Cell Phone Education?

Posted by in Uncategorized Nov 14th, 2007

Many online students use their mp3 players and laptops to study…but what about cell phones? A new Wired Campus post explains that some teachers are using mobile phones as classroom tools. Here's a blurb:

"Instead of using flashcards, students can use their cellphones to access computer programs that quiz them on various subjects. The wireless programs can even adjust to how well a student is doing by asking fewer questions on what he or she seems to have down cold and more on topics that aren't going so well.

Other options include providing images with audio commentary, or even video snippets covering different subjects."

I'm a fan of mixing technology with learning techniques. But, I'm decidedly not a fan of people glued to their cell phones in social settings. An online quiz done on a student's home computer is appropriate. Holding up a grocery store line when trying to decide between "B" and "C" isn't.

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