Sunday, February 20, 2011
Mobile Computing Devices
What I learned about the Mobile Computing Devices this week really impressed me. They would be very advantageous for classrooms to have. The i-Pod Touches are generating higher test scores for students. Children can practice reading into them and it records their voices. They can play it back and evaluate their own reading. The Apple i'Pod Touch and Microsoft Zune can be used to learn Algebra. That's great news! I also liked viewing the classroom where all of the students were given a mouse to play "Mouse Mischief". The teacher can interact with all of her students and they can interact with her. She can also see which students are the most involved. All of them can interact on a screen in front of the class. The children really looked like they were enjoying their learning experiences. Learning should be fun!
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Toni,
ReplyDeleteI thought "Mouse Mischief" was interesting too. I shared it with the classroom teacher that I work with. We have a SMART Board in our classroom and we have clickers in our school, but we do not have a mouse for our children to utalize in this way. I was also amazed by the i'Pod use, especially with odler grades, most children are already using one. Why not make it a tool for learning too?!