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 * Week 11 (4/4) ** **Handhelds Widgets and Apps (and Games)**

**Part I: Discussion of Readings** **Part II: Group work on Lesson Plans using handhelds, widgets and apps (or games)**

Find 2-3 applications for handheld devices that serve library populations similar to yours. Post your findings to the discussion section of Week 11.
 * DUE: **

Reading from Week 9: Gee JP. (2005). Good video games and good learning. // Phi Kappa Phi Forum //. 85(2), 33–7.
 * REVIEW: **

Kolb, L. Toys to tools: Connecting student cell phones to education. (October 2008) p. 1-22 **(handout)**
 * READ: **

(Some links below will prompt you to enter your log-in info for the Pratt Library--which should be the same as for Moodle and everything else--and then take you directly to the PDF of the reading.)
 * OPTIONAL READING:**

Clark, R.C. Cell phone novels: 140 characters at a time. // Young Adult Library Services // v. 7 no. 2 (Winter 2009) p. 29-31

Gargano, C. Listen and learn: Students put Zune players to the test. // EContent // v. 31 no. 7 (September 2008) p. 18-19

Harris, C. An iPhone for every student. // School Library Journal // v. 43 no. 11 (November 2008) p. 22

Rosen, J. Taking steps into the digital future. // Publisher's Weekly // v. 256 no. 7 (February 16 2009) p.17-19


 * RESOURCES: **
 * //This list is by no means exhaustive. Please feel free to find other resources to use for your lesson plan.// **


 * Extra-Normal **
 * @http://www.xtranormal.com/ **


 * Blabberize **
 * @http://blabberize.com/make **


 * And a how-to video: **
 * @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eodrCTzi44Q **


 * VoiceThread **
 * @http://voicethread.com/ **


 * BitStrips (make a comic!) **
 * @http://www.bitstrips.com/create/comic/ **

**New York Times Widget Maker**

Jorge Colombo Sketching a fire escape using Paintbrush App for IPhone

Babycastles, an underground arcade in Queens (NYT Slide Show)