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We took delivery of our second SMART Table unit on Friday (the first was faulty) and had the afternoon to use it.

Withings is a company that has wi-fi enabled devices. These devices include apps and all kinds of smart-enabled tools (including ifttt.com integration.) Scales can automatically log your weight to evernote or a google doc to track, a blood pressure monitor and perhaps my favorite, a baby monitor that lets you dial in on junior using your iphone or ipad. (I needed that when my children were younger.) I am thinking about getting the baby monitor to use to monitor my classroom. So many different applications.

Lots of research starting to come in that smartphones make great study helpers and curricular delivery tools. This from the Jacksonville daily news: "Onslow County students using smart phones in math courses not only outperformed their peers in math but also went on to take additional math courses. A Project K-Nect Evaluation Report, prepared by Project Tomorrow for Digital Millennial Consulting, noted that Onslow County Project K-Nect students - including students at Southwest and Dixon high schools - were more likely to achieve proficiency in algebra and algebra II than other students in their school district or state in the 2008-09 school year. Numbers for the 2009-10 school year will be released later this year."

Application lets smart phone users send a message and a link to a map marking their location.

Glympse, a Seattle-area startup, is the latest in the field. Its application, also called Glympse, lets smart phone users send a message and a link to a map marking their location to anyone in their address book.

Wireless technology has evolved. At first, the goal was to expedite the communications between humans. Now, however, the new wave  of wireless technology focuses on machine-to-machine(M2M) interactions. "The M2M phenomenon is part of the larger drive to create an "Internet of Things" - a global network that not only links computers, tablets and phones but that connects everything from bikes to washing machines to thermostats. Machina Research, a British firm, believes there will be 12.5 billion "smart" connected devices, excluding  phones, PCs and tablets, in the world in 2020, up from 1.3 billion today."

This article tells workers opinions on being able to work from smart phones. 

Intriguing video about the use of "smart" mobile devices in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake in Haiti.

A new development in ski goggle technology is now allowing users to be able to track their speed, altitude, etc. while skiing. More importantly, it allows the users to view where anyone else with these goggles, or the free app from the company is located on the mountain.

From Twine: Twine is convenient, new, powerful, smart, and totally devoted to whatever you are interested in. It can be used by one person or in groups.

Modern Cheating

Top five ways students use technology to cheat -- of course, all of them involve the cell phone, which will certainly push many to continue to say they should be banned. To me, teachers should be vigilant and watchful. Also, who says you have to give the same test to all of your classes or a pop quiz on the same day? It is time to get smart!

I've been messaging with Scott Newcomb about what they are doing at his school in Ohio and got this message: "Every student 3-5 has their own smart phone (MLD). We are starting BYOD with the upper grades this year." Here is their mobile learning blog.

This article talks about the advancement in mobile telephones. This means with the use of a smart phone you can use the smartphone from a far and this comes with good and bad outcomes. 

This article is about how google is the most popular search engine, and how people use it on a daily basis with their smart phones whenever they have a question

Personal testimony on smart board tech in the classroom. Mobile and Ubiqitious, Education.

This article describes how today's society revolves around smart phones. Apps are becoming more and more relevant because they are assisting people to organize and facilitate the activities of their everyday lives.

This article describes the pros and cons of smart phone use in the work place. They can distract people, keep them organized, and blur the line that separate home and work.