Cell Phones Transform a Science Methods Course

Abstract

A science methods instructor intentionally encouraged cell phone use for class work to discover how cell phones can be used as research tools to enhance the content and engage the students. The anecdotal evidence suggested that students who used their smartphones as research tools experienced the science content and pedagogical information associated with the course in a more thoughtful and reflective way than their classmates, providing additional opportunities for metacognition.     

用于Android智能手机的盘点程序设计

本文介绍了一个适用于Android智能手机的库存盘点程序的设计要点,并着重介绍了Android系统下数据库管理系统的设计、条形码扫描的应用和手机与个人电脑之间数据接口的设计。本文还指明了程序进一步改进的方向,使Android智能手机能够在生活当中得到更广泛的应用。     

高校手机图书馆的现状与发展前景

随着移动通信技术的发展和智能手机的普及,利用手机延伸图书馆服务越来越受到人们的关注,手机图书馆便应运而生。当下,在高校手机图书馆大发展的浪潮中,针对存在的各种问题,需要加强手机图书馆普及力度,构建门户网站,同时发挥图书馆联盟的作用,保护好知识产权。     

Unraveling the relationships between smartphone use,exposure to heterogeneity,political efficacy,and political participation: a mediation model approach

This paper assesses how use of smartphones relates to exposure to heterogeneity, political efficacy, and political engagement and suggests a new mediation model that can be applied to mobile communication. Drawing on online survey data collected during the 2012 presidential election in South Korea, this study finds that exposure to heterogeneity and political efficacy jointly mediate the impact of informational uses of smartphones on political participation. The current study also shows that informational uses of smartphones are significantly related to encounters with heterogeneity, political efficacy, and participatory behaviors. Additionally, recreational uses of smartphones were found to have a positive association with exposure to heterogeneity. However, relational uses of smartphones were not associated with democratic outcomes. The findings suggest that smartphones, by increasing the possibility of encountering diversity and subsequently enhancing political efficacy, create an additional pathway to citizen engagement in democratic processes.     

Variations of perspectives of junior high school students who have participated in Smartphone Summit for appropriate usage of the Internet and smartphones

This study investigated the variations of perspectives of junior high school students who had participated in Smartphone Summit for appropriate usage of the Internet and smartphones. Smartphone Summit is an educational project designed to empower junior high school students to advocate appropriate usage of the Internet and smartphones among older, same-age, and younger peers, within school communities and society as a whole. The participants were 26 students (7th and 8th grade) from 18 junior high schools in Okayama, a western Japanese city. In the project, the participants discussed pros and cons of the Internet and smartphones, and presented their ideas concerning possible activities to encourage their classmates to use the Internet and smartphones in appropriate ways with the help of various adult experts. A questionnaire was administered to measure the participants’ evaluation of their own and their classmates’ present smartphone usage as well as anticipated future smartphone usage. Results showed that the participants evaluated their own usage as more appropriate than that of their classmates and expected that future usage would be better for both themselves and their classmates than at present. Furthermore, the participants expected their classmates’ usage will change more significantly than their own because their classmates’ current usage seems relatively inappropriate and there would be larger room for improvement. From the analysis of patterns of participants’ impact expectation toward their peers, it was found that there were three types of perspectives: moderate, relatively lower, and relatively higher evaluation. Future research should focus on the factors influencing the participants’ perspectives.     

Mobile Documentation with Smartphone and Cloud in an Emergent Curriculum

The goal of this study was to explore the lived experience of kindergarten teachers with mobile documentation designed to support their tracking of children's learning activities in an emergent curriculum. A structure for mobile documentation was created with the smartphone and cloud system. The phenomenological approach used in this study showed that mobile documentation supported teachers' documentation processes and cultivated the mobile learning community. In particular, less experienced teachers gained more benefits than experienced teachers because the former understood the emergent curriculum by viewing photos from and observing activities in other classrooms. In addition, the teachers' supervisor benefited from understanding the activities and projects occurring in each classroom and could provide specific mentoring to less experienced teachers. Suggestions were provided to cultivate a positive mobile learning community in an emergent curriculum.     

“Mobile internet is worse than the internet; it can destroy our community”: Old Order Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women’s responses to cellphone and smartphone use

Abstract

In this article I explore use patterns and perceptions of cellphone and smartphone use among Old Order Amish and Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women with participant observations, interviews, and a survey. My findings show that although they differ in their cellphone use (the Amish mostly do not use them and the Ultra-Orthodox only use those deemed to be “kosher”), they concur in their nonuse of smartphones – they see the smartphone as impure. Both view smartphones as undermining social relations and community by distracting users away from friends and family.     

Taming Mobile Applications

It has been predicted that by 2016, 9 out of 10 college students will own a smartphone. In order to connect with students where they are most likely beginning their information searches, it is increasingly important for libraries to make their collections discoverable via a mobile platform and to create an effective mobile search environment for library resources. This program highlighted some of the mobile applications available for and in use by libraries, focusing on Murray State University’s implementations of two particular applications, BrowZine and Boopsie. The presentation addressed the institutional needs that led Murray State to the acquisition of these services, the ins and outs of the implementation, challenges involved in the set-up, marketing, and user education, and how the applications were received and used once they were set up.     

基于智能手机的移动学习在大学英语自主学习中的应用研究

基于智能手机的移动学习是指借助智能手机在任何时间任何地点发生的学习,这种学习方式目前受到广泛关注。通过问卷调查了解大学生使用智能手机的情况,提出利用智能手机进行英语自主学习的方法,包括利用手机音频视频软件,微信,网络及在线试题库等方式进行自主学习,并在实践中实施,从中发现问题,提出解决方案,以期进一步探索智能手机在大学英语自主学习中的应用。     

智能手机时代医学生智能手机成瘾现状及其对学习、睡眠的影响研究

智能手机时代,我国大学生基本人手一部智能手机,智能手机在我们的日常生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色,而大学生智能手机成瘾备受关注,此次研究从医学生的角度探究智能手机成瘾与学习、睡眠的影响关系。