17. § mTouch
§ iPhone/iPod
Touch:
$2.99
§ iPad:
$2.99
§ Works
with
Moodle
1
or
2
§ mPage
§ iPhone/iPod
Touch:
$1.99
§ iPad:
$1.99
§ **
Required
installaOon
of
server
soQware
(generally
not
available
on
commercially
hosted
Moodle
sites)
§ Works
with
Moodle
1
or
2
§ Moodle
§ NaOve
app
by
core
§ iOS,
eventually
Android
§ Free!
§ …sOll
quite
limited
in
funcOonality
but
will
likely
improve
substanOally
over
Ome.
§ Works
with
Moodle
2
§ Droodle
§ Android
§ Free
§ Limited
funcOonality?
18. § Moodle
1:
Install
mobile
theme
for
individual
courses
and/or
users
§ Moodle
2:
Install
one
theme
for
desktop
browsers
and
an
opOonal
theme
for
mobile
21. Example:
PowerPoint
Downloadable
document
Avoid:
Downloads
that
might
not
work
well
on
mobile
Instead:
vs.
Use
Web
2.0
tools
Slideshare
that
have
great
mobile
experiences
Example
Tools:
Slideshare,
Scribd,
DocStoc
22. Example:
PDF
Avoid:
Word/PDF
PDF
in
Moodle
documents
that
befuddle
the
smaller
screen
Instead:
vs.
Moodle-‐based
Web
Page
CraQ
pages
in
Moodle’s
web
page
creator
for
a
be=er
experience
23. Example:
Avoid:
Video
Large
media
downloads
unless
.mov
file
hosted
in
Moodle
they
are
absolutely
necessary
Instead:
vs.
Moodle-‐based
Web
Page
If
possible,
use
a
commercial
service
(Viemo/
YouTube)
which
scales
to
mobile
Example
Tools:
YouTube/Viemo
24. Example:
Hyperlinks
Avoid:
Hyperlinks
Paragraphs
of
text
with
lots
of
hyperlinks
Instead:
vs.
Bu=on-‐based
links
Create
bu=ons
whenever
possible
26. § Technical
Challenges
§ Flash
(iOS
Plagorm
and
many
low-‐end
Android
devices);
counts
out
a
lot
of
rich
content
and
also
PowerSpeak,
NROC
Algebra
I;
PLATO
and
other
curriculum
pieces)
§ CompaObility
with
Moodle
AcOviOes
(iOS
and
Android)
§ Access
Challenges
§ Mobile
broadband
access
can
be
limited
in
Montana
§ Digital
divide
is
likely
a
larger
issue
in
the
mobile
space
than
in
the
desktop/laptop
computer
space
§ Student
Challenges
§ Students
need
training
on
devices,
especially
as
a
learning
device
§ Local
Site
Challenges
§ RestricOve
policies
prevent
usage
of
devices
in
some
buildings
§ Li=le
support
locally
for
students
facing
technical
issues
on
mobile
devices
27. Jason
Neiffer
Montana
Digital
Academy
Twi=er:
@techsavvyteach
h=p://www.techsavvyteacher.com
h=p://www.neiffer.com