Smartphones+in+the+Classroom

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====**Definition: **Smartphones are handheld devices that allow users to run applications (or "apps"), communicate via e-mail and text messaging, as well as connect to the internet. These devices are currently used most frequently for personal use, but the educational implications for these devices are vast. Through the use of smartphones in classrooms, students would develop literacy knowledge and skills essential to being a 21st century citizen. ====

====**Overview: ** The use of smartphones within educational settings is currently a hot topic among school administrators and teachers. Those opposing the use of phones believe that by allowing students to utilize their phones during class, bulling will increase and students will be tempted to cheat or become distracted and disengaged. Those who support the allowance of phones in the classroom believe that students can more easily access information via the internet, communicate with others (both within and outside of the classroom) through a medium with which they are comfortable and familiar to augment learning within the classroom, and will become more engaged with the learning. The resources on this page will allow you to see possible benefits of using smartphones within your classroom. ====

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5 (good) Ways Smartphones Are Being Used High School =====

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This article is written by a high school teacher and gives a brief overview of five ways in which smartphones are being used in classrooms. She talks about how they can be used as quick-response clickers,or how they can provide students access to email along with apps as well. =====

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Getting Smart About Smartphones in Schools =====

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Reist describes ones teacher's situation with cell phones in the classroom as well as that school's policy on smartphones in their school. As the article states, cell phones "are virtual extensions of teenagers’ bodies" and how by creating a policy that still allows students access to their phones during specific times of the day, there are less instances of improper use of them during instruction time. =====

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In this article, the author talks about since almost every student nowadays has a cell phone, they can be seen as mini computers giving students and teachers many opportunities that weren't there before cell phones. It also talks about strategies for implementing cell phones into teaching whether its through a "flipped classroom", or being able to present information in new and different ways. =====

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Local High Schools Embrace Cell Phones This article right out of Rochester, NY and talks about how many schools are making the transition from banning cell phones technology to now embracing the technology. Both students and teachers talk about how these new rules towards the use of cell phones during the school day cut down on former issues that once occurred .=====

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Teacher Tricks posted the following Prezi in a post. The Prezi presents statistics about how cellphones are currently being used in day-to-day life and examines possible educational implications associated with these statistics. ===== media type="custom" key="21521632"

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">40 Creative Ways to Use Cell Phones in the Classroom =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The name says it all... this blog post links to 40 ways that cell phones can be used in classrooms. The ideas range from apps, student resources, possible activities, and communication (among many more). =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">How Teachers Make Cell Phones Work in the Classroom =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This blog post presents both sides of the cell phone policy debate through anecdotal statements from several different teachers in San Francisco schools. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This blog presents resources for writing school policies that include the use of cell phones, activities, apps, and resurces about how to use cell phones in school. The page links to TextEd which is a great resource that could be shared with parents. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This video using clips from a Simpson episode to depict the use of cell phones in schools. There are also clips of schools that bans cell phones, but then it transitions into how some other schools are making the transition to actually use and embrace cell phones in the classroom. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Engaging students through the use of cell phones was the experiment a teacher from Saskatchewan, Canada describes in this video. Students is her classroom were able to learn how to use their phones for more than just texting by embracing the video recording feature to bring their learning to the next level. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">George Engel does a nice job of covering ways in which technology is not always integrated into classrooms as much as it might be desired, while also describing why some teachers may be fearful of cell phones in the classroom. He then transitions though into the benefits for both teachers and students of embracing the use of cell phones in schools, and how these tools can meet the technology needs of students nowadays. =====

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<span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mobile Technology in Education =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This powerpoint give a good summary of not only some pros and cons of smart phones in the classroom, but also ways in which cell phones are being used in school today. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Teaching Generation Text: Using Cell Phones to Enhance Learning (Grades 5-12) =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Teaching Generation Text shows how teachers can turn cell phones into an educational opportunity instead of an annoying distraction. With a host of innovative ideas, activities, lessons, and strategies, Nielsen and Webb offer a unique way to use students' preferred method of communication in the classroom. Cell phones can remind students to study, serve as a way to take notes, provide instant, on-demand answers and research, be a great vehicle for home-school connection, and record and capture oral reports or responses to polls and quizzes, all of which can be used to enhance lesson plans and increase motivation. =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Offers tactics for teachers to help their students integrate digital technology with their studies =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Filled with research-based ideas and strategies for using a cell phone to enhance learning =====
 * =====<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Provides methods for incorporating cell phones into instruction with a unit planning guide and lesson plan ideas =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This innovative new book is filled with new ideas for engaging learners in fun, free, and easy ways using nothing more than a basic, text-enabled cell phone." =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educators =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Bring student cell phones out of pockets and backpacks and into the learning environment. Students are walking around with incredible computing power. Their cell phones are calculators, internet browsers, video cameras, calendars, social media devices, and so much more. Why then are educators not taking advantage of these powerful, accessible, and engaging tools in the classroom? Luckily some teachers have started, and through their experiences, you too can learn how to use cell phones to broaden your students educational experience and increase motivation and engagement. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In Cell Phones in the Classroom, mobile learning enthusiast Liz Kolb starts out by sharing case studies that illustrate practical ways teachers and administrators from schools around the world are using cell phones for classroom projects, homework assignments, and communication with parents. She also includes resources such as sample lesson plans, tutorials for mobile-supported web 2.0 tools, strategies for involving students without cell phones, and guidance on planning and preparation. After reading through the case studies and lists of web 2.0 resources, you'll be overflowing with ideas for your own classroom. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. ISTE is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. Home of the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET), and ISTE's annual conference (formerly known as the National Educational Computing Conference, or NECC), ISTE represents more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. We support our members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance as they face the challenge of transforming education." =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The above three links take you to the education section of app stores for Apple devices (iPhone, iPods, iPads), Blackberry devices, and Android devices. Each of these app stores allows you to browse apps that can be sorted according to category, price, and popularity. There is also a 'search' feature which allows you to look for a specific app. Through the Google Play store and the Apple app store, you can also find books, magazines, movies and tv shows, and music. Podcasts can be found using the Apple store. =====

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This link will take you directly to the 'education' tab of a website that sorts apps according to customer ratings. You can choose to see the most popular apps today, yesterday, this week, this month, over the last three months, and of all time. There are also options for categories other than 'education'. There is a blog associated with this website through which people discuss new apps, share other resources, ask questions, etc. =====