Actionbound at School: An Introduction to Library Use with Apps & Co.

Abstract

“Smartphones in school are a nuisance”, according to most teaching staff. “Why go to the library? -I always have Google at the tip of my fingers”, is what many students (and -secretly -increasing numbers of teachers) think. Is it possible to utilize the students’ existing devices and competencies in a didactically meaningful way? What do we need to consider when we want to incorporate mobile devices into lesson plans? How can libraries work with BYOD concepts and raise their profile in doing so? The article discusses the theory and practice of these questions based on the introduction to school library use with the app BIPARCOURS / Actionbound.