- To trial the use of a personalised 'student owned'device in secondary schools.
- To develop good learning and teaching practice
- To investigate the building of social skills and collaborative learning
- To integrate the device into mainstream curriculum education
- To investigate the use of a handheld device for specific tasks such as datalogging in Science, GPS integration into Humanities and museum and gallery integration
- To investigate the acceptance of a handheld device used by teachers both as a classroom tool and an administration device
- To test the principles of creating and delivering content to a personalised mobile device.
"Learning
Everywhere" a new and exciting cutting edge project developed by The
City Learning Centre @ Carlton Bolling had it´s official launch in late
November. Thirty students from Buttershaw and sixteen from Carlton Bolling
were the
very first to take up the offer of the extended loan and use of a personal
mobile computer sometimes referred to as a PDA. The students are able to
use this device whilst in lessons to take notes, complete homework tasks,
keep a diary/calendar, review resources on school networks, send and receive
e-mail, research the Internet for subject specific information and access
revision content. There are also more "social" functions which the
device will perform such as storing music and digital photographs, playing
games
and accessing email. The pilot so far has gone very well with staff and
students finding the pocket sized computers very useful in lesson time
and for homework too.
Moonwalk Immanuel
"Learning
Everywhere" along with Education Bradford's Alan Beecham took students to the moon in a virtual landscape project.
The project ran over three lessons in which the students familiarised themselves with the equipment before starting their navigation around the moon which was infact their own playing field. Students had to interact with images, sounds and videos via their Pocket PC, to successfully complete tasks. All participants thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
