2. History
iPhone released June 29, 2007, with AT&T as exclusive carrier
iPod Touch released September 5, 2007, with the same operating
system
Operate with both Windows and Mac
13. ConnectEd Summit
400+ attendees, 65 colleges and universities, 29 K-12 schools
Several keynotes (all) and ‘tracks’ (breakout) were offered:
Teaching: Pedagogy & Praxis (Micah)
Teaching: Podcasting & Mobile Media (Craig)
Research, Assessments & Methodology
Web & SDK Programming
Institutional Leadership
Logistics & Deployment
Infrastructure & Networking
Handheld Learning in the K-12 Classroom
14. What We Learned
A variety of disciplines were present
The hard questions are being asked (“Is this a fad?” “What
problems do you have in class?” “What is the purpose of mobile
tech in the classroom?”)
400 iPods and iPhones take down a wireless network pretty fast
Apple is committed to iPhone/Touch in the education sector
17. Classroom Use
As a ‘clicker’ - a student response system
Mobile access to course content (Blackboard/LMS)
Search during discussions (Pubsearch)
Podcasts
Calculator/Unit Conversion
Flashcard utilities
Language learning
19. Pilot Study
25 iPod Touch units for Fall ’09 (10 to AECL 1000, 15 to PHTO
2710 & 2720)
Have already learned the necessity of additional wireless
networking needs (WAC controller)
Feedback is really important - understanding the student
reaction, faculty workload, IT staff
20. Future Use?
Other areas that might make use of iPhone/Touch technology:
Nursing (anatomy, medical records)
Music (multi-track recording, phone ‘instruments’)
Art courses
Chemistry (interactive periodic tables, molecular
structures)
Elementary Education (a host of math and language
apps)
Biology (www.biocourseware.com)