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Dan Bowen

Summary

To integrate current students’ technology to enhance learning at home outside the classroom. For example we could develop applications such as (JAR developed) scientific calculators to send to mobiles, develop educational content, develop VLE RSS readers to allow students to access content from outside school.

Description

I would like to experiment with currently available software developers to use content by Bluetooth on phones and other devices to allow students to use educational applications, content and games. We could send course content, course podcasts, video, animations and RSS links from VLEs to get the most out of this technology. After small-scale trials I would love to take this to the next level with the expertise of Futurelab to look at and develop content and new innovations for mobile technology and harness it rather than seclude it.

• Students will be able to access content on site and take it home
• Parents may upload calendar dates and important information
• Parents may also then download content via the web or Bluetooth for their specific year groups, possibly mini-reports or subject-based updates.

How it might be used

Students will be able to download content and applications to mobile devices to allow them to continue to work at home on mobile devices which will encourage them to collaborate on projects and enhance their learning experience.

A Year 11 student will load up their mobile phone to look over some notes from the lesson. Their homework was sent to their mobiles and some content and URLS were included for further reading. The student plugs in their iPod and listens to a podcast of their notes downloaded via the school network to revise at home. A teacher then updates the school VLE and the student gets a feed via their mobile (RSS) to give them a synopsis of the post and the option to go to the link a browse via their mobiles.

Staff can send their homework and deadline dates via their laptops to students’ mobiles along with lesson notes and links.

Contact

Dan Bowen

Epsom and Ewell High School

bowend@eehs.surrey.sch.uk