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3 Ways Mobile Technology Boosts Instruction

By Matthew Lynch
December 8, 2016
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The conversation about the benefits of mobile technology is often centered on students. What do students get out of adopting mobile technology?

But shouldn’t there also be a discussion about educator preference? After all, an Education Market Research post shows that educator enjoyment of technology is a major contributing factor to its ever-growing use in the classroom.

The debate is always student-centric but for these students to excel, teachers need to thrive too. This means administrative plans beyond simply purchasing mobile devices, or implementing bring-your-device policies that include teacher empowerment of the technology.

Mobile technology has potential to change the student-teacher dynamic for the better but only if implemented correctly. Here are a few ways I think all teachers can benefit from smart mobile technology use:

  1. Higher engagement levels. At least at the outset, use of mobile technology in K-12 classrooms will mean more students are interested in the class material. It remains to be seen what will happen once the novelty effect wears off, but perhaps by then mobile learning will be even more advanced than it is today, capturing students’ attention in new ways. Part of the interest in mobile learning from students’ perspectives is the flashy, fun element but the bigger attraction is empowerment. Lessons leave the blackboard and take place at the desk, giving students more control over it. Higher engagement from K-12 students who use mobile technology is a direct result of a feeling of ownership on the part of the student, whether perceived or not.
  2. Convenient progress tracking. Mobile education applications keep electronic records of where students succeed and where they need more help. This provides a great service to teachers who lack the time and resources to create customized learning plans based on student work profiles (though there are certainly some teachers who do put in this time, painstakingly). When students learn through mobile technology, teachers benefit from the convenient reporting. There is no guesswork on what skills need sharpening, particularly in areas like math. If an entire class population is struggling with a skill, the technology reporting signals to the teacher that the topic needs to be revisited. On the flip side, excess time is not spent on topic areas that are already learned.
  3. Less paperwork. Mobile learning gives copy machines a break and amounts to less paperwork for teachers. Instead of students waiting for an in-class assignment to be graded and then redone, mobile applications allow immediate opportunities to try again. This is a practical perk of mobile learning but one that makes the teaching AND learning process less cumbersome. In addition to less loose papers, mobile technology limits the amount of textbooks and other hard class materials that need to be carried around and stored in classrooms.

Anything that makes educators’ jobs a little easier, without sacrificing student achievement, benefits K-12 learning as a whole. The discussion of mobile technology in classrooms as it relates to students is vital but the teaching aspect matters a lot too. Schools need to provide resources for teachers to feel comfortable teaching though in mobile technology formats. This needs to happen in order for educators to really notice the positive impact it makes on their jobs.

How do you think mobile technology positively change the teaching profession?

 

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  4. Mark Holtz 12 December, 2016 at 20:56 Reply

    #3 just made my day I am allergic to paperwork. It usually makes my learning cumbersome, it is a great insight that gives me a reader a better chance to study without the need to use pen and paper.

  5. Anthony Nelson 12 December, 2016 at 22:03 Reply

    I like this post truly technology is a tool that best describes convenience. Teachers get to interact with their students more often and in a convenient way. Lessons and instructions can be carried out at the convenience of their homes something that appeals to all parties involved since you don’t have to be physically present in the classroom to offer lessons. kudos for the great inside, through this article, technology has proven to change the way learning is carried out on our classrooms.

  6. Ryan Clark 16 December, 2016 at 19:25 Reply

    I can be able to visualize more than one benefit that mobile technology has brought to schools and various learning institutions. It assures mobility, in that even when lecturers or tutors are appraised they can be assessed based on the content they provided and research carried out among other tasks assigned.
    Apart from pupils and lecturers being assessed the system also assures mobility; physical presence on classrooms is not a must.
    I appreciate your insights.

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