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SMART PHONES IN THE CLASSROOM


Check out this well-made video about smart phones in the classroom:

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The following link will take you to Pinterest, a new rage in social networking where people can "pin" images, ideas and urls in "boards" or categories, and share them easily in a number of ways:

http://pinterest.com/clcain66/

This video highlights using Twitter with students to "tweet" important classroom info to individual phones or devices: media type="youtube" key="cv5qvSlXTmA" height="315" width="560"

[|CLICK HERE] to read about the pros and cons of cell phones in the classroom

HOW ARE TEACHERS USING SOCIAL MEDIA?
[|CLICK HERE] to find the answer

BACKCHANNELING is a way for everyone in a class to discuss simultaneously through "silent" electronic chatting, where a mix of smart phones and laptops could be used:
http://backchanneling.wikispaces.com/

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This article offers a surprise solution: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/colleges-continue-to-embrace-social-networking-for-teaching-really/4432

In this article the security problems inherent in the use of sites like Facebook are explained: http://www.certmag.com/read.php?in=3681

Loaded with links to useful sites, this article covers many aspects of using social media for teaching, but is geared more for college: http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/22/100-tips-tools-and-resources-for-teaching-students-about-social-media/

Learn about a strictly educational and highly useful choice for classroom social media: http://www.edutopia.org/how-use-social-networking-technology

Text this website and your class can create a board full of collaborative input: []

Check out this blog to read ideas about cell phones in the classroom: []

SPECIFIC LESSON PLANS: WHERE TO GET IDEAS???? CLICK HERE!
Although it was written in 2008, most of the content of this book is still cutting edge. It is __loaded__ lesson plans for every grade level as well as info on teaching etiquette, using phones only outside of the classroom, or using one phone per classroom. Also gives step by step instruction for using every suggested app, tool or website. It's a goldmine! The Kindle edition is $9.95 and available immediately. Paperback is $23.99 new but used copies are available for as little as $5. =Toys to tools:= connecting student cell phones to education [|Liz Kolb] [|5] [| Reviews] http://books.google.com/books/about/Toys_to_tools.html?id=nwYmAQAAIAAJ International Society for Technology in Education, Oct 15, 2008 - 230 pages Many, if not most, educators view cell phones as the enemy. Author Liz Kolb sees them as powerful technology in the hands of students. Acknowledging the current reality at many schools ban student cell phone use in the classroom Kolb discusses a host of innovative and highly interesting uses for the technology that do not require using the phones in the classroom. She also addresses the issues that have caused the bans and provides guidelines for overcoming the problems.Ignoring, or worse, demonizing a technology that students willingly and actively use in every other aspect of their lives is not a winning educational strategy. Mini lessons and powerful resources throughout the book are easily adaptable and appropriate for almost any grade level and are designed to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. This book is a practical guide for educators who would like to turn what many consider an annoying digital toy into a powerful educational tool. Also available: RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom - ISBN 1564842398 PowerPoint Magic - ISBN 1564842355 About the Author Liz Kolb is currently an adjunct assistant professor at Madonna University in Livonia, Michigan. She is also completing her PhD in Learning Technologies at the University of Michigan. She taught high school and middle social studies in Cincinnati, Ohio and she also spent four years as a high school technology coordinator and teacher in Columbus, Ohio.