BYOD in Physics

Leslie Drake and Matt Hudspeth’s Physics students used their own devices (or ones provided by the school when needed) to record videos of themselves performing games from the popular NBC TV show, Minute to Win It. They then included their video in a class presentation that also explained the game and the physics behind it. During the next class period, students will play each other's games. They loved this fun real-world application of the physics principals they’ve been learning all year.

BYOD in High School Art

At Centennial High School, Heather Wolford's art students use their devices to help create art projects. 

This student used his phone, propped on an easel, to distort his image. 

These students used their phones to zoom in on detail from the original picture.

Trival Pursuit Review Game

In Mr. Crowe's AP European History class at Liberty High School, students used their smart phones and a free app called Flashcardlet to play a Trivial Pursuit type board game to review for their upcoming Advanced Placement test.  Students pulled in a pre-made flashcard deck into Flashcardlet from Quizlet that contained review questions for their AP exam.  These flashcards were used as a substitute for the cards that normally accompany a Trivial Pursuit game.  Mr. Crowe also created special game boards representing different dynasties throughout European history.  One card deck or phone was used per group.  In case someone in each group could not lend his/her phone to the game, Mr. Crowe reserved a handful of iPod touch devices from the campus stash.

Here are the resources used for this project:

• Flashcardlet app: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards*/id403199818?mt=8  
• Quizlet deck used:  http://quizlet.com/841620/ap-euro-full-exam-review-flash-cards/ 

Here's a cool video of the game in progress!