1. Emerging Technologies in Adult
Education Classroom
Nell Eckersley

2. To Access this PowerPoint
 http://slidesha.re/TtWV9s
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3. http://lincs.ed.gov
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4. Introductions
 What do you know about Social Media?
 What would you like to learn?
 What is one thing would you like to take away from this
session?
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5. Agenda
 What is Social Media and why should we use it?
 QR Codes
 Bitly
 Pinterest
 GoogleVoice
 PollEverywhere
 Wiggio
 More Resources
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6. What is Social Media
 Social media includes web-based and mobile based
technologies which are used to turn communication into
interactive dialogue among organizations, communities,
and individuals.
--Wikipedia
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7. Components of Social Media
 Web 2.0
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8. Components of Social Media
 Cloud Computing
 performing computer tasks using services
delivered entirely over the Internet.
 movement away from applications installed
on an individual's computer towards the
applications being hosted online.
 The "cloud" refers to the Internet and was
inspired by technical flow charts and
diagrams, which tend to use a cloud
symbol to represent the Internet.
 http://mobileoffice.about.com/od/workingontheroad/f/cloudcomputin
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9. Components of Social Media
 Mobile Learning
 The use of common
handheld hardware,
wireless networking
and mobile telephony
to facilitate, support,
enhance and extend the
reach of teaching and
learning.
 https://mobilelearninginfokit.pbworks.com/w/page/41751137/What%
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10. Tagging
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11. Why use Social Media in Adult Ed?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyZRS0BnpAI&feature=youtu
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12. Why Social Media?
 Makes tasks authentic &
challenging
 Extends time devoted project
 Supports collaborative work
 Inexpensive, multiplatform
 Real life experience
 Help break down the digital
divide
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13. Myths about Social Media
 Only young
people use Social
Media
 Social Media; just
a waste of time
 Fears about
security & privacy
 Hierarchy of
needs; technology
comes after
literacy
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14. Integrating Social Media into Adult Ed
Blooms Taxonomy
 Creating
 Evaluating
 Analyzing
 Applying
 Understanding
 Remembering
http://www.usi.edu/distance/bdt.htm
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15. 5 Moments of Learning
 Dr. Conrad Gottfredson’s Five Moments of
Learning Needs:
 When Learning for the First Time
 When Wanting to Learn More
 When Trying to Remember
 When Things Change
 When Something Goes Wrong
http://www.upsidelearning.com/blog/index.php/2010/03/17/the-practice-of-mobile-learning/
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16. What Do You Know?
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17. QR Codes
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18. QR Codes
 Q R stands for
 Invented in Japan by Toyota in 1994 to track vehicles
during the manufacturing process
 QR code is detected as a 2-dimensional digital image
by a semiconductor image sensor and is then digitally
analyzed by a programmed processor. Translation:
You can scan it with your smart phone or tablet.
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19. What QR Codes Do
 QR codes contain information and instructions on what
your device should do with the information
 Take you to audio, pictures, videos, and websites
 Save information in your address book

20. QR Code vs Bar Code
http://www.teq.com/blog/2012/05/my-qr-code/#.UJRXgMXCaSo

21. QR Code Readers
 QR Codes can be used with a mobile device like a smart
phone or a tablet that has access top the internet
 The device must have an QR Code reader (also called
scanner) app installed
 Scanlife http://www.scanlife.com/en/ is an app that works on
most devices
NOTE: You should NOT have to pay money or give
information about yourself when selecting and installing a
QR Code reader or scanner

22. QR Code Readers
Scanlife on my Android phone

23. QR Code Readers
The QR Code reader uses
the camera on your
device to scan the code
and then uses the
internet to interpret the
instructions in the code

24. QR Codes in Real Life
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25. QR Codes in Real Life

26. QR Infographic
 http://bit.ly/elKi2c
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27. Steps to Using in Education
1. First consider what is the learning goal
2. Make sure you have devices that can read a QR Code
3. Create the QR Codes you need

28. QR Codes in Education
 Make your own QR Code Scavenger Hunt!
 Scavenger Hunt
 5 Real Ways To Use QR Codes In Education
 Black & White and Scanned All Over (video)
 QR Codes Connect Students to Books
 Shambles QR Code Resource
 Desktop QR Code Reader
 QR Codes in Education Livebinder
 50 QR code resources for the classroom
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29. QR Code: Image with Narration
 To hear about this photo, go to
this link http://bit.ly/OXHVPE or
scan the QR Code
Tools used to create this:
 https://www.google.com/voice
 https://www.soundclick.com
 http://bitly.com/
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30. QR Codes in Education

31. Make Your Own QR Code
 Bitly https://bitly.com/
 Google http://goo.gl/
 Kaywa http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
 ScanLife http://www.scanlife.com/en/
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32. Bitly
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33. BitLy
You can use Bitly to
shorten URL’s without
creating an account
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35. Customizing Your Shortened URL
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36. Analytics
With an account you can also track how many times the URL
you created has been clicked.
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37. QR Code
And with or without an
account you can make any
of the shortened URLS into
a QR Code by adding .qr at
the end
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38. Pinterest
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39. Pinterest
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40. Boards
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41. Pins
http://pinterest.com/nelightful/adult-education-ideas/
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42. Repinning, Liking, and Following
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43. Pinterest in Education
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44. Pinterest in Education
 Is Pinterest a Teacher’s New Best Friend in the Classroom?
 25 Great Educators To Follow On Pinterest
 TechChef4U Pinterest
 In The Pinterest Of Education
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45. GoogleVoice
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46. GoogleVoice
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47. GoogleVoice
 Google Voice is free with a google account
 Create a unique phone number through google that
students can call
 Calls placed to a google voice account are stored in an
email-like inbox that can then be downloaded as an mp3
file, or embedded
 Unique Feature: Google Voice allows students to use their
cell phones to create audio files
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48. GoogleVoice in Education
 What is Google Voice?
 http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/86-gre
 Using GoogleVoice in the Classroom
 Not Your Mother’s Voice Service
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49. Google Voice Activity
 Practice the dialogue
 Person 1: Excuse me, do you know what time it is?
Person 2: Yes, it's two o'clock.
 Call (347) 927-7044 (Nell’s GoogleVoice number)
 When the voicemail prompts you to speak, read the
dialog into the phone
 https://www.google.com/voice#inbox
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50. PollEverywhere
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51. PollEverywhere
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52. PollEverywhere in Education
 Increasing classroom participation and attentiveness
 Encouraging risk-taking with anonymous student
responses
 Eliciting diverse opinions when there isn’t a correct
answer
 Gauging student comprehension of material immediately
 Grabbing students with thought-provoking opening
questions
 Assessing last night’s reading with a quick quiz
http://novemberlearning.com/resources/handouts/real-time-assessment-with-poll-everywhere/
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53. PollEverywhere in Education
 Best of Web 2.0: Using Poll Everywhere
 QR and Poll Everywhere
 Upcycled Education: PollEverywhere
 SMS Education: Poll Everywhere Is Making the Mobile Pop
Quiz More Affordable
 Our Poll
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55. Edmodo
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56. Our Online Community: Wiggio
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57. More Resources
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58. Top 100 Tools for Learning
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59. Twitter
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60. Adult Educations & Technology Paperli
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61. Technology Tools For Teaching & Learning
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62. Go2Web20
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64. My contact info
 Moderator, NIFL Technology and Literacy Discussion List
 http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Technology
 Email: nelle@lacnyc.org
 Twitter: http://twitter.com/LACNYCnell
 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nell.eckersleylac
 Blog: http://nelightful.wordpress.com/
 Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/nelleckersley
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