CompareMobiles.com Impartial Mobile Phone Reviews, News, Deals, Info & Consumer Comments. think it’s pointless not to allow children to have their phones in school. Phones are banned in our school for the pupils but some of the teachers are on their mobiles 24/7. think everyone should have their phones out on the desk, then teachers can see if people are texting and wasting their education. Phones aren’t just used for texting but for finding things out. If you haven’t got a computer, then you use your phone to google things. MORE >>

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 >>

UNESCO has released the first set of papers in its  Working Paper Series on Mobile Learning , for which I was a co-ordinating editor. Half of the papers focus on mobile learning initiatives and their relationship to policies, and the other half on how mobile technologies support teachers and their professional development. It is certainly hoped that this first contribution in an ongoing series will help to stimulate the growth of mobile learning and lead to more governments actively embracing it. MORE >>

Disclaimer : While this post presumes the use of a smart phone, and while it is true that not all students own a smart phone, with the current shift toward smart phones, soon, smart phones will be as prevalent as cell phones are today. This is where the mobile phone comes into play. GPS locators found in many of today’s mobile phones allow students to explore their surroundings while also applying mapping skills. What happens to students who don’t have these fancy phones? MORE >>

Using an iPhone as a musical device is an interesting application of a cell phone.  While known as a music player designed to allow users to consume music, developers have created apps that can transform the iPhone  into a musical device to create music as well.  The video below profiles experiments being conducted at Stanford University in using a mobile device such as an iPhone/iPod Touch to create a mobile phone orchestra. Tags: Cell Phones in Education digital culture iPod in Education MORE >>