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Hi Irma!
I agree with you. Why try to ignore the good in smartphones? It´s better to learn the students to use good educational apps in STEM and let the students explore where to find them.
I teach only math this year and I let my students use therere smartphones for calculater and different math apps (which is for free).
Do you know any apps for math (the age of the students is 13 years old).

/Katarina Ericsson

Hi ,

Almost all my students have smartphones too. Although phones aren't allowed in classroom' in Portugal.

Although phones aren't always allowed, I often have a QR code to let the students scan when they enter and they can start background information for the topic. I also allow videos and photos of practicals and as evidence for coursework (as long as student faces aren't in them).

Is there anyone who ask students using smartphones for orienteering purposes, such as reading maps, tagging their position on the Earth, using Google Maps, Google Earth or similar apps?

Hi Rachel,
If i was your student i would probably be curious to know where's my teacher hanging out during the weekends.

Now seriously, I think it's a great idea to share with our students the fact that their teacher is studing and getting updated.

Irma

Dear Carlos,
I don't think that we should tag ourselves each time we change location. In this special occasion we were on an academy that will have influence on our teaching methods.I think we could have a disscussion in our class about the academy and its purposes and ask the students about their point of view. When i came back from the academy in Bad Hoffgastein i showed them the place on google earth and told them about the new things i learnd and about the other teachers that i met. The students were very curious and enthusiastic about my experiences.

Best regards,
Irma

Hi,

I saw a lecture recently in which smartphones use at class was discussed and they mentioned there a brief example of an application named Math4Mobile for class use.
As a math teacher I am interested to know if anyone has heard or used this application?

Thanks,
Eli

Hi Tullia!
I´m fine and thank you for the the usefull apps.
I´ve not tested them yet, but I´w let you know when my class has tested the apps.

Regards
Katarina

In my flipped classroom (7th grade math) I allow the pupils to watch at the videos of the lesson but only if they have headsets.

there are many ways to use smartphones in class. my chosen path is augmented reality. i'm getting cool results with 3d models created by the students using a combination of pc-based simple 3d modelling software and es explorer + augment on android tablets and phones. i've been documenting the process here: arbabel X3D AR in classroom the next step is figuring out apps such as hoppala (integrates with layar, wikitude, junaio), 3d layers in layar or aurasma to create specific AR applications. just imagine: give the students a paper with data about, for example, cells, and a marker wich with an AR app on the phone displays an interactive 3d model of the subject...

http://www.odisseialabmedia.univ-ab.pt/babelx3d/content/augmented-reality-classroom

Me and almoust all of my students own smartphones, but they are different from each other. I do not know particularly a lot of apps. Unfortunately, we often have problems with Wi-Fi. I would like to know how to use smartphones apps. Does anyone have any good links for how I could use these apps?

Hello!
Our students in Finland (16-18 years old) are using also smartphones in the class and everybody has smartphone. I am giving a QR code for students searching for information for the topic.
We are starting campaign in the middle of january throw QR-code to play special process technology game.Students are playing and after recommending for other friends throw facebook.They can win some awards, if they are getting many friends with them.This is channel how to get new students for the school next autumn.