cellphones


 * Cell Phones in Education**

Is this the norm?
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**1. Discuss student cell phone use**

 * What do you think about cell phones in schools?
 * At what age is is appropriate for kids to have a cell phone?
 * How much to you use your cell phone on a daily basis?
 * What feature do you use most on your phone?

2. Share and discuss articles about cell phone use - Respond on Google Doc
[|Black Day Google Doc on Cellphones] [|Gold Day Google Doc on Cellphones]

[|Teenager Sends Over 14,000 Text Messages in One Month] by **[|Dan Reilly]**, posted Jan 13th 2009 at 10:14AM

[|Misuse of Cell Phones Causing Problems] by Pamela Schehl, posted Aug 6, 2005

[|Students Warned of Misuse of Cell Phones] by Ryan Leckey, posted Nov 12, 2008

3. Should Cell Phones be used in Education?
Brainstorm ideas for use on the google doc


 * 4. Sign up for this project - [|Film on the Fly]**


 * 5. Can you?**


 * Take a picture on your phone and e-mail to your gmail account.
 * Take a picture on your phone and bluetooth it to your computer.
 * Take video on your phone and get it to your computer.
 * Create a voice recording on your phone and send it to your computer.


 * 6. If you can - do it.**

6 1/2. Check out the [|KSTL] competition and decide if you want to enter.


 * 7. Project - Using only your cell phone -** create a [|"What in the World"] story. Think of a theme. Take pictures of items in your theme so they are not recognizable (Close-up pics). Put your pictures in iPhoto, create a slideshow with music to share at 9:15. You only have today to do it. Ready, set, go....


 * 8.** [|Poll everywhere] - Text your answer to the question to 99503. If you do not have texting - [|click here to vote]. Create your own account and set up a poll for the class to take.

9. [|Gcast] - Create an account and create podcasts about 10 of the web 2.0 applications. Post them to the wiki.

10. Web 2.0 - http://www.go2web20.net/

**Resources:**

 * Liz Kolb's Cell phone presentation for NECC
 * [|Hall Davidson's Cell phone presentation at NECC]
 * [|Cell phones make headway in education]
 * [|Using Mobile Phones for Learning]
 * [|Mobile Phones in Education]
 * [|From Toy to Tool]
 * [|Mrs. Stoffel's Google Doc] on cellphone use in education