The CTIA Wireless Conference (http://www.ctiawireless.com/) was in Las Vegas this week. I didn’t attend this year, but was present a year ago. The mobile phone industry is still a vibrant industry even in these economically troubled times and I hold great hope for what it can provide to not only our personal lives in general, but to education specifically.
My company, Acadium, (www.acadium.com) is working on a mobile phone based technology that will empower learners in the classroom by creating an interactive, engaging environment. Similar to the current “clicker” systems, learners will be able to respond to the teacher’s questions with simple answers, or slightly longer opinions. I think we are just scratching the surface on how this technology will used in education and I am very excited about the potential.
Another interesting company is LocaModa (www.locamoda.com). Their emphasis is not education, but they have some ingenious games and interactive services that also shed some light on what the future might hold for the wireless/mobile phone industry and how it can be used as a learning tool.
There is even a book on the market, Toys to Tools by Liz Kolb. Kolb describes ways to use the cell phone in a K-12 classroom.
Some teachers think it is blasphemy to bring the cell phone into the classroom. I think it is only a matter time. Remember when calculators were forbidden?
Let me know what you think!
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