Thank you to Jeffrey Branzburg for pointing me towards a resource called SCVNGR. 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). The only negative of this resource is that there is a small cost to play (they use credits for each game). In SCVNGR you can participate in or create your own mobile scavenger hunts. It is very easy to create your own SMS scavenger hunts. SCVNGR using a WYSIWYG template system to set it up. MORE >>

have blogged about m-uBuntu before – a growing family of schools in South Africa who are using “cell phones” to transform how they teach. We have been out there a few times, and were very excited to hear it being reported on by “The Word”, a US radio channel who spent a while in Cape Town visiting two great mobile literacy projects there: M4Lit – Mobile Phones for Literacy. Championed by the excellent Steve, Ana & Marion at the University of Cape Town m-Ubuntu – Helping transform teaching in impoverished classrooms, and empower resource-poor teachers. MORE >>

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. resources mobile in schools mobile guidelines management leadership free resources top tipsThose nice folks at UNESCO continue to champion mobile learning. Yet despite their ubiquity and the unique types of learning they support, these technologies are often prohibited or ignored in formal systems of education. This represents a missed opportunity. enjoy! MORE >>

Cell phones can be a handy conferencing tool for teaching and learning. BUT.They can if they have a cell phone (any cell phone will do). Some of these web tools even record conferences as MP3 or Video files, which can be converted to be viewed and/or heard on cell phones as an archived file. Using a resource such as Podlinez , the mp3 files of the conferences can be given a call-in number so that people who could not attend the live conference could still call-in to hear the conference. This resource allows up to 96 callers on one call at a time. MORE >>

As a result I have been looking for new FREE resources that would allow people to "opt in" and subscribe to my mass text alerts (without me having to type in everyone's phone number). Each channel is set up with a keyword so that students, teachers, community members, and parents can join your mass text message with a keyword from their cell phone! ly website or via phone. Over the last few years my two favorite mass keyword texting apps have either shutdown ( TXTblaster ) or are no longer free ( Textmarks ). have finally found two that I really LOVE. ly Cel. Pulse.to MORE >>