading a textbook (Franklin 2008
)
Collaborative learning and social interaction skills can be enhanced with well-designed digital technology (Lieberman 2009)
Technology
can be used as a tool supporting
teaching
methods that are effective towards the educational objectives
and target audience (Alvarez 2011)
Web applications
have the
potential to yield powerful
resources for classrooms
and school
curriculum (Banister 2010)
Mobile technologies can create personalized and differentiated instruction (
Looi
2009).
Virtual worlds bring together learners and challenge them to collaborate in
problem-solving
activities (Franklin 2011)
Student
devices
unlock the
dreams of agency, control, ownership and choice amongst students but put the
dreams of equity, access and participation at
risk (
Traxler
2010).
Mobile learning
promotes engaging
students in learning from all three aspects—cognitive, social and
emotive
Mobile learning approach can enhance the learning achievements of the students when they are situated to learn in a real-world environment (Hwang 2011)Slide7
Five 11th grade United States History classes were learning about the events of 9/11.
All classes began with a pretest, then an informal writing activity, a time to share personal stories, and the viewing of a CNN news report followed by a class discussion.Next, three of the classes used the Explore 9/11
application on the iPad to examine and analyze actual 9/11 accounts. The other two classes used printed transcripts of the same 9/11 accounts to examine and analyze.
Review of Literature:
One Detailed StudySlide8
Afterwards, all five
classes filled out a graphic organizer and completed a post test. The results of the study revealed that those who received the traditional paper/pencil instruction did not perform as well overall as those who used the Explore 9/11
iPad application to complete the graphic organizer (out of ten points). The three iPad classes earned an average score of 9.3, 8.8, and 8.1 on the graphic organizer. The two non-iPad classes earned average scores of 9.2 and 6.6 (Garcia 2011).
Review of Literature:
One Detailed StudySlide9
QUANTITATIVE
Two 4th grade Social Studies classes (one with 27 students the other 29 students) will learn about the Oregon Trail. Both classes will begin by taking a pretest and then introduced to the topic by watching a brief video on the Oregon Trail.Next, each class will complete a worksheet asking general questions about the Oregon Trail. Class A will use the Social Studies book to complete the worksheet and Class B will use the
Ipad
Application:
Oregon Trail
.
Each class will be given a post test
The data will be analyzed
QUALITATIVE
As students complete the worksheet, the teacher will observe and measure the amount of collaboration used by the students
Research Method:
Mixed MethodSlide10
Social Studies Applications
for Mobile DevicesSlide11
Alvarez, C. (2011). Implementing collaborative learning activities in the classroom supported by one-to-one mobile computing: A design-based process.
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and Vices.
Computers in the Schools
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27(2), 121-131.
Franklin, T., &
Peng
, L. (2008). Mobile Math: Math Educators and Students Engage in Mobile Learning.
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Franklin, T. (2011). Mobile Learning: At the Tipping Point.
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.
ReferencesSlide12
Hwang, G., & Chang, H. (2011). A Formative Assessment-Based Mobile Learning Approach to Improving the Learning Attitudes and Achievements of Students.
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, P.,
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, Y., Chen, W., & ...
Soloway
, E. (2009). Anatomy of a Mobilized Lesson: Learning "My Way".
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Shen
, R., Novak, D., & Pan, X. (2009). The impact of mobile learning on students’ learning
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