billion inhabitants will have mobile phones by the end of the year 2008. More the mobile phone users, bigger the e-learning market. Mobile Phones: An Effective Distance Learning tool The world is converging and education or training is diverging to reach out to people; this diversification is in the form of distance learning, e-learning, and now mobile learning. According to a report by Global Industry Analysts Inc., eLearning: A Global Strategic Business Report,” e-learning is on the rise, and the demand for it is expected to exceed $52.6 What is m-learning? MORE >>

Portable, relatively inexpensive personal GPS (global position services) devices continue to proliferate. While the jury may still be out on whether (elearning) courses on cellphones will generate much enthusiasm for mlearning, the fact is that the market formobile content and services for learning and performance support isshowing signs of growth, even as the cell phone market seems to be flattening. » March 04, 2009 Mobile learning at last? Disappointingly, mobile learning applications and performance support tools did not appear on the published list. Which.I MORE >>

Students could research an issue of their own interest (such as stem cell research, the best way to get out of the current "recession", healthcare, global warming.etc), and send a video message through Mogreet the Vote to any of the presidential candidates personal cell phones. Cellphones mogreet vloggingAfter reading about this opportunity on PicturePhoning , I thought this would be a great assignment for any social studies class studying current events, following the 2008 election campaigns. It might be a fun and engaging homework assignment. MORE >>

A recent article in the Financial times , some Albanian youth have been using their mobile phones to gather evidence (photos/video) against the local police who have been corrupt and failing to help with the poverty and crime in Albania. which started in 2003 with 4 students has now grown into a full-fledged civic movement with 30 staffers who are armed with cell phones to communicate and document activity. The youth movement called Mjaft! or Enough! The staffers can immediately text message their media to the over 50,000 subscribers instantly. Talk about a Flat World MORE >>

The site is devoted to topical issues concerning ways that social organizations and citizens are using their cell phones globally to advocate for a cause. believe this is a great example of a site that believes cell phones can have a large impact on society for the good. In addition there are great resources that teachers could take advantage of and use with their students such as using a piece of software to track greenhouse gases with their mobile phone. One of my favorite blogs is called Mobile Active. MORE >>