Student distraction with mobile technologies

[Rhyon]

A question that Rob brought up during Dwayne’s Connect lecture was,
“How do you deal with the distractions that mobile devices create? Do
you have rules for use during class?” Dwayne’s response was that the
problem wasn’t the technology but the content or how the mobile
session was managed. This raised another question for me, “How do we
organize a mobile class so there is little distraction with the
technology?

After watching the youtube video of the ASU, it seemed like the
students were excited and using their iPhone for mostly personal use.
The first 7.5 minutes of the video painted a picture that it’s like a
party. I’m wondering if there has to be a stage of novelty before
the learner starts to use the device more for educational purposes.
Don’t get me wrong I think everyone should have a smart phone, but I’m
wondering if there has to be rules in place, like Rob suggested.

Does anyone have an idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp8fHgp0xhU

[Rob Florio]

Hey Guys,
 
I tried to access our group 3 google group but couldn't so I'm replying to a random thread.  Just for fun I put my finished assignment 2 into Rhyons group 3 dropbox folder.  Feel free to look at it.  Please don't give me back any constructive feedback because I've already submitted it and it would just stress me out ;)
 
Cheers,
 
Rob

 

 

> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:50:18 -0800
> Subject: Student distraction with mobile technologies
> From: rcald...@gmail.com
> To: mdde610...@googlegroups.com

[Dirk Lancer]

Can someone remind me how to take a look at Rhyon's Group 3 Dropbox folder? I'm drawing a blank as to where this is... So many technologies in this course - I'm having fun, but also getting occasionally lost ;)
-Jeff

about.me/jeffnachtigall

[Rhyon Caldwell]

Jeff

I sent an invitation to your gmail.com account.

Cheers

Sent from my iPad

[Rhyon Caldwell]

Rob

You're setting to bar too high again ;) 

Sent from my iPad

[Dirk Lancer]

Thanks Rhyon :)
Got it.
(I knew I had seen the message somewhere today, but couldn't recall. Time to hit the hay)

about.me/jeffnachtigall

[Dirk Lancer]

This looks great Rob,
If I had an criticisms for you, I'd probably just be making stuff up. :)

-Jeff

----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Florio <robf...@hotmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:10 pm
Subject: Assignment 2 in Rhyons Dropbox Folder
To: mdde610...@googlegroups.com

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about.me/jeffnachtigall

[Rob Florio]

That's the kind of criticism that I like ;)

 

 

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From: DirkL...@shaw.ca
To: mdde610...@googlegroups.com
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:04:29 -0700
Subject: Re: Assignment 2 in Rhyons Dropbox Folder

[Robert Perez]

Hey Rob,

It looks very good and quite concise. Thank you for posting it.

Robert

On Nov 16, 2:58 pm, Rob Florio <robflo...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> That's the kind of criticism that I like ;)
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> From: DirkLan...@shaw.ca
> To: mdde610...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:04:29 -0700
> Subject: Re: Assignment 2 in Rhyons Dropbox Folder
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> This looks great Rob,
> If I had an criticisms for you, I'd probably just be making stuff up. :)
> -Jeff
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Florio <robflo...@hotmail.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 10:10 pm
> Subject: Assignment 2 in Rhyons Dropbox Folder
> To: mdde610...@googlegroups.com
>
> > Hey Guys, I tried to access our group 3 google group but
> > couldn't so I'm replying to a random thread.  Just for fun
> > I put my finished assignment 2 into Rhyons group 3 dropbox
> > folder.  Feel free to look at it.  Please don't give
> > me back any constructive feedback because I've already submitted
> > it and it would just stress me out ;) Cheers, Rob
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> >  > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:50:18 -0800
> > > Subject: Student distraction with mobile technologies

> > > From: rcaldwe...@gmail.com