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Story from PRI's "The World" radio program

I actually have a contact through my grad program with a gentlemen who works expressly with schools in South Africa that use mobile phones for education. He has been spear-heading a program through Sprint, where they get old refurbished phones for use in South African schools. I guess what I'm saying is, if anyone wants to connect with him or schools down there, let me know, and I'll hook you up :)

One of the first cell phone polling student response sites. Can use with SMS, smart phone not needed. Free and paid accounts. "Poll Everywhere replaces expensive proprietary audience response hardware with standard web technology. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, tv, print - anywhere. And because it works internationally with texting, web, or Twitter, its simplicity and flexibility are earning rave reviews."

Education apps for smart phones - recommended by James M-D. Flashcards for AP exams, MCAT and reference tools

Application lets you joing an online meeting from smartphone /tablet/whatever. We have been talking about web conferencing/meeting/learning in the Let's Talk Technology group for the past 2 months. Ran across this in the Android Marketplace today. Reviewers love it but seems to need 4G to work - something to watch in the future.