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More Mobile Learning

Whrrl is a web 2.0 tool a lot like Photostory. You can use the web interface to create a story using images and text and then publish it to the web or share via face book or Twitter.

As they say on Blue Peter – ‘Here’s one I made earlier..’

The thing that makes this stand out from the crowd though is it’s functionality on mobile devices – particularly the iphone. It is also possible to create and share whrrl stories via SMS.

Again, could be an intersting activity to incorporate into a learning outdoors activity linking up with the QR codes activities.

Bring on the iPhones!

Outdoor Learning – Fun with Mobile Learning

I’ve just enjoyed reading this post on the blog I follow called ‘Switch on Delight’ – it’s all about new tools for learning. I really like the authors idea of using QR codes attached to trees in the location so that when the participants held their phones up to the QR codes it linked to a wiki page  via a URL.

QR codes are basically 2D bar codes – QR means ‘Quick Response’ and create images like the one below:

These can then be read by your mobile phone by downloading a QR reader such as the Kaywa reader available to download here. You need to point your phone’s browser to the link and follow the instructions for download.

To create a QR code you can use a QR creator such as the QR code generator and then print it, stick it or post it to a site! The code could contain text or a URL linking to a site or video on the web – great for a topic based treasure hunt or outdoors geography or science activity.

An alternative is the Microsft Tag Beta – similar but apparently more data can be stored in the 3D codes.  You need to set an account to use the service (for free) and then you can generate codes which again can be used on a site or printed as PDF. there is also a reader download for your phone here.