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The above image shows the poll tested on three mobile devices; a windows smart phone, a standard mobile phone and a PalmPilot PDA. The direct linked worked on all devices whilst the Flash and Javascript code did not. It is interesting to note that the PDA did not understand RSS feeds and so pupils could not subscribe to lesson content, they would actively have to seek it out rather than it being delivered to them automatically.
Loading time through 3G/GPRS was around 20-30sec, whereas WLAN access was instant, both are perfectly acceptable for use in the classroom.
The results are displayed in a graph (inset), this is instantly accessible by the teacher - this is how the results would be displayed to the class on a OHP or interactive white board.
I hope that this test shows one of the ways that mobile technology can be employed in the classroom. No special equipment or applications were needed to allow this to happen, just standard mobile phones and innovative application of freeware web services.
- Kev Shirtcliffe
The image was created on a MacBook using ComicLife. This is a great piece of free/bundled software which I use with Year 10 students to create product storyboards for their coursework.
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