Presenters will share strategies for teacher use of Smartphone technology in the classroom to conduct authentic and formative assessment, to facilitate communication, and to increase professional productivity. This presentation is based on an integration model developed for use in a pre-service teacher education program that can be easily modified for use in school-based professional development and/or graduate teacher education programs with experienced teachers. This model is also appropriate for student use in one-to-one mobile computing classrooms. The integration of Smartphone technology into an authentic context of action research provides a situated learning experience that is easily customized for a variety of classrooms and embeds opportunities for data collection (formative and authentic) that can be used to modify instructional practices or document successes and student achievement. Examples of effective teacher uses for Smartphone technology in the classroom will be demonstrated (camera, video, calendar, contacts, email, internet access). Tips, techniques, and lessons learned from two years of study will be shared.

Purpose & Objectives:
Purpose: The purpose of this session is to share an integration model for teacher use of Smartphones that highlights the potential of this tool for classroom teachers and promotes professional development resulting in student success. A secondary purpose is to share a variety of strategies for effective teacher integration of Smartphone technology in the classroom that have been developed over two years of integration into a pre-service teacher education program.
Objectives:
Participants will –
• Be able to identify the features of Smartphone technology and describe classroom uses that promote communication, assessment, and professional practice
• Be able to explain the value of formative assessment
• Be able to identify strategies for formative assessment using the capabilities of the Smartphone
• Be able to explain the requirements and costs for using the Smartphone in the classroom
• Be able to evaluate and assess the strengths and challenges of Smartphone integration

Outline

Content to be covered will include:
• An overview of Smartphone technology, components, features, usefulness, costs. (10 mins)
• An introduction to action research, formative assessment, and the connections to instructional improvement and professional development (15 mins.)
• Examples of products created and integration strategies developed for integrating Smartphone technology: PPT, hardcopy, video, oral presentation (20 mins.)
• Q & A (15 mins.)
Process:
Although a large portion of the presentation will be sharing and demonstration, the presenters will encourage questioning as related to the content throughout the session. A section of time for Q & A will be provided at the end. Handouts will be available online and in hard copy to scaffold knowledge acquisition.

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Presenter Background

Ann Cunningham, Ph.D. – Ann has sixteen years of experience in technology and teacher education with the last four years researching and working with the integration of handheld computing tools to support classroom-based student assessment. Over the years Ann has been a NECC presenter in several session types, including workshops, lectures, panels, and research presentations. She is a SIG member and has held several leadership roles, including a two-year term on the ISTE Board. She is currently serving on the SIG Council Committee.

Kristin R. Bennett, Ph.D. – Kristin has been leading handheld initiatives and research in the elementary education program at Wake Forest University for four years and has developed models for their integration in mathematics methods, student teaching, and field-based tutoring of students with special needs. She is a SIG member and has experience presenting at NECC in research and concurrent session formats as well as at state, national, and international conferences.