The sale and use of mobile handheld devices has soared over the last few years. Schools and universities have been experimenting with handheld devices both inside and outside the classroom — for details on some of these projects, see here. Learning can take place via a number of handheld, or mobile, devices: Smartphones (picture 5), tablet PCs (picture 4), netbooks (picture 3), e-readers (picture 2), and MP4 players (picture 1). Watch this inspiring video about the use of iTouches  with a class of 32 8-year-olds. Subscribe to the comments for this post? MORE >>

While some teachers in Queensland participated in a small PDA (personal digital assistant) trial in 2005, and others purchased small numbers of Nintendo DS handhelds, it has really been the release of the iPod touch (and then iPad), as well as the introduction of the XO mini-laptop program from One Laptop per Child Australia (OLPC), that has boosted the numbers of devices in schools. One of the main educational uses sees old or second-hand mobile phones being used as audio and video recorders. In Australia it could be said Queensland is one of the epicenters of this change. phone? MORE >>

You want your use of mobile and handheld technology with learners to be principled and coherent, rather than adhoc and, well, incoherent. Are you going to get your learners to use handheld devices regularly in the classroom (e.g. Or are you going to encourage your learners to use their own handheld devices outside the classroom for independent study (e.g. What handheld devices will your students use? What if only some learners have handheld devices, or if everyone has a different make of phone? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! What to do? MORE >>

Communicative and collaborative: underpinned by a Social Constructivist theory of learning Related activities include Mobile Assessment (self, formative and summative assessment), and Teaching and Learning Support (tools to help teachers and learners, such as mobile gradebooks, rollbooks, etc.) Mobile Learning Ideas Record : The learner as a gatherer and builder of new knowledge Moblogging : (Remote Record) using a mobile device to record audio, video, or (most commonly) images and save them to the web in a reverse-chronological format with text annotations. the internet). MORE >>

& Social Media Resume Your Web Needs Free Social Media Marketing + Ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Consultation ← Eight Competencies for Socializing Your Organization Networked Student: Social Media for Teaching and Learning → Mobile Learning: Cellular Phones as Learning Tools June 15, 2009 · No Comments Thanks to this video on mobile learning and education from Ideas and Thoughts. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Handheld Learning 2007, Day 2, Hands-On Mobile! The world of mLearning and mEducation is certainly growing. MORE >>