There is a multi-dimensional appeal to the iPhone, and thats what these three and their compatriots hung their hopes on: its innately sexy, thanks in no small part to some great marketing by Apple, its extremely useful and, most importantly, it has the potential to become an integral part of students social lives. Bill explains that a "significant amount of their value has to do with their use as a social device, or as an entertainment device. if my students need this device as part of their social network, then it guarantees that its in the classroom with them." Sheesh. MORE >>

Touch screen, built in camera, scanner, WiFi, google map (hopefully google earth), google search, image search… all in one device. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Look at What You Don’t See Through Glass Microsoft talking to Verizon about displacing Google as mobile search provider Can a Soccer Star Block Google Searches? number of technology companies are working on providing these capabilities including Google, Microsoft and a host of lesser knows. Google). Google??????? | ????Style What do you think? Thanx! MORE >>

Add this to Google Reader. Is it going to be rich content that includes multi-media (images, audio, video), the chance to interact with others via social networking, and access to web resources? Or are you going to focus your learners on discrete content such as quizzes, polls, SMS, simple games, and apps? Given the danger of assuming that mobile learning only means SMS or apps, it makes sense to at least explore rich content options, and to refer your learners to these both for in class work, and for out of class self study. Subscribe to the comments for this post? MORE >>

For example, using the Kaywa QR code generator or Mobile-Barcodes , you  simply enter a url, text, phone number, or SMS text message that you’d like to associate with your QR code. Other sites, like QR stuff (not free), also allow you to link codes to email addresses, Google Maps locations, contact details (i.e., a Vcard), and your social media sites. The white border is part of the code. QR codes can be read by specialized scanners, by mobile phones with cameras, and by smartphones. Free QR code generators can be used to generate QR code images. MORE >>

Offering hundreds of three-minute audio lessons and SMS quizzes for less than 4p, Janala – meaning "window" – provides low-cost education through handsets – in a country where English is not as widely spoken as elsewhere in Asia. Printable version Send to a friend Share Clip Contact us larger | smaller Email Close Share Close Digg reddit Google Bookmarks Twitter del.icio.us Digg it In mobile technology, it is often the developing world that leads the way – by using mobile phones to teach people a foreign language, for example. Posted by Mercedes Bunz Wednesday 17 February 2010 07.00 MORE >>