Mobile Learning An Online Reflective Journal on Mobile Learning Practice Home Winksite Store Resources About Mobile Contact Find Out About Anything… Anywhere. 21 08 2006 Early in our August Community Networks Forum (where the current theme is m-learning), respected educator Stephen Downes made this comment: I think the killer educational resource for PDAs (and esp. pre-packaged content for PDAs) will be photo-recognition. Link this to a database of images and you have yourself a pretty nifty search platform for anyone sporting a camera phone. Ubiquette. learning device for $60. MORE >>

Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning o Ideas for Using Cells in Education o Resources for Enhancing Education with Cells o Texting 101:Craik students using cellphones in classroom Consider launching with a fun scavenger hunt activity using some of the above ideas. Tags: education cellphones examples skip to main | skip to sidebar The Innovative Educator Sharing ideas about educating innovatively. The question we explored was, "How can a school harness the power of tools that students already use and own (like cells)?" Facebook me! MORE >>

The museum introduced the tour in conjunction with its exhibition, Robots: Evolution of a Cultural Icon (April 12 – October 19, 2008). The first obstacle to visitors using their mobile phones is a general discomfort and uncertainty at using these devices in museums, as Lee (2008) found in a recent study. Some museums also offer interactive games as part of their mobile phone tours, both inside the galleries and online, such as Ear for Art: Chihuly Glass CellPhone Walking Tour at the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington (888-411-4220). 2008, September). 2008, September). MORE >>

tags : education , cellphone , govt_business , mobile , story_empath 51 Percent of U.S. tags : education , cellphone Survey: Teens Cell Phones Indispensable - CBS News Research shows that cell phones are a vital part of student identities with four out of five students having a cell phone. tags : education , cellphone US Teens Going Online Wirelessly Without Limits or Controls The majority of teenagers who access the Internet via mobile phone have no parental or software based restrictions on what they can view. This is a concern and one that you should alleviate. License. MORE >>

There was a conference in Washington this week called Mobile Learning 09 where trade groups from the wireless industry attempted to sell the idea that cellphones in the classroom will improve student performance. Apparently, Qualcomm (a company that makes chips for cellphones) paid $1 million to fund a study in North Carolina where 9th and 10th graders were given special cellphones with programs to help them in algebra. Click, Click, Ring, Ring: The New Sound of American Education? Honestly, where do I begin? Has Qualcomm done a study on that? MORE >>