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Mobile phones in our schools are already controversial. Many fear distracted teenagers texting their friends instead of paying attention to their teachers.
Others educators are looking at mobile devices differently. George Fox University has offered incoming students the option of a traditional laptop or an iPad. Pilot schools have tested using iPod Touches and other devices in class to augment the learning experience.
At Mobile Portland this month we have a panel of educators who will discuss how mobile devices impact education:
* What role do mobile devices have in the class room?
* When are they useful and when are they distracting?
* Do they need to be issued by the school or are there ways to take advantage of devices that students own?
* What are the challenges to effectively using mobile devices in education?
Join us for a spirited and engaging conversation in the final days before school starts again. |
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Mobile phones in our schools are already controversial. Many fear
distracted teenagers texting their friends instead of paying
attention to their teachers.
Others educators are looking at mobile devices differently.
George Fox University has offered incoming students the option
of a traditional laptop or an iPad. Canby School district is
currently implementing a 1:1 iPod touch mobility program for all
Canby 3rd Grade students.
At Mobile Portland this month we're pleased to have a prestigious
panel of educators who are on the cutting edge of using mobile
technology in the classroom. The panelists will cover topics
like:
* What role do mobile devices have in the classroom?
* When are mobile phones useful and when are they distracting?
* Do mobile devices need to be issued by the school or are there
ways to take advantage of devices that students own?
* What are the challenges to effectively using mobile devices in
education?
Join us for a spirited and engaging conversation on how mobile
technology is changing curriculum and classrooms.
About the Panelists
Russ DeVore, George Fox University
[http://www.georgefox.edu/offices/inst_technology/about_it/about_rdevore.html]
[http://www.georgefox.edu/]
Russ works as the Director of Academic Computing at George Fox
University. He leads a team of seven full-time employees and
around 35 part-time student employees in the I.T. Department.
Russ has led several programs promoting technology use in
higher education. One very successful program is Computers
Across the Curriculum. This program's goal is to place a laptop
computer into the hands of every new undergraduate student
coming to George Fox University.
George Fox University was the first university to offer incoming
students the choice of an iPad instead of a more traditional
laptop for this coming school year.
Trina Marmarelli, Reed College
[http://www.reed.edu/cis/about/staff/marmarelli.html]
[http://www.reed.edu/]
Trina Marmarelli is an instructional technologist at Reed College
. She worked closely with students and faculty to evaluate the
academic potential of the Kindle DX last fall and is currently
gearing up for an iPad pilot. Trina's background is in literary
studies, so she spends a lot of time thinking about how mobile
devices--and electronic texts in general--affect our
interactions with and expectations of the printed word. She also
enjoys running, tiling, and bringing her dog to work.
Joe Morelock, Canby School District
[http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/morelocj]
[http://www.canby.k12.or.us/]
Joe Morelock is the Director of Technology and Innovation for the
Canby School District, serving approximately 5,000 K-12 students
. He is a former high school Spanish teacher, Librarian and
assessment coordinator. Joe currently leads the districtâs
innovative technology projects.
Joe is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese and has developed and
delivered mobile content and training on the use of the iPod for
Argentinaâs Ministry of Education. He regularly consults with
state departments of education, as well as local school
districts in the U.S. and Canada, and has presented to and
worked with educators at conferences and events on three
continents. He also co-authored reading and language acquisition
, iPod touch, and podcasting professional development courses for
Apple, Inc. Joe is currently implementing a 1:1 iPod touch
mobility program for all Canby 3rd Grade students.
Corey Pressmen, Exprima Media
[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/corey-pressman/4/260/ba0]
[http://www.exprimamedia.com/]
Corey taught Anthropology for 12 years before deciding to enter
the software universe. As a professional educator, Corey was
always interested in, yet disappointed with, the educational
technology that textbook publisher sales reps were peddling.
Convinced that more could be done to create effective computer
-based educational experiences, Corey started Exprima Media, a
software company dedicated to creating robust and engaging
educational experiences for the web and native mobile platforms.
Exprima is currently working with Pearson Education, W.W. Norton
, John Wiley & Sons, and McGraw Hill to build the future of
educational media.
Thor Pritchard, Clarity Innovations â Panel Moderator
[http://twitter.com/thorprichard]
[http://clarity-innovations.com]
Thor Prichard is President & CEO of Clarity Innovations, a
professional services firm that specializes in helping
corporations and learning organizations improve the practice and
process of teaching and learning with technology. Recent clients
include Intel Education, Math Learning Center, Bellingham
Schools, ScholarCentric, and Learning.com.
Thorâs focus is on finding promising technologies that match the
needs of the education industry 3-5 years from now. Over the
last two decades, heâs worn many hats on both sides of the
equation, including as executive director of a regional
consortium in charge of software licensing for schools. Thor
holds a BA in cognitive psychology from Reed College in Oregon.
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