Learning with Cell Phones

Wendy Stephens

Created for

North Alabama Educational Technology Conference

July 14, 2010

Revised for Buckhorn High School Digital Learning Day

February 1, 2012

Student-owned hardware features digital imaging and video capabilities you want them to integrate in multimedia projects, and SMS texting can replace student-response systems. We’ll look at a range of guaranteed-to-engage ways to use that existing technology productively in your class room so you can stop policing and start teaching.

Simple activities requiring no network access, just a charged phone

Calender applications

Notepad applications

Stopwatch functions

Voice recorder -- fluency practice, podcasting

MP3s, including books on MP3

Cameras, videocameras -- check to make sure you can export images in alternate ways if you aren't networked

Activities requiring access to a cell network

SMS Google

http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sms.html#p=default

define

translate in

Cell phone as CPS:

http://www.polleverywhere.com/ (set up account)

Make a live audience poll at Poll Everywhere

http://wiffiti.com/ (set up account)