You are Never Alone communicate and collaborate in an online world Skip navigation About « Digital Diversity: ACEC2010 in Melbourne Blog Action Day 09 - Climate Change » Mobile phones - powerful learning aids? In 2008 education researchers at The University of Nottingham said they believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed — because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid. It encourages teachers to allow students to use their phones in classes for educational purposes. course in mobile phone use, integrated into the curriculum? MORE >>

Bring Wireless Technology To The Classroom Verizon Wireless and GoKnow! Mobile Learning Software Pilot Project Delivers Improved Test Scores within the School District. With only four computers in each elementary classroom and an average of 22 students per class, Menchhofer knew the time students got on the classroom computers wasn’t enough to prepare them for a world in which computer fluency is mandatory. a provider of educational software designed specifically for mobile devices, the St. Marys City Schools In Ohio, Verizon Wireless And GoKnow! GoKnow!, MORE >>

A shiny new Apple Powerbook was provided to each participant from the AUC’s own “Classroom(s) in a Box&# – this was a simple and flawless way of ensuring all participants were up and running in mere minutes. Nick was assisted by Louis Cremen, a mobile developer and teaching member at the University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Informatics.  Tags: Events Mobile Phone Products Technical apple auc circosta cremen iphone louis nick sdk workshop The facilities were adequately spacious, well-lit, quiet, clean and modern.  MORE >>

Today a 3-day leadership summit — titled Go Mobile! Using Mobile Learning to Teach 21st Century Skills — kicked off in Lusaka, Zambia. The event is one of four in Africa (other countries are Tanzania (done), South Africa and Angola (upcoming)) to introduce mlearning to summit delegates and to discuss with them local and content needs for future mobile-based learning and teaching projects. The summits are run by the Mobile Learning Institute , which is a partnership between the Pearson Foundation and Nokia. Mobiles are more pervasive than PCs. MORE >>

Personalising Learning with the iPod Touch A day in the life of a 21st Century Classroom Home About Forum From the kids iPod Touch Apps Josh’s Tips Lessons Mobile phones as cultural resources for learning Posted by: louiseduncan | November 14, 2009 | 1 Comment | Mobile phones as cultural resources for learning This paper written earlier this year by Ben Bachmair, Norbet Pachler and John Cook explores the need for education to recognise mobile devices as the tool by which our students are engaging in culture outside of the school. MORE >>