1. Leading Edge Initiatives in
Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
June 25, 2013

2. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Meridith Bruozas
Chicago Public Schools
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
Ross G. Friebel
Onslow County Schools
Shari Metcalf, Ph.D.
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Susan Silveira
Qualcomm Wireless Reach

3. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Today’s Discussion:
Setting the Context: Speak Up National Findings
Qualcomm and Education
Three Initiatives:
 Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative Project
 Making Learning Mobile in Chicago Public Schools
 EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality Project
Discussion

4. Annual national research project
 Online surveys + focus groups
 Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
 Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
 K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
 Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
 Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
 Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3 million surveys since 2003
(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

5.  K-12 Students 364,233
 Teachers & Librarians 56,346
 Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713
 School/District Administrators 6,011
 About the participating schools & districts
o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts
o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban
o All 50 states + DC
 Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA
National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303
(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

6. Speak Up 2012
National Reports
www.tomorrow.org/speakup
(c) Project Tomorrow 2013

7. The New Student Vision for Learning
Mobile
Learning
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

8. A. Increase effectiveness of school:
Check grades 78%
Take notes for class 69%
Access online textbooks 64%
Write papers and do homework 56%
Use the calendar 56%
Learn about school activities 47%
Students’ plans for using mobiles at school
How would you use a mobile device to help you
with schoolwork?
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

9. How would you use a mobile device to help you
with schoolwork?
B. Leverage capabilities to increase personalization
of learning process:
Anytime, anywhere research 73%
Receive reminders & alerts 63%
Collaborate with peers & teachers 61%
Organize schoolwork assignments 54%
Access school network from home 52%
Students’ plans for using mobiles at school
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

10. 19% 18%
26%
12%
47%
45%
48%
36%
59%
65%
52%
45%
58%
80%
45%
38%
Cell Phone Smartphone Tablet Digital Reader
K-2 Gr 3-5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12
Students’ personal access to mobile devices
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

11. Students are multi-mobilists!
Students’ Philosophy: it just makes sense to use
different devices for different tasks
Create a presentation? Laptop
Communicate w/classmates & teacher? Smartphone
Read a book or article? Digital reader
Take notes in class? Tablet
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

12. We are all multi-mobilists!
The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?
• 73% have a smartphone
• 49% have a tablet
• 37% want their child’s teacher/school to
text them with class info
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

13. The mobilist parents – are you ready for them?
New Speak Up Question:
What if there were two classes – one allowed use of
mobile devices and one did not.
How likely is it that you would want your child in
the class that allowed the devices?
66% of parents said it was likely – they want
their child in that “mobile using class”
(42% said very likely!)
© 2013 Project Tomorrow

14. Administrators see the benefits of mobile
learning
© 2013 Project Tomorrow
1. Increase student engagement 84%
2. Provide access to online textbooks 73%
3. Extends learning beyond the school day 64%
4. Personalizes the learning process 63%
5. Creates a learner centered environment 52%
6. Provides opportunities for informal remediation 52%

15. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
 Qualcomm and Education

16. Qualcomm Is a World
Leader in Next-generation
Mobile Technologies
 Celebrating more than 25 years of driving the
evolution of wireless communications
 Making wireless more personal, affordable
& accessible to people everywhere
 World’s largest fabless semiconductor company,
#1 in wireless
 24,000 Employees
 S&P 100 / S&P 500 / Fortune 500

17. 17
Mobile is Transforming People’s Lives

18. The Biggest Technology Platform in the
History of Mankind
Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12
MOBILE
CONNECTIONS
IN 2011

19. 19
Mobile is Exceeding Fixed Broadband and PCs
Mobile has Surpassed Fixed Broadband and the Gap
Continues to Widen
Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12, ABI Feb. ’12, WBIS, Jul. ’12
OF TOTAL BROADBAND
SUBS WILL BE MOBILE BY 2016

20. 20
Mobile is Exceeding Fixed Broadband and PCs
Mobile has Surpassed Fixed Broadband and the Gap
Continues to Widen
Source: Wireless Intelligence, Jul. ’12, ABI Feb. ’12, WBIS, Jul. ’12
SMARTPHONE
SHIPMENTS IN
2011 PC
SHIPMENTS
IN 2011

21. 21
For Many, the First and ONLY
Computing Experience Will Be Mobile

22. Parents Aren’t Holding Us Back
Source: TIME Mobility Poll in
collaboration with
QUALCOMM, Aug. ’12
THINK KIDS LEARNING
ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
OUTWEIGHS THE
POTENTIAL
FOR DISTRACTIONS
FROM STUDIES

23. 23
Mobile Provides Unprecedented Reach for Education
100
80
60
40
20
0
World’s Population
Have Access to
Fixed Internet
World’s Population
Have Access to
Mobile Phone
World’s Population
Have Mobile
Network Coverage
Source: Wireless Intelligence, April 2012

24. 24
Real-time
assessment
& visibility
Facilitate student
learning and
collaboration
Deliver the
right content
at the time
Benefits in Integrating Wireless Technology into
the Classroom

25. 25
Qualcomm’s Wireless Reach™ Initiative
Projects84 Countries
33
Infrastructure Safety/Security Digital Content Professional
Development

26. Mobile Computing & Communication
Technology Advancements
Always-
on
Connectiv
ity
All-day
Battery
Life
Security Location
Aware
Multimedia
Performan
ce
Unprecedented
Power and
Speed

27. Developing the Mobile Education Ecosystem
Operators EducatorsGovernme
nt
Publishers Manufacturers

28. 28
8th Grade DC Field Trip

29. 29
Let’s Bring This Smart, Connected World to Education

30. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
 Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative
 Making Learning Mobile in CPS
 EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality

31. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative
Use of mobile devices in math classes to:
 Increase student achievement
 Personalize learning
 Develop 21st century skills
 Provide out of school connectivity
 Change teacher practice
Smartphones Netbooks Tablets
Funding provided by the District, Wireless Reach, FCC Learning on the Go

32. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38JZEJn_wl4
YouTube video about the project

33. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
 Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative
 Making Learning Mobile in CPS
 EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality

34. Making Learning Mobile
Project Funded:
Qualcomm Wireless Reach Initiative
Kajeet
Partners:
Kajeet
Common Sense Media
District Partners:
Chicago Public Schools
Fairfax County Public Schools
Evaluator:
Project Tomorrow
June 6, 2013Educational Tools and Technology

35. CPS is a decentralized district divided into 19 geographic
networks and 1 alternative network (14 elementary, 5 HS)
472
106
96
681 Schools 24,000 Teachers
Elementary
School
High School
Charter
42%
45%
8.8%
3.4% 0.4%
400,000 + Students African American
Latino
White
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American
CPS Demographics
Educational Tools and Technology June 6, 2013

36. 1:1 Project Design
 Implementation of HTC EVO tablets in five 5th
grade classrooms (150 devices)
 Integration of tablets into classroom instruction
(focus on research skills)
 Ability for students to take and use the devices
outside of school, including 3G
 Evaluation focused on student outcomes and
teacher practice
Educational Tools and Technology June 6, 2013

37. Laughlin Falconer Elementary
Pre-K - 6th grade
1,442 students
Technology Magnet Cluster School
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Low Income
Families
Latino English
Learners
Special
Education
94% 93%
45%
11%
Educational Tools and Technology

38. CPS Project Goals
 Explore a 1:1 environment in school and at home
 Opportunities to change instruction
 Increase connection to home
 Increase access to information
 Investigate the Android environment
 Test a take-home program within a Chicago
neighborhood
 Capture information about how students use the Internet
outside of school
Educational Tools and Technology June 6, 2013

39. Implementation
 Device Installation and Management
 Professional Development
 Student Digital Citizenship Modules
 Parent Meetings
Educational Tools and Technology June 6, 2013

40. Device Roll Out Timeline
Device
Installation &
Management
Parent
Meeting #1
Device
Deployment
Parent
Meeting #2
Device go
home
August
October
October
November
December
Professional Development started in summer
and had monthly touch points through the pilot
Prior to device going home students had
to complete Common Sense Media Digital
Citizenship Modules
Educational Tools and Technology
Teacher
Strike
June 6, 2013

41. What was planned for... What was supplemented... What we didn't plan for...
District Policies Permission for student
data use to an outside
vendor, Protection of
students online,
Acceptable use policy
Student take home policy,
Parent engagement plan and
sessions
Gray area between CPS owned
device and non-CPS network
access
Equipment Devices, Cases, Chargers,
Data Plans
Access points, Power cords
and strips, Head phones
How to store and charge
devices
Tech Assistance Kajeet Support
(none provided from CPS-ITS)
2 Ed Tech Managers, School-
level TechCos
MDM Solution, App
management, Restrictions,
App usage and level of
robustness, Device breakage
Professional
Development
Sentinel, Common Sense
Media
Five day summer session,
Once a month coaching
meetings
Role devices play in learning,
Time commitment
Curriculum/
Content
Proposed providers,
Common Sense, Digital
Passport
Research as a content/skill,
Edmodo, Google Apps,
Additional apps as units were
developed
Difficulty integrating devices
and apps, Workarounds
needed, Some in-house
resources didn't work
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Adaptation

42. Are Students Always Learning?
• 74% of Requests to Learning/Academic Websites took place after
school between 3:00pm – 9:00pm.
• 18 devices responsible for 50% use of Learning/Academic websites
• Top Sites: Edmodo.com, BrainPop.com, MathPlayground.com,
ScienceBuddies.com, Scholastic.com, IsbeTest.com, Dictionary.com
42

43. What are Students Researching? Where?
• Popular Educational Topics: Types of Religions,
Poetry, Alaska, Forest Fires/Fire Safety,
Measurement Units, Geographic Formations,
Genealogy, Federal Court System
• Popular Non-Education Topics: Learning to play the
Guitar, Glee Cast, St. Patrick's Day, Justin Bieber,
Athletic Shoes, Nicki Manaj, Michael Jackson, Jenni
Rivera, International Soccer
• Top Media/Research Websites: ABCNews.com
Biography.com, Britannica.com, CNN.com,
Encyclopedia.com, Fema.gov, NASA.gov
NationalGeographic.com, WhiteHouse.gov,
Wikipedia.org,
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TechnologyJune 6, 2013

44. URI Requests per Day
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TechnologyJune 6, 2013

45. How students used the EVO for schoolwork
Teacher Directed Use of
the EVOs
Teacher F1 Teacher F2 Teacher F3 Teacher F4
Access e-textbooks 82% 53% 16% 33%
Create/show videos 93% 90% 4% 0%
Class polling 63% 93% 24% 44%
Take notes in class 89% 23% 24% 33%
Work with classmates on
class projects
96% 83% 48% 48%
Homework assignments 93% 90% 44% 85%
Play educational games in
class
89% 93% 72% 100%
Preliminary Evaluation Results
June 6, 2013Educational Tools and Technology

46. Student Directed Use of
the EVOs
Teacher F1 Teacher F2 Teacher F3 Teacher F4
Check grades 100% 73% 76% 89%
Communicate with
classmates & teacher
89% 93% 40% 78%
Organize schoolwork 70% 70% 36% 30%
Get reminders about
schoolwork due dates
96% 73% 48% 41%
Take photos of
assignments
100% 93% 36% 33%
Use calculator 96% 97% 56% 82%
Use calendar 59% 77% 40% 59%
Preliminary Evaluation Results
June 6, 2013
How students used the EVO for schoolwork
Educational Tools and Technology

47. Leading Edge Initiatives in Mobile Learning:
Lessons Learned and Next Steps
 Onslow County 1:1 Math Initiative
 Making Learning Mobile in CPS
 EcoMOBILE Augmented Reality

48. Discussion
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