I use wireless in three different ways. I use it a lot for classroom management.

If students have a question about something we’re using outside of the classroom, for example something on my Learn@UW site, then I can ask them to come up and I can talk them through any problem that they’re having. I also use it for e-mailing homework. Right after class, after I’ve assigned the homework, I can walk over to my computer and send out the homework immediately. Then I don’t have to worry about it later. We also have some class projects, one of which is the wiki, where I’ll occasionally have students who have problems accessing or editing. Then I’m able to work with them one-on-one before or after class and prevent problems from getting worse.

The other main way that I use wireless is by bringing in activities from websites or activities generated by me that are housed on my Learn@UW site and I can bring them directly into the classroom.

The third way that I use wireless is more student-centered. That’s where I bring in wireless devices, mostly in the form of tablets, and have the students work collaboratively—two students to one wireless device—and do exercises that I’ve created. Work on a Norwegian website, or answer questions on a website, or do an activity.

So, those are the three main ways that I use wireless.