Cell Phones Is it time to rethink the ban?
Let’s start with a little poll Show your cell phone. Turn it on. Do you know how to text?
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Hold your phone You are holding:
Phone
Camera
Clock & Alarm Clock
Text Messenger
Video Camera
Music Player
Video Player
GPS Device
Voice Recorder/Podcaster Image: topgold, Creative Commons
A Calculator
Information Access
Are we really going to ignore a device this powerful?
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Field Trips
Taking a Field Trip? Use the phone to record your experience Snap a few photos Use to create your digital storyhttp://yodio.com/ Record the event with
Yodio
Phone in an Assignment Collaborate tml tml
Write a story
Classroom Management, of course “I believe students can use cell phones as a learning tool. Think of the teacher you know who hates cell phones. If you post inappropriate or off topic messages you will be proving that person right and me wrong…and your phones will be disappearing forever into your pocket.” Joe Wood, December 10, 2007
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