Excellent example of Mobile Devices in Learning. These tools have the ability support 24/7 learning as never before! Why do we allow this to be a barrier to learning! Keep pushing!!!
"We see mobile as a transformative technology for engaging students," said Brett Frazier, Senior Vice President at Blackboard. "As these results show, educators and parents have an opportunity to leverage students' growing interest in mobile devices to engage them in a more personal learning experience that doesn't end when they leave the classroom.
"Wiffiti publishes real time messages to screens in thousands of locations from jumbotrons to jukeboxes, bars to bowling alleys and cafes to colleges.
You can interact with Wiffiti from your mobile phone or the web."
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Surprising field studies suggest cell phones could be effective learning tools
In most schools, cell phones are checked at the door -- or at best powered off during school hours in a tacit "don't ask, don't tell" understanding between students and administrators. This wide-spread technology ban is a response to real concerns: if kids have unfettered instant access to the Internet at school, how do we keep them safe, how do we keep out inappropriate content, how do we prevent real-time cyberbullying, how do we even keep their attention in class when competing with messaging, gaming, and surfing?