Mobile+Devices+in+(and+out+of)+the+Classroom

= Mobile devices are all around us, and it seems as if every day more uses for the devices are being thought up. How can we better prepare our students to use these devices in their everyday lives? By incorporating them into our classrooms! Join a group of educators who are already using mobile devices in education to jump start you integration! This is hands-on, so bring your cell phone and computer. = =media type="custom" key="7691067"= = Liz Kolb: Leader in Cell Phones in Instruction =


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Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education Research: http://cellphonesinlearning.wikispaces.com/necc2008 Blog: @http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ Delicious: @http://delicious.com/elikeren/Cell

Mobile Polling
Poll Everywhere
 * Polling through text messages, twitter, or web
 * Plans: Free, teacher, or school accounts
 * poll4.com
 * Multiple Choice
 * Free Text

Mobile Recording
Google Voice

[|DropBox]
 * Get a number to share with students and parents while keeping your personal number private
 * Could set up as a regular phone number that rings to multiple phones, or just use as voicemail for audio recording
 * Use shared Folders with your class
 * Download the app for your smartphone
 * Need to share folder via e-mailmedia type="custom" key="7691465"

Connection
[|Twitter]
 * Have students research/interview via twitter.
 * Host a twitter discussion with an author, politician, etc. as a class
 * Twitter for Learning - 55 Great Articles

Quick Browsing
DotGo
 * Surf the web through SMS (no smartphone or data plan required)
 * How it works
 * DotGo simulator
 * Numbers
 * .COM = Test it to DOTCOM (368366)
 * .EDU = Text it to DOTEDU (368338)
 * .GOV = Text it to DOTGOV (368468)
 * .NET = Text it to DOTNET (368638)
 * .ORG = Text it to DOTORG (368674)
 * Type in a domain name (such as CNN to 368366)

Quick Questions and Answers
GoogleSMS
 * Get information through SMS
 * Text to 466453 (GOOGLE)
 * Text help to that number for help
 * Help for Google SMS

Mobile Organization

 * Store, organize and make content searchable (can even search text in images)
 * Mobile Apps that integrate with Evernote
 * Can SMS or MMS (images) content into your notebook (check "settings" for email address)
 * App for most smartphones also

Evernote


 * Store, organize and make content searchable (can even search text in images)
 * Mobile Apps that integrate with Evernote
 * Can SMS or MMS (images) content into your notebook (check "settings" for email address)
 * App for most smartphones also

=Text messaging to students through Textmarks= []

Mobile Response/Brainstorming
Wiffiti


 * Publishes responses in real-time
 * Easy to create
 * Can set up filters
 * Integrates with Twitter (can follow hashtags or can respond through Twitter)

Rich Mackrell: Sample Project
Using Google Voice and Cellblock with his Geometry kids http://bigmacmath.wikispaces.com/cellblock