TIE’s TechTuesday Can you hear me now? Cell Phones in the Classroom Jackie Jessop Rising October 6, 2009

The following presentation is a RE- presentation of Liz Kolb’s, University of Michigan & Madonna University, ISTE webinar: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Classroom Learning All resources are hers.

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Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phones in the Classroom

Special thank to Liz Kolb for allowing me to use your resources, especially the presentation!!!! University of Michigan & Madonna University

Why Cell Phones in Learning? Almost all of our youth own cell phones – 71% of U.S. households have internet access – 82% of U.S. citizens own cell phones – 91% of 17 year old girls in the U.S have a cell phone – 78% of 17 yr old boys in the U.S. have a cell phone – Average age in U.S. to receive a new cell phone: hN4libkM2YaJNWdLV/Atqg Park Associates, 2007 & CTIA wireless association, 2007 Dickson, F. (2008). The U.S. Wireless Teen Market. Multimedia Intelligence.

Cell phone companies are marketing the next generation of cell phones primarily to 12 and under!

Educational Software for Cell Phones Mobile Math PBS Ready to Learn Study

By 2010 it is estimated… Over 90% of secondary students will have cell phones 54% of 8 year olds will have their own cell phone Amoroso, (2006). Tween Market has the potential to double by Yankee Group Retrieved from

How 21 st Century Students learn best… Collaboratively Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any pace Relevancy with real world *They want to do this with the technology of their generation. Howe, N. and Strauss, W. (2000). Millennials Rising: The Next Great Generation. NewYork: Vintage.

For Example… Text and ask any question FREE NOT FREE

Levin, M., Steyer, J. & Henry, A. (2008). Growing Up Digital: Adults Rate the Educational Potential of New Media and 21st Century Skills. Common Sense Media & The Joan Ganz Cooney Center. Retrieved:

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