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Opportunities, strategies, and tools for using cellphones in the K-12 classroom
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Cell Phones With Class
HISD Mathematics
Department Chair Meeting
February 2010
This presentation uses ideas from J. Lamb’s slideshare. See the original here. http://www.slideshare.net/misterlamb/cell-phones-in-education-presentation
Do you have a cell phone with you now?
Do you keep track of appointments and meetings on your
phone?
What would you do if you were told you
couldn’t have your cell phone at work?
Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school for educational purposes?
Send a Text to 99503
18807 for yesor
18808 for no
The Problems
Socializing
Cheating
Distractions
Inappropriate Use
Unfiltered Access to the Internet
Socializing
Priority in High School
Entertainment
Talking in Class
Multi-Tasking
This is their world
Cheating
Texts between classes
Texting in pocket
Getting Answers
Same old story updatedfor the 21st century
Distractions
Texting during class
Games
Ringing Phones
Grab their attention
Inappropriate Use
Record a fight
Take pictures
If they are banned, do the issues disappear?
Unfiltered Access to the Internet
The big issue
3G/WiFi
A bigger issue if we don’t teach acceptable use
Teachers who use technology in the classroom are: flexible, willing to take risks and try new things, not afraid of failing, able to learn from their students, adaptable, and comfortable with the fact that they are not the smartest person in the room.
Kim Cofino http://tr.im/Cofino/
Relevant Reading
Slide Rules vs. Calculators
Using a calculator was so appealing to students that it felt like cheating.
Mike Elganhttp://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747069&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca
Unplugged vs. Plugged
The personal computer has revolutionized our lives, in many ways for the better. But it also threatens to take over our lives. At least for some purposes, unplugging may still be the best response.
David Cole
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747069&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca
Ban vs. Educate
Classroom Expectations
• Cell phones on vibrate
• Cell phones on top of desk in plain site until time for use
• Cell phones only used in class for academic/learning purposes
Classroom Expectations
• Activity on cell phones in class cannot be published without permission of teacher and/or students involved in the text/ image/ video/ audio file (e.g. no publishing a photo of a class project on MySpace page without permissions)
Classroom Expectations
• Students use appropriate cell phone etiquette by respecting the privacy of other's phone numbers and using appropriate language with their mobile communication.
Yodiohttp://www.yodio.com/
Quadratic Equationshttp://www.yodio.com/yo.aspx?
cardId=LvAhgDUPZd6UbBgsTMN2aC
Embedded in Class Wikihttp://mrlambmath.wikispaces.com/quadratics
Poll Everywhere
http://houstonmath.wikispaces.com/PLC+February+2010
Wiffiti
http://wiffiti.com/screens/16588
Phonezoo
http://phonezoo.com/
Create a ringtone rap with Audacity, upload it to Phonezoo and send it to your cell phone
Drop.io
http://drop.io/
Send audio, links, pics, files to a shared drop.
To Begin• DO NOT attempt to change school and/or district
policy• Survey Students on Cell Phones
– Who has one? What is their plan? – Preference for Communication?
• Talk with students about cell phone safety & etiquette• Create a contract for phone use for school
assignments• Start with OPTIONAL homework/EC projects outside
of classroom.• Start with what YOU are comfortable with (such as
phone call resources like Drop.io)