Cell Phones in education has potential
Panel: Cell phones have much potential in classrooms
New paper reports that students' cell phone use is growing, and educators should harness the power of mobile devices
The above is the title and sub-title of an article that recently appeared in eSchool News. These observations were made during a panel discussion on the use of cell phones in the classroom. Below is a quote from the article:
Teachers are finding interesting and creative ways to include mobile phones in classroom instruction in an effort to bridge the divide between the technologies children use at home and what they use in school, education technology experts say.
A day does not pass where I don't read another article of some school using student cell phones in the classroom. There is so much going on in the mobile space that I find I can't keep up with it anymore. I have almost 60 articles sitting in my inbox waiting for me to read and comment on. Just last August when I started this blog there was maybe an article a week about mobile technology in the classroom. I sense that we are at the precipice of mass adoption of mobile technologies in the classroom.
