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High school 'to allow mobiles in classrooms to help learning'
"Notre Dame high school in Sheffield is to be the first in the country to allow mobile phones, MP3 players and gaming devices in class as a learning tool. "
School experiment leaves pupils to their own devices
Story about Shepparton HS in Australia and iPod Touch program
NECC 2009: SIGML Forum (We Found Kilroy!)
A review by Mark van t 'Hooft of the NECC09 SIGML (mobile Learning) field trip in Washington DC.
"Your task is to come up with a compelling argument that demonstrates the importance of the World War II Memorial today.
Use your mobile phones to access supplementary digital content, using the QR codes in this booklet. In addition, you may use your mobile phone to collect evidence in and around the memorial. We will leave it up to you as to how you want to do that.
Educating the Mobile Generation: Go Mobile! Go Global!
ISTE Vision recording of Elliot Soloway and Cathleen Norris at NECC 09. A great way to catch up on sessions I missed!
iSchool
The iSchool Initiative is a place for people to come together and help make the iSchool a reality, bringing technology into our classrooms.
Interesting advocacy from a student supporting and promoting the use of iPods in the classroom
Mobile Learning Institute
“A 21st Century Education” compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen.
A set of videos about 21st century learning
Ask students to submit an assignment on their cell phone
ISTE’s NECC09 Blog
Wes Fryer
Cell phones can be used in powerful ways by students and teachers as assessment tools. Most teachers are familiar and comfortable asking students to submit written work to assess their learning, but are likely much less experienced asking students to submit multimedia files as assignments. This needs to change. As teachers, we need to invite students to regularly “show what they know” not only with written texts, worksheets, and multiple-choice examinations, but also with multimedia software as well as websites which permit students to record their voices and use visual images to communicate messages.
JAXTR- link your phone
Make unlimited free international calls on your mobile!
How it works
1. Enter your mobile number
2. Enter your friend's mobile number
3. Call the local jaxtr number and talk
Mobile Devices: Facing Challenges and Opportunities for Learning : March 2009 : THE Journal
Cell Phones in Learning - Liz Kolb
Cell phones have the capability to become the "Swiss army knife" for student research and organization. First, we explore using cell phones as data collection tools: audio recorders, digital cameras, and digital camcorders. Additionally, we consider how classroom projects can be developed for cell phones: creating ring tones, text messaging, mobile WebPages, and mobile surveys. Finally, we contemplate the future features of cell phones and how those features play a role in learning.
Pew Internet & American Life Project Presentation: Teens and the internet
This presentation pulls together the latest Pew Internet data about how teens use the internet, their cell phones, and other technology. It explores how the world of digital natives is different from their predecessors.
11 Tips for Better laptop Learning
The goal of installing laptop programs is to increase student learning in the classroom. At Downers Grove South High School, HP laptops are getting a lot of mileage these days. Here is the school’s technology coordinator’s advice to anyone who has purchased laptops recently or is thinking of starting a one-to-one program. Follow these eleven tips to get the most learning out of your investment.
Anywhere, Anytime Administration
As schools move toward the newest technologies, school administrators need to be reassured that vital information will reach them instantly, whether they are in the office, in a meeting, or traveling across their district or campus. The need for anywhere, anytime access has led many administrators to depend on mobile, handheld devices for eMail and other applications.
Chetan Sharma: Technology & Strategy Consulting
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