Look around you. Anywhere you go, I bet you’ll see someone on their phone, texting, calling, facetiming, or on social media. If not directly on their phones, people will AT LEAST have their phone on them: holding it in their hand, in their purse or pockets. People won’t go anywhere without their phones now-a-days.
What does this mean for our webpages?
Taking in the fact that we are addicted to these tiny rectangular screens, it’s important to consider what that means in regards to our web content. Considering most people will access the information they need while they are on the go, on their phones, rather than waiting to use their computers at home; it’s important to make our web content accessible through our cell phones. Most people will try to gain access to the things they need using their mobile phones.
By the time someone gets home from their busy day, the last thing on their mind is to hop onto their computers to check out the website they couldn’t get to on their phones.
Mobile phones in our classrooms?
In the classroom, by making your information accessible through the phone, you are making things SO MUCH EASIER. Not just for your students who might not have access to a computer at home, but also parents, by allowing them to access important information regarding their children’s learning anywhere!
How can we make our websites accessible on our phones?
If you take a look at How to Write Content That Engages Mobile Readers and Five tips on writing content for a mobile audience we can pick out some great strategies to make our online content on mobile devices just as accessible as they are on our laptops or desk top computers!
- use images
- keep your writing concise
- have short, strong headlines
- bold the most important information
- use short paragraphs
- get to the point! don’t draw out a long introduction
- make your writing and the organization of your cite easy to follow and read
Are our blogs accessible on our phones?
SO, of course after looking into all this information about using our phones and websites and all this STUFF, I went ahead and looked at my own blog using my i-phone. If I do say so myself, it looked good! It was easy to follow, all I had to do to access my posts was scroll down. It was simple and very accessible, in my opinion.
Other websites flowed just like mine and others looked different on my phone then they did on my laptop. On my laptop some websites were all laid out and easily located but when I would switch to my phone it was much different and I had to click on a menu to access the subdivisions of the website. It wasn’t hard to find, just different and unexpected!
Mobile Learning
What is Mobile Learning?
Mobile learning, also known as m-learning, is a new way to access learning content using your phone. Mobile learning supports continuous access to the learning process through the use of your hand held technology. This can be done using devices like your phone, laptop or tablet. You can learn wherever and whenever you want!
https://www.easy-lms.com/knowledge-center/lms-knowledge-center/mobile-learning/item10388
Advantages
- You can use it whenever and wherever
- It motivates students because it’s different and they get to use their technology which automatically makes things different and fun!
- You can use multiple different types of content (like videos, pictures, etc)
- Long distance will never be a problem!
Disadvantages
- Potential for many distractions
- lack of internet connection or electricity
- Cheating!
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