Mobile+Devices

toc There are 6.8 billion people here on earth. Sometime this year the number of [|cell phone subscriptions] will top 5 billion. This ubiquitous device has great potential as a educational tool. Here are some ideas!

General Ideas

 * Students can use their phone as an agenda book, they can take notes, use the calculator or set the alarm as a reminder. I ask them to do this to get overdue books back!
 * Assign roles to students on a rotating basis. One student takes notes to post to a class blog or wiki, another finds facts or checks information.
 * Have students respond to a poll or survey using free tools like Google Docs Forms or other polling tools.
 * Text message Google for quick answers. Text message your search query to **466453** ('GOOGLE' on most devices) and they'll text message back results. Try: define:perspicacious Try: simple math calculations Try: weather Vancouver
 * Upload photos to Flickr from a field trip or class event using email. (from Doug Symington @dougsymington)
 * Create a class Twitter account or using Google Docs, have students respond to a piece of writing or image by posting online.
 * [|10 Educational Ways to Use iPods in a High School Class]
 * Check out the many iPhone/iTouch apps useful for education - dictionaries, learning a language, note-taking, fact finding, star charts etc. [|Top 50 Free Education Apps] or the [|Education Apps Review] ning are good places to start.
 * Create self-check quizzes with Google Docs - [|4 templates]
 * Searchable database of iPod Touch apps for education
 * [|12 Expert Twitter Tips for the Classroom]
 * iPad44

Places to Learn More

 * Join the [|iTeach mobile ning] a place to learn more about mobile technology, find resources and ask questions.
 * Liz Kolb's blog []
 * iPod Touch in Education - page of resources and ideas.
 * K12 Cellphone projects - lengthy list of ideas

Tools and Apps
Edmodo Wallwisher - examples and ideas. EtherPad collaborative note-taking/commenting for up to 16 people. Polling - many options.

English

 * Poem of the Day - Get a new poem every day with [|Poem Flow available for iPhone or iPod Touch]. //When you turn a poem on its side, the text flows in a gentle reading animation.//

Math/Science

 * Turn the iPod Touch on its side and get a scientific calculator.
 * Use phone cameras to document lab procedures, for example bacterial culture development (from Gerry Paille @tuchodi)
 * [|Solving Algebra on Smart Phones]

Music

 * Use your iPhone with the Everyday Looper app to record tracks.