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Pockets of Potential: Using Mobile Technologies to Promote Children’s Learning

Report from Joan Ganz Cooney Center

Download Executive Summary

Download the Full Report

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Hudson Crash - Lifestreamed
http://ksablan.storytlr.com/story/view/id/1041


Mosquito Ringtones
http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/


Cell Phone Novels
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/20/world/asia/20japan.html

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/12/22/081222fa_fact_goodyear?currentPage=all

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Tools


1. Text Novels
http://www.textnovel.com/
http://www.textnovelblog.com/

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2. Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverywhere.com/

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3. Google SMS Service
www.google.com/sms

Alllows you to search for basic information

Also check out 1-800-Goog-411
http://www.google.com/goog411/index.html

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4. Twitter
http://twitter.com

How You Could Use It?
How about sending assignment reminders or class updates?

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5. Cell Phones as Cameras

Some Ideas:
Note Taker

Capture White Board / Presentation Notes

Scanner

Novelty Notations

Creativity Scavenger Hunt


Flickr direct from your cell phone
    http://flickr.com/tools/mobile/


More ideas:

http://instructify.com/2008/07/08/how-to-use-your-cell-phone-for-education-pictures-and-video/

http://edutechie.com/2007/06/06/8-ways-to-use-camera-phones-in-education/

 

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6. Cell Phones as Video Cameras

Film on the Fly

http://filmonthefly.ning.com/

http://www.koce.org/filmonthefly/


Qik

http://qik.com/

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7. iReport

http://www.ireport.com

http://edition.cnn.com/ireport/


How can cell phones be used as a tool for social change?

http://cfa.media.mit.edu

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8. Rocketron
  
Hear the news you don't have time to read

http://www.rocketron.com/

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9. Dial 2 Do

http://dial2do.com

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10. Podlinez

http://podlinez.com/

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Don't Forget!!!

BASIC FUNCTIONS Easily Overlooked

    Calculator

    Calendar

    Notepad

    Stopwatch / Alarm / Timer

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So, What’s Next?

Voicethread
http://voicethread.com/


GPS / Locator / Google Latitude
http://www.google.com/latitude


iPhone / G Phone Apps

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Cell Phones Offer Access Anyway Anyhow Anywhere

What Are We Going To Do With This Pervasive Technology?

Are Cell Phones the Answer to 1 TO 1 Computing?