Cell Phones in the Classroom : Learning Tools for the 21st Century

Cell phones in schools... pretty hot topic these days. Many schools are banning cell phones at school... but is this realistic? And are schools over looking the importance of this 21st Century learning tool? Many schools, teachers, and researchers are working to develop the use of cell phones as engaging and sustainable learning tools. It is estimated that by 2020, cell phones will replace personal computers. So, why shouldn't schools be using cell phones as learning tools? The future is NOW! Media Presentation for EMDT Full Sail University, Winter Park FL Dec. 12, 2009.

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Education

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• learning tools
• classroom

[OnOttButton]

@shssh09 Thanks for your note. Please feel free to use the film as you like while keeping in mind fair use rules. The applicable rule of fair use in this case is that the film is for academic purposes, therefore you are ok. YouTube does an amazing job of filtering copy written materials. When I first published this 2yrs ago, they alerted me that the film might violate some properties but that since it is for academic use they would monitor the film. See creative commons for more on fair use.

[brankam]

Great job! Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It must've taken a huge amount of time to research and pull it all together. It makes for a perfect intro to a workshop on cell phones. Can I use it? I'll embed it in my wiki and give you attribution.

[OnOttButton]

For anyone looking to use my film for professional presentations... please consider fair use and creative commons. All I ask is that you follow the model that other like @brankam has provided (above) and let me know by email how you intend to use the film, the audience, platform, and reactions. I hope this helps. Thanks.

[OnOttButton]

@brankam You can now embed the film if you'd like.

[TheFrostymountains]

well, the SAT scores are the lowest in the world... does that tell you anything ?

[OnOttButton]

@TheFrostymountains SAT scores show us literacy, vocab, and math ability. Considering the US focus' on providing a free public education to all types of learners and socio-economic backgrounds. Education reform needs to focus on individual needs instead of trying to applying these one fix solutions to a variety of problems. Mobile technology helps with communication, problem solving, and critical thinking all of which better prepares our students for real world scenarios.

[shssh09]

I would like to use a portion of your video, particularly the intro and the rationale for your work. However, I am concerned with copyright on the Simpson's piece. May I use the beginning portion?

[TheKristi2405]

Wow I found this very interesting and so well scaffolded. Will it be ok if I embed this into a blog we are creating at the moment on the views of this technology in the classroom? of course full reference of your vidoe will be used.

[TheFrostymountains]

@OnOttButton real world as in SLAVES ! cellphones track wherever you go, who you talked to, what you talked about, and when you talked about it . that is the "real world" scenario ! these kids aren't learning shit . let's face it ! duh ... keep 'em dumb . that way they are easy to control .

[brankam]

@OnOttButton Thanks. It's embedded now.

[brankam]

@OnOttButton Thanks for the permission. Alas, the embedding feature is disabled. I can always link to your YouTube page. I'll let you know about the reactions. :-)

[OnOttButton]

@brankam KUDOS to you as well my friend for understanding the brevity of this concept. Please embed, link and share... I would love to know how you use it for workshops and the reaction it generates.