Cell Phones in Education

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Comment by Deborah Johnson on June 7, 2011 at 9:50pm

Hi Willyn,

I would be very interested in hearing about some of the ideas!  If you would send me a message with them I would appreciate it!  I am also interested to hear about your book that is coming out.  Thanks again!

Debbie

Comment by Lindsay Sanders on June 7, 2011 at 3:30pm

Hi All,

I saw someone mentioned that their school's policy is that cell phones HAVE to be turned off during school. We have a similar policy too, however, I feel like if you presented your lesson plan to your principal you might get approval to use them.  I really think some of these tools such as Poll Everywhere, certain iPhone apps, and web capabilities are really awesome to use in a classroom. Unfortunately, if you work in a school like mine, cell phone service is a big problem. I barely get service in my own classroom and my battery is practically drained by the end of the school day. I wonder what possibilities there are for me in terms of cell phone use... perhaps just for out of school assignments? Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Lindsay

Comment by Willyn Webb on June 7, 2011 at 7:46am

Hi Rachel,

Awesome that you are using Polleverywhere with families and at back to school night!  Our book is for 5th-12 grade teachers.  Most of the cell phones originate from home, although there are some schools who have gotten community support in acquiring a class set.  Homework is a great way to use cell phones with any age student because 94% of homes have cell phones so one can be borrowed or the homework can be done collaboratively with a parent/sibling/friend/neighbor.  This brings learning into the home and community and creates strong ties!

 

Comment by Rachel Carman on June 6, 2011 at 5:39pm

I found my experience with Polleverywhere to be worthwhile and helpful. I teach elementary school so using cell phones is out of the question currently since many are not given this privileged until they are older. However, I can see the use with families on a back to school night as they can share questions that they have if they do not want to share them out right or if you have specific information you would like their input on this could be another outlet to recieve such knowledge. I am wondering what ages cell phones begin to be used in the classroom? Elementary age and if so where do the cell phones originate from- home or school?

Comment by Willyn Webb on June 6, 2011 at 2:45pm

Hi Deborah,

There are ways to use cell phones in math.  We have a couple of example lessons in our upcoming book, "Teaching Generation Text," which will be out in Oct.  If you'd like I could send you some ideas out of it now.  I'm thinking of one lesson using Twitter and time changes. 

Comment by Deborah Johnson on June 6, 2011 at 2:37pm

I teach mathematics.  I am interested in learning if anyone has used cell phones in their math instruction, aside from the use of calculators.

Comment by Emily Reba on June 2, 2011 at 6:37am

I teach ESL. My students often use the dictionaries on their phones. My favorite moments are in Reading class (where they're not allowed to use dictionaries) when I tell a student "No dictionaries! Put that away" and the student replies, "I'm not using the dictionary! I'm texting!"

Comment by Reaz Shaheed on April 29, 2011 at 6:12am

The most common concern about students with cell phones in a classroom is one of supervision. However, in Japan they do have taken a big step in this direction. Check out this video.

Comment by Antonio Aguillon - Huerta on April 28, 2011 at 9:32pm

I worked at a community college and some of our instructors do use cell phones for educational purposes a lot. Polleverywhere is one of the most popular sites teacher use to get instant feedback from students during class. This site is specially important when trying to reach a consensus within the classroom.

Comment by Daniel M Beuchert on April 26, 2011 at 9:10pm

Looking at the prospect of cell phone usage within the classroom that I have is most likely different than most.  I teach at a court based school that has a zero tolerance no cell phone policy for students.  Because of this I would need to utilize the use of cell phone polling outside of the classroom.  This could be helpful in figuring out what students see outside of school that is related to subject material, but I will have limited use otherwise.  As smart phones evolve, I wonder if this policy might change, but I'm not holding my breath.  Using I Pads or laptops would be a more feasible option in my setting, but I will have to see what the policy of the school does over the coming years.

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