The following list is my no means exhaustive but there are a number of really
interesting dicussions about the use of mobile devices in the classroom. It
might not be exactly what you are looking for in terms of research and ELA but
my interest in how we use IT to enhance student learning tends to have us
moving towards a more child centred/inquiry approach and a shift in pedagogy.
Why use an expensive item like an ipad if you are just going to use it the same
way you would use a book? How can you ensure that how you use the ipad will
enhance learning? Is it only about student engagement? How are you going to
tranfer files from the ipad for eportfoliios and as records of student
achievement and are you? These are all questions I have grappled with for the
past few months. Success with student reading and an IPAD. Well, I will
publish my 'independent research study' comparing MAP and DRA in May for two
students who were struggling sixth
grade readers (DRA Level M/N at the start of the year) and for whom I turned
nearly all reading instruction into IPAD reading with specific instruction.
apps and expectations. Waiting on permission from parents to post a film of
the students discussion on how their reading changed to teacher tube. If you
are interested in this and a blog on using IT to support the teaching of ELA
please feel free to contact me by email for the link.
Papers and posters published re the iPad and mobile devices
* Dr. Ian J. Shepherd and Dr. Brent Reeves: iPad or iFad – The reality
of a paperless classroom
* Jeffrey Brand and Shelley Kinash: Pad-agogy: A quasi-experimental and
ethnographic pilot test of the iPad in a blended mobile learning environment
* Jacqui Kelly and Judy Schrape: 100 days with an iPad: Lessons learnt
and apps acquired
* Nathaniel Ostashewski and Doug Reid: iTeach, iDance: Using the iPad
in the body-kinesthetic teaching context
* Swee-Kin Loke, Mark Lokman, Michael Winikoff, Jenny McDonald, Rob
Wass, Maryam Purvis, Richard Zeng, Christoph Matthaei, & Peter Vlugter: Lessons
in designing sustainable mobile learning environments
* Karen M. Scott, Sharon Kitching, Daniel Burn, Marianna Koulias,
Dianne Campbell & Megan Phelps: “Wherever, whenever” learning in Medicine:
Interactive mobile case-based project
* Thomas Cochrane and Roger Bateman: Smartphones give you wings:
Pedagogical affordances of mobile Web 2.0
* Kathryn MacCallum and Lynn Jeffrey: Identifying discriminating
variables that determine mobile learning adoption by educators: An initial study
* Henrik Valstad: iPad as a pedagogical device
* Norshuhada Shiratuddin and Syamsul Bahrin Zaibon: Local content game:
The preferred choice for mobile learning space
* Jenny Waycott and Gregor Kennedy: Mobile and Web 2.0 technologies in
undergraduate science: Situating learning in everyday experience
* Nathaniel Ostashewski and Doug Reid: iPod, iPhone, and now iPad: The
evolution of multimedia access in a mobile teaching context
* Robert C. Meurant: The iPad and EFL Digital Literacy ~ Robert Meurant
has written quite a few papers in this field of study.
* Brian Ferry: Using mobile phones to enhance teacher learning in
environmental education
________________________________
From: Cindy Brovold <cindy.brov...@isd477.org>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
<mosaic@literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2012 5:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Looking for research on using iPads to improve reading
accuracy
Your question addresses research; the only research related to technology
that I've heard comes from Dr. Marzano and speaks of time allocation. His
research reports needing to have students interacting about 75% of the time
to see academic improvements. We also need to remember that it is the
teacher behind the tool and the design of the lesson that makes an impact
on learning, not the tool itself. Most important to consider is the
instructional strategies and student interaction when using tech devices.
With that said, I did receive a listing of the top five APS recommended by
teachers through NEA. You should be able to access the short video clip
through nea.org. Here is the list:
1. Fish
School<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fish-school-by-duck-duck-moose/id367567459?mt=8>
2. The
Numberlys<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numberlys/id491546935?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4>
3. Facejack <http://facejackapp.com/index.html>
4. Toontastic <http://www.nea.org/tools/tips/toontastic-ipad-app.html>
5. Storykit <http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storykit/id329374595?mt=8>
Have fun!
On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Pamela Soderquist <sodi...@comcast.net>wrote:
> Our school district is offering technology grants this year and my first
> grade team has decided to apply. After watching one of our 2nd grade
> teachers embrace technology, doing an action research project on improving
> student engagement, we became inspired. She also uses iPads to have
> students record their math proofs and explain science concepts. So we
> thought, wouldn't it be great to use iPads in reading. We could have
> students read ebooks in Daily 5. We could have them record themselves
> reading and listen to and critique themselves, teaching them to listen for
> mistakes and make it sound like they talk. We could also have them keep
> vocabulary dictionaries with definitions, example sentences and pictures.
> We're just starting to do research for free and not-so-expensive, but very
> effective apps for practicing sounds, spellings, vocab, etc. We also are
> looking for ebook resources that are leveled readers to help us select
> "good fit" books for independent reading.
>
> We're looking for studies that have already been conducted on the
> effectiveness of using iPads to improve accuracy. Plus additional
> resources for apps and ebooks. Other comments and advice are also welcome.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Pam Soderquist
>
>
>
>
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