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Short Doug Belshaw post on using mobiles in class - and see Guardian Teacher Network linked from there.

"Australia went from lagging to leading the worldwide smartphone revolution in just one year, a major study by Google has revealed. Mobile internet usage by Australians now rivals that of PCs for activities like social networking and, soon, shopping, Google found."

A development framework for building iPhone (or mobile?) apps for education. This is a review which notes it is a low barrier to entry, is simple (this is a plus and minus point) and mentions adding RSS, lectures, images, links, event lists and YouTube to your schools app.

Seems like this is a paid for app rather than something we build ourselves. They build and then we can use their CMS to add / change content. Aimed at marketing so maybe we should pass it to them.

"...an experiment to develop and employ mobile technologies for teaching and learning... Students used digital cameras, smart phones and social software to document and catalog the ephemeral graffiti and street art throughout the five boroughs of New York City..."