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"Is the phone the new pencil?" article I found was very interesting and can help teachers be more open minded when it comes to technology. Yes, often teachers as well as parents think that technology is taking over many things even when t comes to education, but in a way it is keeping our children's mind working and thinking about what they are going to write. However, the downfall in my opinion is that are children using correct grammar? Also, how does this affect the social skills when it comes to being face to face versus on a screen. There's many factors that even out the usage of cell phones and pencils.

Writing professor and researcher Jeff Grabill discusses a Michigan State University study which suggests that, although students spend much of their day with cell phone in hand, their "writing lives" are blossoming.

Web 2.0 Tools, digital video, images for education, search engines, content management systems, mobile phones in education, educational online games

Web 2.0 Tools, digital video, images for education, search engines, content management systems, mobile phones in education, educational online games

Cant find your old notebook?. Only have your phone on you but need to study for a test on a train? Not a problem.  Evernote is an application that allows you to access your notes anywhere at anytime from any device. Ever note web clipper extension takes the Evernote application one step further. Evernote makes studying for a test and organizing information easier then ever. When you find a good site or good pdf, clip it and save it in your evernote file forever from anywhere. Random computer not a problem just log into your account and you have all the notes you have ever taken on it organized in notebooks. 

I've used the Evernote app in the past, but with this chrome extension, it seems much more useful! The combination of the highlighting feature and the anytime access definitely improves the tool.