True, in the title, RJ focuses on tablets but I believe that mobile devices are also smart phones and media players (i.e. Keep in mind that my responses assume that smart phones and media players can also be used as mobile learning devices : Is the experience re-imagined for touch or is it just a conversion from something that was intended for the precision of the tip of the arrow of a cursor? great example of this is the YouTube app, it provides a unique experience in both portrait and landscape mode. Unacceptable! It’s time to set the bar higher!…Ask iPod Touch). MORE >>

My new book is coming out this September called Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators ! First it has over 16 different cases of K-12 teachers integrating student's own cell phones into classroom learning. Second, it includes many practical lessons plans to integrate student cell phones (any kind!) There are over 50 FREE web resources featured that couple with cell phones (any kind, not just Smartphones). In addition, there is a step by step guide on integration including examples of permission forms, AUP changes, and mobile safety. MORE >>

Most of the scavenger hunt type applications online only use smartphones, so it is fantastic to come across one that is more accessible (since over 60% of cell phone users still have basic phones). They could participate in or create their own mobile scavenger hunt (for example in an English class students could answer clues about the upcoming novel or in a science class they could try to answer clues about the upcoming science unit while in their seats waiting for the other students to finish). In SCVNGR you can participate in or create your own mobile scavenger hunts. MORE >>

Recently I posted about putting PowerPoint slides on Cell phones (see Doug Belshaw's blog , he created a wonderful tutorial). Since then I have been "playing" with the idea and have developed a way to create PowerPoint Enhanced Podcast movies for cell phones. The history site on Colonial Williamsburg is a great example of an enhanced podcast. There are some great benefits to being able to easily create an Enhanced Podcast and putting it on a cell phone. First, students can access class lectures/notes made with PowerPoint anytime on their cell phone. MORE >>

Below is an example of a QR code for anyone who may not know what a QR code is The code can be decoded by QR code readers that are usually found on mobile phones and are read using an image of the code taken by the mobile phone’s camera.  Tags: Cell Phones in Education apps augmented reality edushifts mlearning mobilelearning mobile learning qr codes I have recently been investigating the concept of QR codes in teaching and learning.  A QR code is a 2-dimensional image with information encoded in it. MORE >>