Share Paper: Implementing Mobile Learning in a Hawai`i Middle School with a Real World Math Application

1. Catherine Fulford, University of Hawaii, United States
2. Ritsuko Iyoda, University of Hawaii, United States
3. Curtis Ho, Univ. of Hawaii, United States

Abstract: This paper reports a case study of a middle school math teacher in the Hawai`i Department of Education (HDOE) developing creative and successful mobile learning opportunities for students by integrating iPads in her math class. The data collected from the teacher through multiple methods showed noticeable positive changes in the teacher’s attitude toward mobile technology, as well as in her students’ behaviors and their test scores between before and after the iPad implementation. Discussed is how the iPads triggered positive changes in teaching and learning. The results suggested that the use of the device was worth consideration and research in ...