'With the advent of mobile devices, there is a natural desire in L&D folks to put (or even push) some of their organization's existing eLearning onto mobile devices (mobile phones, tablets, and everything in between) too. tempting proposition indeed, but one that needs some caution before actually implementing it. The first question, possibly, is [.] Mobile Learning eLearning to Mobile Devices eLearning To Tablets mEnable Your eLearning

Anti-SOPA/PIPA Activists Drive Over 200,000 Phone Calls in One Day. 'Next Thursday, June 6, Mobile Commons will be presenting Mobile Commons Advocacy at the Personal Democracy Forum  here in New York City. PDF explores the ever-widening intersection between technology and politics, and brings together some of the biggest thinkers in each of those spheres to pow-wow about the future of our society. Representatives from Upworthy, Mozilla, ioby, and GitHub are among the speakers – as are Harper Reed, the CTO of Obama’s reelection campaign and Nancy Lublin, CEO of  DoSomething.org.

College kids are attached to their cell phones,” said Avola. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is modernizing their events for the digital era, using text messaging to streamline event sign-in and keep engagement high. They’ve found that by letting event participants text as a means to check-in at events, they not only can immediately see who shows up, but also open a direct communication channel with their attendees. This gives St. Challenge: How Do You Modernize a Signature Event. Jude decided to try out text messaging at one of their “Up ‘til Dawn” signature events. Every year, St.

You can send instructions about how to enroll online, over the phone, or in-person. 'Over 48 million non-elderly Americans are currently uninsured. This Fall, the Affordable Care Act will provide them, and others in need, the chance to purchase affordable health insurance that works for them. The problem is: most people haven’t heard of the ACA, they don’t understand it, and they don’t know how to take advantage of it. We need to reach those citizens, educate them about the changes in the system, and  enroll them in plans that work for them. Why Text Messaging?

When someone texts in their phone number, you essentially know their location. 'How do you use your organization’s data to reach more members? Much ink has been spilled about how data mining can transform your organization’s outreach. But it can be confusing, on a practical level, to figure out where to even start to mine. Fortunately, the data wizards at DoSomething.org are here to help. Do Something has dedicated itself to connecting with teens using the medium they love most – text messaging. The organization recently reached its millionth mobile member. Step 1: Monitor the Data.

The interesting thing is that it actually reaches both patients and practitioners around the globe with all the people around the world using cell phones. 'mHealth is a rapidly growing market. Because of the wide variety of options that are out there, I wrote an article for always inspirational Learning Solutions magazine which is the eLearning Guild publication. The mHealth article is entitled Mobile Learning Support for Global Health. In the article I look at the requirements to get an mHealth project started, what it takes to plan a health related project (e.g.

The acronym METIL stands for Mixed Emerging Technology Integration Lab, and signals the next move in mobile learning technologies – from mobile phones to a wide variety of devices with multiple form factors, operating systems and development platforms that all work together. David Metcalf, one of the pioneers of mobile learning, and Director of the METIL Lab at the University of Central Florida, recently presented a webinar on instructional design for mobile learning. Both David’s extensive deck of slides and a recording of the webinar are available for downloading.

Our research suggests that texting can be an effective way to supplement email and phone communication channels,” the study says. 'A new study shows that text messaging can increase your sales conversions by a staggering 328%. Leads360 , a sales software provider, recently aggregated data from almost 3.5 million leads across 400 companies. The resulting study, “ Text Messaging for Better Sales Conversion ,” makes a clear case for how vital a text messaging campaign can be in the sales process. The study specifies that it’s important to use texting in the right way.

By logging on to the Voices Against Violence website, you will be asked to enter your email, your phone number, and your zip code. Your phone will then be connected with one of the celebrity recordings, and then routed to one of the targeted Congress people. 'Last week, a Senate vote halted the Obama administration’s proposed gun control legislation. That hasn’t deterred advocacy group Voices Against Violence, a nonprofit committed to saving lives by keeping guns out of the wrong hands. For example, Jim Carrey’s message says, Hi. m Jim Carrey. Thank you.

By logging on to the Voices Against Violence website, you will be asked to enter your email, your phone number, and your zip code. Your phone will then be connected with one of the celebrity recordings, and then routed to one of the targeted Congress people. 'Last week, a Senate vote halted the Obama administration’s proposed gun control legislation. That hasn’t deterred advocacy group Voices Against Violence, a nonprofit committed to saving lives by keeping guns out of the wrong hands. For example, Jim Carrey’s message says, Hi. m Jim Carrey. Thank you.

For example a student may come from a family that is more comfortable with text messages than having to speak with a teacher on the phone. 'ClassWith.Us is a brand new text alert tool that focuses on parent-teacher communication. The focus is on making sure that the teacher can easily let parents know about a child''s progress in school on a daily basis. can see this tool being extremely helpful in elementary classrooms, where the teacher can give a quick update at the end of each week. The ClassWith.Us website archives all communication between parents and teacher. ClassWith.Us

'Since the start of 2013, Reform Immigration 4 America has driven 60,000 phone calls to Congress in support of immigration reform. They’ve driven hundreds of thousands of phone calls to the president and to Congress, demanding that our government overhaul immigration laws. Anti-SOPA/PIPA Activists Drive Over 200,000 Phone Calls in One Day. Last week, that outpouring of direct advocacy paid of, as the Senate introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill , moving RI4A one step closer to their legislative goals. Reply CALL or 888-891-3271 to demand a bill in April!

1) Entrance Tickets As soon as the students enter the classroom they log into Socrative (via their laptop, cell phone or iPod/iPad) and answer the getting started question. 'On of my favorite free resources for mobile polling, surveys and brainstorming is Socrative. Socrative can work on any mobile device with Internet access. Socrative just got better! Socrative added two new features that allow for more choice in instruction as well as representation in presentation. You can now add images to quizzes as well as grade short answer surveys! So how do I use Socrative in my classroom?

Provide Access to More Information : Include a phone number or URL in your message, so users can follow up. 'How do you craft health care messages that will inform your audience and change their behaviors? The CDC has written  a guide that can help you craft better texts. The guide was designed to share the CDC’s insights into how to create effective outreach across social media – Facebook, Twitter, and SMS. It turns out the CDC’s not only experts on global health. They’re also astute marketers who know the most powerful way to convey complex messages in just a few characters.

People simply need to call a phone number or text a short code to automatically be connected with a legislator. 'They have divergent political views and work for rival networks, but CNN host Piers Morgan and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow agree on at least one thing: Mobile Commons Advocacy is a revolutionary tool for turning popular opinion into legislative results. Over the past few days, both Morgan and Maddow have praised our advocacy product on the air. This is smart, right? Take people who are moved by this issue and connect them to the person they can most move in Washington.”.

By sending targeted information directly to their cell phones, a Mobile Commons campaign provides a non-invasive reminder that can have dramatic results. Healthcare companies can block out phone numbers in the web interface, and obscure protected health information. This post was originally published on the Campaign For America’s Health Centers’ blog. The campaign is a project of the National Association of Community Health Centers , an umbrella group that helps address the need of more than 9,000 community health centers across all 50 US states. Now there’s a solution.

Earlier this month, we launched Mobile Commons Advocacy, a plug-and-play tool that makes it simple for organizations to drive phone calls to Congress and affect legislators’ opinions. The best way to encourage people to make advocacy phone calls is to make the process simple. Our first feature lets callers enter their zip code with their keypad when they make their phone calls. Callers There’s no need to target senators with an overflow of phone calls if they already support your bill. 1) Streamlined Calling. Callers Can Enter their Zip Codes After Dialing.

Earlier this month, we launched Mobile Commons Advocacy, a plug-and-play tool that makes it simple for organizations to drive phone calls to Congress and affect legislators’ opinions. The best way to encourage people to make advocacy phone calls is to make the process simple. Our first new feature lets callers enter their zip code with their keypad when they make their phone calls; they no longer need to enter their zip code in advance. There’s no need to target senators with an overflow of phone calls if they already support your bill. 1) Streamlined Calling.

Africa is the second largest and fastest growing mobile phone region in the world. It has an estimated 735 million mobile phone subscriptions. Nigeria’s mobile phone subscription base is set to hit 120 million in 2013. Daily messages delivered via mobile phones: content knowledge ,  pedagogical tips , assessment questions, and motivational messages. I was honored to sit on a panel at The Economist’s Nigeria Summit 2013 in Lagos. The panel was titled SKILLS AND EDUCATION – DEVELOPING NIGERIA’S PEOPLE POWER. Below are my speaking notes. Mobile revolution.

Where in 2007 school districts were banning cell phones in schools, in 2013, they are being embraced with the goal of creating new and rich learning environments for students. Back in 2007 when I began this blog, the main thrust was sharing ideas about why mobile devices can improve teaching and learning. Now in 2013, not only has the use of mobile devices become much more widespread both in schools and society at large, but the attitudes toward the use of mobile devices for learning has changed. By how I mean ‘ how can mobile learning be used to develop 21st century skills?’

Enter your phone number, name, and address into the web form. You’ll receive a phone call and, when you answer, be given some helpful talking points about what to say. Last year, in the wake of the horrible shootings at Sandy Hook, the group Mayors Against Illegal Guns launched their initiative “Demand a Plan.” They turned to ordinary citizens and asked them to directly petition Congress to introduce sweeping legislation that could curtail gun violence in America. People across the country spoke out. million Americans, you demanded a plan. And you got it. Now, demand action.

Mobile Commons  today announced the release of a new product,  Mobile Commons Advocacy  – a plug-and-play tool that makes it easy for organizations to drive phone calls to Congress and affect legislators’ opinions. ” Mobile Commons Advocacy  builds on the tremendous successes that Mobile Commons’ clients have had with focused phone call campaigns. In 2012, Tumblr and other Internet groups drove half a million phone calls to Congress in protest of the SOPA anti-piracy legislation. The supporter’s phone rings. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 12, 2013. Louise Ng.

We wanted to make it easy for any organization to rally its base, to drive phone calls to Congress, and to have an effect on pending legislation. Over the past few years, we’ve seen our clients achieve major successes through focused phone call campaigns. Here’s how it works: 1)   Your supporters fill out a form on your website, inputting their phone number and address. 2)   The supporter’s phone rings. Alternately, supporters can launch their phone calls by directly dialing a number you provide. Phone Call Advocacy Works. It’s that easy.

It is a very simple way to create SMS text message scavenger hunts for any cell phone. I have been reviewing a new resource called TextClues. What I like about the resource is that it is much less complicated than a SCVNGR type resource and the teacher can preset the hunt and then the students can text into a simple keyword code to begin their hunt. Simple, simple! My only negative: it is not free. wish they had an educator version with some free options. Right now it costs 14.99 for 100 clues (I cannot figure out if this is the number of clues you create or send?).

PEW Internet and American Life Project has just published the results of their study on how teachers in grades 6-12 are using technology. few highlights of the study include. Just 18% feel they know more than their students

Mobile’ is a unique device that brings together the capabilities of numerous disparate devices – like a phone, a camera, an audio/ video player & recorder, a computer, eBook reader, a GPS device, a game console – all in the palm of your hand. Further, smart phones and tablets are becoming cheaper – some have already reached a £50 price point and in a year or two, almost all of your workforce will own one (if they don’t already) for their personal use. Not a bad move, unless you plan to put the same eLearning onto mobile phones too. So what ails mobile learning?

Pressing issues conventional wisdom assumes women with mobile phones can text illiterate women and numeration mobiles obscure gender this is not the case many women are only able to use expensive voice services functions that rely on counting or nubmer sequences are confusing cultural restrictions on communication between men and women extend to mobiles These issues are bigger than a community of Berber women (approx. they are unable to benefit fro many phone features ( "My phone only speaks # French but I dont speak French.") this is it!

Coming out this June, my new book for parents " Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones "! This book is for parents, grandparents, and educators who are interested in helping their children learn how to use their cell phone as a productive tool for learning. Some ideas in the book include documenting learning on family trips, everyday activities where learning can occur via cell phone, using parent's own phones for learning activities, and safety. They are all educational, and they can all be done on a cell phone! You can pre-order your book today at ISTE.

This math teacher (Sara) at Nokomis High School does an excellent job describing how Google Voice can be coupled with a teacher's cell phone for management and home-to-school communication. She also gives some examples of how it can personalize learning for her students. googlevoice

Should you answer your phone while talking to friends? introducing Phone Stack - the ultimate game for phone-addicted diners! When is technology helping, and when does it hinder? How can you ensure "enthusiasm for the new" doesn't blind you to what is good right now? 7.30] Thinking about touch screens. Voice control. Google glass. what's augmented reality all about - where's the meaning, and sense in that, and what could you do for learning ? 10 mins] And how soon with augmented reality be real? 14 mins] Nic the AR cynic - "is technology swamping our humanity"? my thoughts?

Our team has been involved in mobile learning for enterprise customers for almost a decade now on devices spanning basic feature phones in the beginning (think old Nokia handsets with voice only service) through simple smartphone devices (remember Windows Mobile?) Oh what a difference a few years makes, eh? popular four or five years ago. Enterprise IT organizations started thinking about devices that were fun to use, had more capable features and better web browsers, and provided extensive app ecosystems to meet address unique business requirements.

You can use its authoring features and pre-designed layouts, themes and templates to create engaging and interactive content for tablet devices or smart phones. Last week I asked if you had thought about mEnabling your eLearning for iPads (mEnabling, is what we are calling the process of getting your existing eLearning to run on iPads and other tablets) but didn’t really tell you how? So here’s a few – 15 actually! – pointers on some of the tools out there, that you can use to help you take that ‘leap of faith’ into mLearning. So let’s start with…. Adobe Edge Animate. Claro.

It gives you access to all 300 million Americans with mobile phones – a broader reach than any other digital media. What exactly is mobile marketing – and why should you start a campaign today? In this webinar, our own Michael Sabat breaks down the stats and insights at the heart of mobile. Mobile Commons campaign can lead to 99% open rates and a 10x increase in conversion rates. And it can create an in-depth relationship that lets you learn deep insights about your target audience. The webinar also explains exactly how to set up a mobile campaign. Michael spells it out.

This means you have to build different apps for different phones e.g. the iPhone, Blackberry, Samsung SIII etc. Now that we have thought about what we can do with our existing courseware let’s think about building some new eLearning and what’s all the fuss about HTML5. Not surprisingly, there is a plethora of rapid authoring tools available today that do this. good starting point is our blog post – 5 Rapid Authoring Tools to Publish Courses For Your iPads – where we talk about some of the authoring tools that can be used to develop HTML5 courses for iPads. and later.

The students can learn just in time in their daily lives whenever they need to learn using mobile devices like Tablets and Smart Phones. Integration of HTML5 output in smart phone devices is now seen as the solution that will register the growth of mobile learning. With the rapid development of mobile technologies, a new style of learning, termed as mobile learning, has exploded everywhere in the world. This is now considered as an essential learning style in the future. In Saudi Arabia, the acceptance of new smart devices is growing exponentially. JUSUR, LMS System. 5-Year CAGR.

Today the free proceedings of the mLearn2012 conference that was organized in Helsinki were put online. For all that want to get a peek into recent research, it is a blast! The topics are very diverse: augmented learning, health (diabetes 1 support among others), gender, learning analytics, mLearning pedagogy, language learning, learning with tablets. If interested you can download the full proceedings here (pdf) or you can simply scan the titles and pick those you are interested in. augmented learning pedagogy mobile mLearning research mobile learning health diabetes conferences

Your phone recognises visual images, and triggers an augmented response. Are you using Augmented Reality in your mobile learning? Should you? AR, or Augmented Reality has been high on the hype-charts for several years now, but seems to be on "slow burn" when it comes to m-learning. This post is a quick update on what's happening, where, and what it means for education. You don't even need to superimpose it on the camera view if you don't want to. Examples like QR-codes, or bar code scanning also connect the real to the virtual, without requiring the real-live-view. lot, as it turns out!

But indeed, there are other groups that might benefit from simplified, design specific mobile phones. Whether this specialized mobile design would be tackled on the operating system level, or based on a set of mobile apps that rearrange the actual design of the phone needs to be studied by experts in those areas. Nevertheless, I am all in favor of being able to tweak a phone in such a way that specific learner groups can be addressed in an improved way. In the last years my focus was moving more towards mobile content then mobile design. mobile gender design ICT4D

So big in fact that the chances are something like 90% that your phone has a bit of their technology inside it already. We help developers pass data between any phones or tablets, whether online or not (See AllJoyn at www.alljoyn.org  for free dev tools) Context awareness? Could your phone be more useful if it understood where you were, and what you were doing? This is a big week for geeks. CES launches in a few hours, and will splurge forth a wave of exciting new technologies, as well as a wave of naff "same-olds". The connection with my new job? Augmented reality?

We will also have updated phone numbers and contact information for all the new legislators, so you can continue running campaigns targeting them at both their capital and their district offices. Librarians Mobilize Support with Congressional Phone Calls. The 113th United States Congress will be sworn in on January 3, 2013. In addition to the new legislators, many citizens are now in new electoral districts. That makes now the perfect time to launch an advocacy campaign. Our advocacy tools support both click-to-call and text-to-call. They reach federal and state legislators.

The reasons will be plentiful but largely driven by better/cheaper/more ubiquitous technologies and everyone’s acceptance of the fact we all use our phones (tablets, et al) to improve both personal and business communications and to be more productive. simple majority of all workers are now sporting data-driven smartphones versus the simple feature phones that have dominated the landscape into 2012. Here’s the analysis of how it all played out. Prediction #1 - Mobile Learning Goes Mainstream. Or perhaps this is more a case of the classic “frog in boiling water” scenario. Bullseye.

Enter your phone number, name, and address into the web form. You’ll receive a phone call and, when you answer, be given some helpful talking points about what to say. In the wake of the horrible shootings at Sandy Hook, people around the nation have been demanding a response. Speeches and moments of silence no longer seem sufficient. There’s a call for sweeping legislation to change our country’s culture. Now, Demand a Plan is harnessing that support to directly petition Congress and the President. They want you to add your voice to their efforts. All Posts Blog nonprofit npo

A Pew report released last month shows that texting is one of the main functions that people perform on their cell phones, behind taking pictures (and actual phone calls). The data shows that 80% of cell phone users use their phones for text messaging. This report also had the interesting statistic that almost a third of mobile phone users seek out medical information on their phones. As mobile phones becomes people’s most personal device, people are using them to seek out the most personal information. Mobile for Health Care.

Their constituents look to their phones for breaking news and direction for involvement when time is of the essence. Sam McKelvie is the head of Mobile Strategy, dedicated to helping customers use text messaging to accomplish their goals. On Friday, November 30 th , she and Mal McKay, Lead Developer, presented at RootsCamp 2012.  . Coming out of this year’s election, RootsCamp was supercharged with activists and technologists gathered to share best practices in political organizing. More than a few Mobile Commons clients achieved incredible success on November 6 th.

With cell phones and smart phones connecting people to the Internet in less privileged countries in a way computers have never been able to accomplish, for the first time ever, we may be seeing a global social shift brought about by mainly mobile devices. We could discuss the amount of content being uploaded to the Internet on a daily basis or how many internet-connected cell phones there are globally and how this is connecting people in areas that were previously unconnected. have stated many times that I often write my blog posts from my phone.

There are also always new technologies being implemented in the context of mobile learning for example, ‘smarter’ phones, e-readers, tablet and augmented reality applications. Having finished my draft thesis to submit for review, I am ready to dive into the call for papers and … get some abstracts in. Here are some of the calls that got into my mailbox. EdMedia 2013 – World Conference on Educational Media and Technology Deadline for submissions : 12 December 2012 Conference dates : 24 – 28 June 2013 Location: Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. No late submissions will be accepted!

Text messages drive people to action – whether it’s voting, clicking a link, seeking out a vaccine, redeeming a coupon, making a phone call, or merely sending in their personal information. His initial vision was small: that businesspeople with car phones (at the time, the only kind of cellphone in widespread use) would use SMS as a paging system on the road.  Satisfied, he used his position as chairman of the nonvoice services committee of the Global System for Mobile Communications to require that all cell phones be capable of sending 160-character messages.

We have sites to teach kids about CPR, in the car, on their parents phone, on the way to swimming lessons.  The winter season is approaching and the cold and flu season has started.  This has made me think more of the healthcare sector again as I was traveling and got a nasty cold.  Wouldn’t it be great to ensure my medical records travel with me?   Or, the doctors could learn about the number of flu outbreaks in their region – each week? Mobile learning and mobility of the apps we use have definitely evolved in the last few years – thankfully.  Enjoy the season!

Make it easy for your users to give, straight from their mobile phones. Have you started planning your year-end campaign yet? holiday campaign can be a great way to connect with people no matter what your goals – whether it’s to inspire some last minute giving, remind consumers of a compelling product, or offer a special opportunity. And it’s not too late to get started. Here are a few simple ways you can use mobile to optimize your year-end campaign and make the most of this holiday season. Tell a Story. Inspire your mobile subscribers with a story themed for theholiday season.

Jude Thanks and Giving Combo from Domino’s (either in-store, over the phone, or online ), which includes a $1 donation to the hospital. Domino’s Pizza is teaming up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to raise money for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families with the Domino’s Thanks and Giving Campaign. Beginning on November 12 th , customers can order the St. Customers can also text “PIZZA” to 50333 to donate $5 to St. The ability to donate via SMS is a great way for Domino’s to let anybody get involved with St. This is the eighth year that St.

Americans living in or near poverty are more likely to live in cell phone-only households (no fixed phone line), and those living in cell phone-only households are more likely to have experienced numerous barriers to health care,” the journal writes. In response, the CDC worked with Voxiva, Johnson & Johnson, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies and the CTIA to create a campaign that could reach mothers on the device that every demographic has access to– the mobile phone. Ultimately more than 320,000 people enrolled between February 2010 and March 2012.

By using SMS, OccupySMS lets people without Internet access or smart phones get connected with citizens who want to help. One of the most inspiring sites following Sandy’s devastation has been the thousands of people volunteering in the cleanup. In the wake of the storm’s destruction, New Yorkers are coming together to help their communities recover. But there’s still a lot more work to be done. And it can be a challenge to match volunteers with resources to the families who need them. So Mobile Commons is proud to partner with OccupySMS. This need is entered into our database.

The New York Times also describes how city officials have favored text messaging over the use of smart phone applications. When Hurricane Sandy arrived two weeks ago, city officials turned to text messaging as a means to deliver crucial information in a time of emergency. In today’s App City column in  The New York Times ,  Mobile Commons’ text messaging solution was mentioned as a key tool used during this time of crisis. In an article entitled “New Tools for Disaster Aid,”  The New York Times  writes. The storm was the first time the system was used in New York.

Blogging from Your Mobile Phone. Several members of the Metrix Group team will be presenting at the eLated event on November 22nd. We have been working on individual professional development projects that have transformed our knowledge base in order to prepare for the increasing demand that we have from our clients for mobile learning projects. The topic we will be speaking about include: Performance Model for Digital Learning Consultant. Primer on Digital Learning. Developing Collective Intelligence with Mobile Technologies. Responsive Design for Multiple Mobile Device Form Factors.

If you’ve got a charged cell phone and a signal, you can call or text …for the latest info:”. -        Mashable. Voters without Internet or spotty cell phone service can also text “NYCVOTES” to 877-877, using a newly-launched system courtesy of NYC Votes! New Yorkers can also text “NYCVOTES” (or “DONDE”) to 877-877 to receive a message on their phones with their poll site. Over the past week, Mobile Commons has worked with New York and New Jersey officials to be sure that all their citizens know where to vote. and Mobile Commons.”. -        DNA Info.

Yes you might want to know its not just mini, it’s super thin and only slightly heavier than most phones. “It seems to me that in the last 2 1/2 years, Apple have pretty much already done the work needed to explain to most people what the iPad is. And now, there’s a mini version – it really is that simple. This in itself makes it an important entrant in the tablet world where half the point is portability. You might also want to know that it’s a solid slice of aluminum and beautifully constructed. WHAT ABOUT EDUCATION? So, yes, iPad is big in education.

Jed Alpert: Texting really is the last point of failure for mobile connectivity, because a text message is so small, and requires the least amount of power for the cell tower, and for the whole system to send and receive, and doesn’t require a persistent connection like a phone call. This morning, WNYC’s New Tech City interviewed our CEO Jed Alpert. eporter Manoush Zomorodi asked about how our polling place locator was providing accurate information in the wake of Sandy. The two also discussed how texting is a useful resource in any crisis situation. That’s true here.

Thanks to this service, voters need only a cell phone to keep themselves informed.”. As numerous regions in New York and New Jersey begin to clean up after Hurricane Sandy, citizens of these two states face another problem: Where will they vote in Tuesday’s election? With power still out at many polling place locations, election officials for both states worked around the clock to find alternative polling locations. In New York City alone, the Board of Elections announced on Sunday changes to 66 polling sites in all five boroughs.

Citizens who may not have access to Internet can use their cell phones to stay informed. As New Jersey works to rebuild and assess the billions of dollars of damages from Hurricane Sandy, citizens are faced with another problem: where should they vote in Tuesday’s election? Much of the state’s infrastructure has been damaged. That means many traditional polling places may no longer be operating. To get the most reliable information, New jersey Governor Chris Christie has asked New Jerseyites to text WHERE to 877877 to access Mobile Commons’ polling place locator.

A new study from Pew shows that cell phone donations are quickly becoming a significant factor in the presidential campaigns. The study found that 10% of all campaign donations to a presidential candidate have used text messaging or a cell phone app. 10% donated by sending a text message from their cell phone or using a cell phone app. The study also showed that Democrats are more than twice as likely to donate using their mobile phones than Republicans. Of those: 67% donated in person, over the telephone, or through the mail. 50% donated online or via email.

The article then goes on to feature our work with Tumblr on the Protect The Net campaign, which generated over 87,000 phone calls in one week. Sunday, GigaOm posted a long analysis of “the business of mobile democracy.” The article explores how mobile engagement is revolutionizing political campaigns. Mobile provides new ways to reach supporters, raise money, organize your ground operations, and streamline data collection. These mobile platforms promise to help campaigns reach constituents more effectively and conveniently than ever before. All of the candidates have apps.

Use text messages rather than phone calls to communicate with your loved ones. According to an article on NBCNews.com , text messages are easier on your phone battery, and don’t tie up network traffic as much as a voice call. As Hurricane Sandy descends on the eastern seaboard, everyone is scrambling to stay safe.  People are evacuating low-lying areas, securing loose equipment, taping up their windows. The wireless carriers have another tip. That leaves the carriers open to handle a greater volume of traffic – including vital calls to emergency service providers.

Riders can avoid waits at bus stops by tracking arrivals via computer or cell phone. MTA’s BusTime system , with Mobile Commons, is set to launch their revolutionary BusTime program in the Bronx. The Bronx will be the second borough to get the popular program that sends info to riders’ gadgets. Hey, Bronx, your Bus Time has arrived. Bronx riders soon will be able to get bus-arrival information with their home computer, smartphone or cellphone. By the end of the month, officials will activate MTA Bus Time, a program that largely only now exists in Staten Island.

People take their phones with them everywhere, and every phone can text. 88% of American adults own a cell phone, which is greater than the number of adults with broadband or dial-up access. i] 73% of adults 18+ use their mobile phone to send/receive text messages. 95% of 18-29 year-old cell phone users send/receive text messages. 57% of 65+ year-old cell phone users send/receive text messages. ii] 68% of all White, non-Hispanic adults use their mobile phone to ?send/receive Read her full testimony below. Thank you Chairman Vacca. About BusTime.

We’ve all seen the statistics about how ubiquitous mobile phones are. 91% of Americans have a cell phone within 24/7 reach. recent survey from the New York Times noted that Obama’s lead in election polls looked significantly stronger in those polls that included cell phones, as opposed to the polls that only included land lines. In polls without cell phones, Obama showed a slim 1.5% But in polls with cell phones, he had a much more significant 4.1% Check out chart below about how political ideology corresponds to cell phone ownership. Own a cell phone.

Anyone with access to the mobile web could simply click the link and view the video on their phone – and then pass the message on to their friends. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, an internationally-recognized hospital known for its pioneering work saving children with life-threatening illnesses, recently released a video of some of their talented young patients and staff members singing along to the iconic Beatles’ song Hey Jude. With heartfelt singing – and quite a few celebrity cameos (Betty White! Keith Urban! Robin Williams!) – it’s an emotional reminder of the importance of St.

Live blogging from mLearn12, so writing and vocabulary is influenced by writing speed need. Elizabeth Fitzgerald from Open University UK gives an overview of augmented learning state of the art. She looks fine as always and you can feel her passion for research as she gives her presentation. consider first the learning goals and objectives reduction in observation skills due to excessive reinforcing/scaffolding Issue: how can we make any educational innovation sustainable? Is it a matter of time? Increased hapticness, audio. Do we need a new theory of augmented place? see E.

It has been over one year since I last provided a list of recent articles/blog posts that I have read that have helped to develop my thinking on the topic of to mobile learning.  Below is the 6th list in this series of lists.  The other reading lists can be found by following the links provided at the end of this post. Mobile Devices for Learning: What you Need to Know : This publication by edutopia supports the successful use of mobile devices in classrooms by providing ideas and resources ranging from using the technology to getting parents involved.  Mobile Learning: A 3rd Reading List.

It’s no longer email, but the cell phone text message that’s key.”. Earlier this week, our CEO Jed Alpert was interviewed by Sirius Radio’s Showdown 2012 program. The interview focused on how mobile engagement – and mobile giving – can revolutionize political advocacy. How we choose to receive information has changed,” reporter LaTonya Stephens noted. Jed spoke about how political campaigns – and every organization – can use those text messages to foster deep connections with tens of millions of individuals. And the Obama’s strategy of mobile engagement has had results.

With Tell-A-Friend, you simply ask your members to enter the phone numbers of a few friends they want to reach out to. How do you cut through the clutter to reach new members? You have your core base of followers, but you want to take your message to a broader audience. How do you get the word out? We’ve found that the most effective evangelists are the people who already believe in your work. So we created the  Tell-A-Friend feature  for the Mobile Commons platform. Now it’s simple to ask your existing users to spread the word for you. Campaign Spotlight. additional sign-ups.

bet you are thinking mobile phones and not tablets. There’s no doubt the iPad has been a phenomenal success. It has ruled the tablet computer space with a commanding market share ever since it literally created the category in 2010. Our earliest reactions of the iPad were that of disappointment but then iPad has gone on to shape a new category of learning, which I prefer to call ‘tablet learning’. It’s not the same as mLearning. Given that the iPad is intended to be a mobile device it is easy to call any learning happening on it to be mlearning. However, it’s not that simple. He says.

So, in an update of the classic “egg baby,” they sent teenagers an SMS “phone baby” that texted out its demands to be fed, nurtured, and played with … and not always at the most convenient hours. We won a Smarty! Last night, the Mobile Marketing Association held its annual Smarties Awards – honoring the best mobile campaigns from across the globe. And we were delighted that DoSomething.org and Mobile Commons won a beautiful statuette for the Pregnancy Text campaign. Pregnancy Text was part of DoSomething.org’s initiative to fight teen pregnancy.

The game is not yet fully finished, but he and his team offer us the means to go and install the game on our Android mobile phones and give it a try. David Parsons from the Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand has developed a mobile business consulting game. The nice thing is, if you are a bit familiar with XML, you can adapt the code to fit your Google map based location and play in your setting. The game also has augmented features, so it is nice for a variety of reasons. mobile games mLearning development augmented reality mobile learning mooc mobimooc eLearning

what smart phones are today, and all phones will be). Last week Amit and I made a small presentation to the Mobile Learning MOOC (MobiMOOC) about the possibilities in the future of mobile learning. We’d like to share what we presented because it encapsulates technologies that will impact/affect the future of mobile learning and learning in general, readers of this blog will probably find it of special interest. You can find our presentation here. Ubiquitous and pervasive computing. Social (human) and Machine networks. The Semantic Web and Intelligent Agents.

In collaboration with the Voting Information Project and Google , we are pleased to introduce the Mobile Commons Polling Place Locator , the easiest way to find out where to vote using your mobile phone. Did you know that millions of people don’t vote each year simply because they do not know where to go? In 2008, 1.9 million voters did not show to up polls simply because they didn’t know where to go.[1] 1] Studies further estimate that, this November, at least half a million votes will be lost due to confusion around redistricting. Introducing the Mobile Commons Polling Place Locater.

In this 25 minute video Sean Abajian shares the journey of some educational activists that were able to ralley using mobile phone calls and community action to safeguard adult education in Los Angeles. With education being at the crossroads it says to be and with the crisis cutting educational initiatives around the world, this video can give us some strategies to see positive change happening thanks to grassroot action. Adult education has been thriving in the Los Angeles area from 1870's and last December 2011 it was said to be cut completely by the local government.

In our work we found huge benefits in making content as richly interactive as possible, so we have narrowed our focus to high-end devices only (smartphones, tablets, wifi devices), but because we invest a lot of our energy into the media quality, it is essential to us that it travels well between Android - iOS - Windows Phone - others We have put ourselves here (see image above). As enthusiasm for m-learning grows around the world, and more mobile content gets developed, the problem of "re-use" keeps growing. If I build for an iPhone, what about Android?

During the third week of MobiMOOC , Jacqueline Batchelor focused on the challenges and benefits of creating a train-the-trainer set up for teachers/tutors/trainers to use a mobile phone at the center of their training and teaching. The powerpoint of the presentation can be found here, and the youtube or audio presentation is also embedded more below. Train the trainer from Jacqueline Batchelor It is a great seminar, combining theory with practical implementations from her South-African context. mLearning low resource setting education training mooc mobimooc eLearning train-the-trainer

Host Manoush Zomorodi asked Transportation Nation’s Alex Goldmark, “What about people like my mom, who don’t have a smart phone?”. ’ And it’ll say 5 minutes, or 10 minutes, or [where] the nearest bus is … It’s designed for the kind of people who ride the bus and don’t have a smart phone.”. Last week, WNYC’s radio show New Tech City focused on how New York is integrating new technologies into our city’s transit systems. We were delighted that they featured the MTA’s Bus Time. Goldmark responds, “Does your mom text?” Hear the full audio below. Then

Research shows that a mobile campaign can drive voter turnout at a significantly lower cost/vote than any other medium ($1.56/vote, compared to phone calls at $20/vote). You can also send texts targeted by zip code to direct people to rallies and phone banks near to them. With a close election in less than two months, it’s a crucial time to mobilize your base. We wanted to share 6 simple ways a mobile campaign can help drive your constituents to the polls. We’ll also be conducting a Get Out The Vote webinar next  Thursday, 9/27, from 3-4pm EDT.  Click here to register now.

By reaching people on their cell phones, foundations can more easily engage those communities’ residents. In a recent conference session about digital strategy, the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo proved that the best way to engage citizens in their communities is also the best way to engage event attendees in a room. They created a miniature mobile campaign that polled conference goers about their organizational priorities. At the same time, they proved how simple and effective a two way text conversation can be. Then they put that theory into action. What are you investing in?

Parents can sign up to get information about the school calendar, school lunch menus, and how to enroll their children in school programs – texted right to their phones. By giving parents the information they need, straight to their phones, the NYC Department of Education is using technology to make city services more accessible. Last week, as New York City’s public schools came back into session, the Department of Education debuted a new text message service to keep parents informed. To sign up, parents should text NYCSCHOOLS to 877877. All Posts Blog government Use Cases

Our phones and devices are so valuable that we will drive twenty miles to go back and get them, if forgotten. Why create Mobile Learning? It's not what you think. So there's lots of buzz on "learning street" about mobile.  Why create mobile content? Many think it's to keep up with technology, however, I believe there's a stronger need and motivation. Mobile devices are an extension of us. An extension of our learners. Over and over again, we have all seen elearning courses that try to put everything on screen in a course or set of courses. eLearning Strategy

You can also send picture messages to your subscribers’ phones. If a picture is worth a thousand words – how much more valuable is that in the world of mobile messaging, when every character counts? With a mobile campaign, you can do a lot more than just send  text messages. And you can ask your subscribers to submit pictures of their own. It’s called MMS – multimedia messaging service. It’s It’s simple to set-up and execute, straight from your Mobile Commons dashboard. Send MMS Messages to your Mobile List. Sending out MMS is simple.

As they say in their report: This year the number of connected mobile devices, the vast majority of which are mobile phones, will surpass the world’s population for the first time in history. Those nice folks at UNESCO continue to champion mobile learning. Earlier this year we praised their grass-roots style Mobile Learning Series , and now they have taken that one step further by developing a set of guidelines for policy makers and learning leaders to help them benefit from m-learning. This represents a missed opportunity. The final Guidelines will be released in 2013. enjoy!

Viewers are already using their phones to document and discuss live events. NASCAR driver Jeremy Clements is revving up for a text message fundraising campaign that will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Clements is transforming his Car #51 into a mobile call to action – asking NASCAR fans to text HERO to 50333 to donate $5 to St. As the second most popular TV sport in America, NASCAR provides St. Jude access to thousands of caring fans in the stands and in their living rooms. Now they’re just one step away from also donating to a worthy cause. Read the full article here.

This week, United Nation’s mobile learning specialist Steve Vosloo argues phones could be the future of education on the continent. Africa is today the  fastest growing and second largest mobile phone market in the world. For millions of Africans, much of their daily reading and writing happens on mobile phones in the form of SMS and instant message (IM) chats. Recently, it has begun to publish the books via a mobile phone-based e-reader. Over the coming months, A Matter of Life and Tech will feature a range of voices from people building Africa’s tech future.

When will we see the first African cell-phone companies challenging the global market? Is it possible to build a durable mobile learning strategy for all, if poor people (any region) can only afford low budget phones? As the free and open online course on mobile learning ( MobiMOOC ) is approaching its starting date ( if you have not signed up for the free course, simply become a member here ), the specialized topics are getting populated with wonderful content. What is your opinion on these random questions? so feel free to have a look already. continents.

The free version allows you to create a poll and then accept responses via text message, phone call, Twitter or Facebook. This allows even more access for using students with to conduct polls and responses, as some do not have texting on their phone or even a cell phone (they could use a landline since Excitem does not use shortcodes, rather real phone numbers!). I came across a new free polling website that is similar to Polleverywhere and SMSpoll. The one addition that is nice is that you can call in votes too! The site is called Excitem. Definitely worth a look!

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? Cell Phones in Education digital culture edushifts mlearning mobilelearning reflections elearningUnacceptable! It’s time to set the bar higher!…Ask iPod Touch). Agreed. 

Texting for $$$: Obama campaign lets  you text donations via mobile phone. Yesterday the Obama campaign announced that they will accept political donations over text  – a landmark ruling that opens up the political process to millions. Now anybody can donate to the Obama campaign merely by texting GIVE to 62262. The announcement generated news in major media outlets around the country. We were excited to see a quote from our CEO, Jed Alpert, get picked up in many of the stories. Below are a few of the stories that featured that quote. Obama taking donations via texting.

That means anybody can now donate $10 to Obama straight from their mobile phones. Now, anybody with a mobile phone can easily contribute to the candidates they support. Reply YES to confirm, and a $10 donation will be added to your phone bill. Today, the Obama campaign announced the huge news that they will be accepting political donations over text message – the first campaign in history to do so. This marks what the Chicago Tribune calls “the beginning of what could be a revolution in U.S. campaign finance.”. Here’s how to send in your donation. Text GIVE to 62262.

A: LBS are services that use the location information from your phone to provide pertinent, contextual information. As we start using services like webex and adobe connect for web conferencing on the phone, and face time and Skype for video calls, doing synchronous learning on mobile devices is certainly an option. And when this is successful, you can plan to do more in terms of mobile learning and start targeting phones, smart phones, and/or tablets. So it would include devices like feature phones, smart phones, tablets, mp3 players, ebook readers.

She writes, To understand what makes the cell phone such a uniquely powerful tool for community organizing and activism, consider three facts about text messaging: it is almost completely spam-free, it’s personal, and nearly every message gets read. Websites, e-mail, paper mail and phone calls don’t come anywhere near achieving this trifecta. As part of its Wireless Issue, Time featured Mobile Commons and our CEO, Jed Alpert. In an article entitled “Doing Good By Texting,” Time writer Kate Pickert explores how mobile can be used to bring about social change.

However, Windows Phone 8 looks promising and is knocking on their doors , and even Blackberry, with its upcoming v 10 release, is refusing to give up , just yet. Gary Woodill had estimated different types (platform & make) of mobile phones at 5000+ in his 2010 book “The Mobile Learning Edge”. This myth is sometimes perpetuated by some authoring tool vendors when they suggest it is great to develop once and deliver everywhere – on all sorts of devices – from desktops to tiniest mobile phones. Establish the Need. Ask yourself -. Assess Readiness. Identify Content.

Get the specifications of the audio and video files your mobile phone supports. For my phone I use around 1000 kbps up to 1500 kbps (depending on the lighting of the movie: a dark movie => higher bitrates, because it is more demanding on the eyes). Additional remark : sometimes the converted file is too big to get onto your phone memory. If there are a lot of VOB-files, I tend to convert them 2 by 2, this way my phone can open them more easily. As a teacher or professor you want to use multimedia (e.g. Step 2. Step 3. Just let the smiley do what it wants to.

Uncategorized mlearning mobile learning mobile phones mobile phones mlearning teacher development teachers yozaBelow is an interview by Russell Southwood of Balancing Act Africa on mobile learning in Africa. The interview has two parts: the first video is about how mobile learning can tackle the global teacher shortage and the impact of mobile learning on the education system. The second part is about the power of interactive and “edutaining” content via mobile devices, for example through the Yoza Cellphone Stories project.

It is not necessary to read if you have a phone, in that case speech can be enough to exchange knowledge/information. So basic cell-phones can be used as help-lines, where patients phone in, and health workers phone back. participation between rural health care workers is now possible by using simple cell-phones). Years ago I met Devaji Patil in Bangalore, India and … I related to his spirit and wisdom. Devaji is a philosopher at heart and a medical doctor by profession. think this is due to lack of durable, educational vision. what is happening to pedagogy?

Now New Yorkers can get precise logistical information about music, dance, theater, visual art, and film – straight to their mobile phones. By sending precise event information, straight to your mobile phone, WNYC ensures that you have the relevant logistical information in a way that’s convenient for you. In a city where there’s so much to do, sometimes it can be hard to keep on top of all the exciting cultural events. Text SUMMER to 30644, and you’ll be given the option to sign up for a variety of event updates. Or a recent Summer Stage alert wrote that.

The MTA is streamlining commuting by connecting riders with timely transit information when they need it – on the device they use most, their mobile phone,” said Jed Alpert, CEO and Co-founder of Mobile Commons. Nearly all cell phones have the ability to support SMS text messaging and 91 percent of Americans carry a cell phone. The MTA’s revolutionary Bus Time™ initiative – the mobile service that provides customers with real-time information on the nearest bus – has just passed a major milestone. Lhota. in Manhattan (serving the X17 and X19 buses). Battery Pl. Hylan Blvd.