Mindgrub CEO Todd Marks discuss how using media in the classroom can benefit the 21st century education system. Marks presented on Mobile Gaming and eLearning and how it can be leveraged in the modern classroom. He discussed the benefits of using tablets and smartphones, and how these devices can enhance learning to be a more hands on experience. Marks also reviewed some of the recent projects Mindgrub has completed as case studies to identify their significance to eLearning as well as what the future holds in the industry.

1. Video Games “in” the
Classroom
Todd Marks
CEO & President
Todd.Marks@mindgrub.com
@mindgrub

2. Objectives
This presentation will answer the following questions:
• What are the benefits of tablets and smart phones in
the classroom?
• What are the usage statistics for Mobile devices?
• What resources are available for producing mobile
learning content?
• What are the trends in mobile applications and
knowledge transfer?
• What does the future look like?

3. Background

4. Background

5. Where Are We Now?

6. Where are we Going?

7. The Rise of the Mobile Web

8. Birth of the iPad – A Mobile Learning Game Changer

9. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015
Image from Mashable

10. Mobile Web Will Rule by 2015 (Mashable)

11. Mobile Web in 2011
• 5 BILLION mobile device users worldwide.
• The average iPhone user only spends 45% of his on-device
time making voice calls.
• Games are bigger than any other app category — both for the
social web and for mobile devices.
• Video accounts for 70% of mobile data traffic.
• Facebook is the single largest repository for user-generated
content
• Real-time technology and location-based services are
expected to drive mobile experiences.
• Most classrooms still prohibit use of mobile devices
although over 70% of secondary students have them

12. Tablet Resources

13. Where are we Now?

14. iBooks

15. ePub (Electronic Publication)
is a free and open e-book standard by
the International Digital Publishing
Forum (IDPF). Files have the extension .epub.
Several ebook readers and publications tools
available:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPUB

16. No Page Turners

17. iPad App Store
• http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-
store/education.html

18. ePublishing Platforms

19. Mobile Apps Resources

20. Digital Publishing Platforms
• // Traditional to iPad
• http://www.quark.com/Products/Quark_Publishing_
System/App_Studio.aspx
• http://www.adobe.com/solutions/digital-
publishing.html
• // Freemium Tools
• http://genwi.com/
• http://ibuildapp.com/

21. Mobile, Social Gaming

22. Casual Gaming – Online Social Games

23. Casual Gaming – Widening Demographics

24. Mobile Gaming :: Scuba Adventures

25. Mobile Gaming :: Art & Science Worlds

26. TAG :: Social, Location, & Mobile (SoLoMo)

27. Just-In-Time Learning

28. UDLinks :: Resource Finder

29. University of Maryland (UMBC) - LBS

30. Johns Hopkins :: Campus Tours

31. UNLV :: Alumni Information

32. Augmented Learning

33. viaPlace - Augmented Reality / QR Codes

34. viaPlace - Augmented Reality

35. viaPlace - Augmented Reality

36. Walking Tour : B&O Museum
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

37. AR Instructor
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

38. Human Computer Interaction

39. Minority Report (2002)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

40. Multi-Touch Screens (2006-2007)
TED2006

41. Artificial Intelligence

42. IBM Deep Blue (1997)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

43. IBM Watson (2010)
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

44. iPhone 4s / Siri
Usenet  Wikis  ICQ
Friendster  LinkedIn  MySpace  Facebook  Twitter

45. Next Paradigm Shift

46. At What Point Are We Cyborgs?
“We need a new legal
concept of what it is
to be a person”
Accelerando (2005), Charles Stross

47. 2012 Augmented Reality
And In the Future…

48. Questions?
Todd Marks
CEO & President
Todd.Marks@mindgrub.com
@mindgrub