The Brady Bunch

Lifting the ban on cell phones in classrooms.

Another article on cellphones in the classroom. It has some great links to tools for cellphone integration

This article is about the mobile software that is being used on cellphones in classrooms. It has a great video that we can use in our presentation. "Their Mobile Learning Environment includes programs that let students map concepts, animate their drawings, surf relevant parts of the Internet and integrate their lessons and assignments. It also includes mini versions of Microsoft Word and Excel."

an article on how one school is using phones in a 5th grade classroom.

Phone Calls and Text Messaging Disruptions Extend Beyond Classroom

should they be banned or not?

cellphones for low income neighborhood schools

A web site that focuses on cellphones and education together.

Conference on the usage of cell phones in classrooms

Cellphones during Emergency

Article explains the pros and cons of cell phones in classrooms. I like the article because outside using phones as a tool of pedagogy, the author makes the claim that if victims [students] of the Columbine shooting had cell phones, it may have changed things.

The value of cellphones in education as well as examples how to implement them.

Article in the NY Times that gives some benefits on cellphones in the classroom. 2/09

cell phones in classrooms

An article on a learning based social network.\n\n"The Digital Youth Network runs a private Web site called Remix World, which is modeled on popular online social networks such as Facebook and MySpace. The students and mentors who use it have Web pages that contain pictures, profile information, and links to their friends' pages. They can post digital artwork -- such as videos -- on their pages, comment on friends' pages, and participate in discussions with other users through the Remix World forums."

Some statistics about teens and social media. I thought the point about how much of this content is not made in schools was really interesting.

Article about how it is important to teach students how to behave on the web or "netiquette".

Lean how to prepare our high school student on ho to write a paper.

It is so important for our students to be exposed to the newest technology. If funding is available, this is great.

I would love to spend a day in a classroom that offers project based learning. I fel that what some children need is motivation and this a very hands way of learning. For many students this is a great way of retaining what is being taught to them.