Comments on: This is what we are dealing with http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/ As an educational technologist, I am exploring ways to make learning more relevant, engaging and authentic. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:38:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Jonathan Nalder http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-28572 Jonathan Nalder Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:20:53 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-28572 I'm a bit late to comment on this article, but yes Education is a great big dinosaur! Perhaps when this generation of cell-phone using kids become teachers themselves things will begin to change... the comments here have been great to get ideas from. I gathered some positive ideas about policy on mobiles in schools together in a paper late last year - its hosted at mLearnxyz.net. Ok, keep up the mobile learning postings! I’m a bit late to comment on this article, but yes Education is a great big dinosaur! Perhaps when this generation of cell-phone using kids become teachers themselves things will begin to change… the comments here have been great to get ideas from. I gathered some positive ideas about policy on mobiles in schools together in a paper late last year - its hosted at mLearnxyz.net. Ok, keep up the mobile learning postings!

]]> By: Quentin D'Souza http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26255 Quentin D'Souza Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:04:27 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26255 See this Article: What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything! by Marc Pensky http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=83 Do you want more let's do this... the next time someone tells you to get rid of cellphones - let's have a response! See this Article:

What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything! by Marc Pensky

http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=83

Do you want more let’s do this… the next time someone tells you to get rid of cellphones - let’s have a response!

]]> By: Andrew Pass http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26254 Andrew Pass Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:15:51 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26254 Why not enlist our studnents to help us think about the most effective ways to use cell phones in class. Let them use their cell phones and social network sites to find out how other students are using cell phones in class. Ask them to write a written response to this question. These responses could be put on a wiki for further collaboration. Why not enlist our studnents to help us think about the most effective ways to use cell phones in class. Let them use their cell phones and social network sites to find out how other students are using cell phones in class. Ask them to write a written response to this question. These responses could be put on a wiki for further collaboration.

]]> By: Quentin D'Souza http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26253 Quentin D'Souza Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:28:53 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26253 Okay Dean - I just can't help myself on this topic. My question is - is it cell phones that facilitate cheating or is that way we have designed our evaluations? Okay Dean - I just can’t help myself on this topic.

My question is - is it cell phones that facilitate cheating or is that way we have designed our evaluations?

]]> By: Quentin D'Souza http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26252 Quentin D'Souza Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:21:48 +0000 http://ideasandthoughts.org/2007/04/23/this-is-what-we-are-dealing-with/#comment-26252 I have a few ideas myself, mostly to reuse cellphones for educational purposes which depend on the features available in phones. We just need to think of a few Teaching Hacks by looking at what the tool can do. 5 minutes of brainstorming = Use photo feature to capture two blackboards full of writing that students were supposed to copy down after 100 minutes of class time by a history teacher. (Some old resentment here) Capture video of science experiments for labs and share the results with the teacher to annotate projects or use as part of the process. Students record notes from their classes by using the voicemail features - or cell to podcast web tools. Use RMinder http://www.rminder.com/ to blast voice and text reminders to students based on assignments and due dates of different events. Can even match to events in outlook, google cal, ical and more. Anyone else ready to tango on this?? I have a few ideas myself, mostly to reuse cellphones for educational purposes which depend on the features available in phones. We just need to think of a few Teaching Hacks by looking at what the tool can do. 5 minutes of brainstorming =

Use photo feature to capture two blackboards full of writing that students were supposed to copy down after 100 minutes of class time by a history teacher. (Some old resentment here)

Capture video of science experiments for labs and share the results with the teacher to annotate projects or use as part of the process.

Students record notes from their classes by using the voicemail features - or cell to podcast web tools.

Use RMinder http://www.rminder.com/ to blast voice and text reminders to students based on assignments and due dates of different events. Can even match to events in outlook, google cal, ical and more.

Anyone else ready to tango on this??

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