June

Anywhere, Anytime: Using Mobile Phones for Learning

Posted In: Video Recording, Mobile Phones, NECC2007, Web 2.0 by Karen

Monday 11:00-12:00
Thomas McNeal

Students can take photos and video clips from anywhere. They can interview professionals in the field, and take video of locations of interest. Video taken can then be transferred to iTunes, etc. Using mobile phones for capturing video gets around high costs and maintenance of high quality equipment. Phones are also devices students always have on them, so they can take impromptu videos whenever they stumble upon something which could be used for a class.

Problem! The clips can only be 15 seconds each in length.

Solution: PocketCaster from ComVu
This product is in beta testing - so it’s free! (for now). Students can stream and save video clips without the time limit and do a live broadcast from the phone to a website. You can also record video without the live stream, and the site will archive the video so you can later view them and choose which you wish to use. Students only need a phone that can record video and a data account with a mobile carrier. (Tom has all of this for free from Verizon: they gave him some phones and free service. Other carriers will have varying costs for sending video.)

Journal of the Research Center for Educational Technology

Kent State Research Center for Educational Technology