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Using computers to teach children with no teachers

computers can support learners, open doors to a world of possibilities and learning opportunities and global thinking. They can provide a chance for every child to learn their own way and construct their own knowledge. They can facilitate conversations with other people and other children around the world. They can knock down the isolation of a classroom's four walls and invite in the voices, experience and passion of the entire planet.

This wiki is dedicated to the integration of cellular technology into the classroom curriculum: Cell Phones (CP), Short Message Services (SMS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and Direct Inward Dialing (DID). It was created for the ISTE National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2009, in Washington, D.C. Please contact me if you have something I should share. Mail to: wardc@lake.k12.fl.us

Not every school will be able to afford one computer per child, let alone have the luxury of using parent-purchased cell phones for classroom instruction.

While blogging has many benefits, there are some potential challenges and barriers that come with using this tool with students. It is important that teachers fully understand these before beginning to blog with their students.