Comments on: Opening minds about cell phones for learning http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:56:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Twenty Minutes for Tech » Blog Archive » Using Cell Phones in the Classroom http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-51086 Twenty Minutes for Tech » Blog Archive » Using Cell Phones in the Classroom Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:39:01 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-51086 [...] Phones for Learning - Wes Fryer’s [...] [...] Phones for Learning - Wes Fryer’s [...]

]]> By: Kellie’s Blog: Technology, Teaching & Learning » Cell phones for learning? Get. Out! http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-50112 Kellie’s Blog: Technology, Teaching & Learning » Cell phones for learning? Get. Out! Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:19:24 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-50112 [...] in the ed. tech world. (If you’re interested, check out these compelling blog entries from Wesley Fryer, Will Richardson, & David Warlick.) The fact that cell phones are still banned in the majority [...] [...] in the ed. tech world. (If you’re interested, check out these compelling blog entries from Wesley Fryer, Will Richardson, & David Warlick.) The fact that cell phones are still banned in the majority [...]

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47761 Wesley Fryer Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:22:18 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47761 Excellent Paul! Thanks for sharing your results. I'm optimistic about the possibilities here. Excellent Paul! Thanks for sharing your results. I’m optimistic about the possibilities here.

]]> By: Paul Bogush http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47760 Paul Bogush Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:58:43 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47760 Used polleverywhere.com today -- very cool. Out of 100 students 26 either were able to text message their vote with their cell. Here is what the page at polleverywhere looks like: http://www.polleverywhere.com/polls/LTkyNTM0ODgyNw/views/bar_chart It can be embedded anywhere(PP, blog, etc), and what was really neat was watching the graphs grow and shrink as everyone voted. Because I had the % view up, with every vote all three bars would shift. You get 100 free votes and then you have to purchase votes(@7 cents per vote). Thanks for the suggestion. Used polleverywhere.com today — very cool. Out of 100 students 26 either were able to text message their vote with their cell. Here is what the page at polleverywhere looks like:

http://www.polleverywhere.com/polls/LTkyNTM0ODgyNw/views/bar_chart

It can be embedded anywhere(PP, blog, etc), and what was really neat was watching the graphs grow and shrink as everyone voted. Because I had the % view up, with every vote all three bars would shift. You get 100 free votes and then you have to purchase votes(@7 cents per vote).

Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: Bill Farren http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47740 Bill Farren Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:28:12 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47740 An interesting article in Wired (09.25.07 Clive Thompson) mentions how 87% of respondents over age 50 were able to give the birth date of a relative while less than 40% of those under 30 could do the same. When those under 30 were asked for their own phone number, one third had to go to their handsets to look it up. In the article, the author states, "That reflexive gesture — reaching into your pocket for the answer — tells the story in a nutshell. Mobile phones can store 500 numbers in their memory, so why would you bother trying to cram the same info into your own memory?" This begs the question: Why should I bother listening intently when I can just record? Why should I observe carefully when I can just take a picture? Why should I increase my neural network by memorizing a useful fact when I can just text it into my "outboard memory"? Is whipping out your cell phone as participatory as thinking about what was said, or looking at something carefully, or synthesizing information that resides between your ears? While I agree that a phone can be useful in class if used thoughtfully, as with any technology, we'd be foolish to not think about what is being lost in the process. An interesting article in Wired (09.25.07 Clive Thompson) mentions how 87% of respondents over age 50 were able to give the birth date of a relative while less than 40% of those under 30 could do the same. When those under 30 were asked for their own phone number, one third had to go to their handsets to look it up.
In the article, the author states, “That reflexive gesture — reaching into your pocket for the answer — tells the story in a nutshell. Mobile phones can store 500 numbers in their memory, so why would you bother trying to cram the same info into your own memory?”
This begs the question: Why should I bother listening intently when I can just record? Why should I observe carefully when I can just take a picture? Why should I increase my neural network by memorizing a useful fact when I can just text it into my “outboard memory”?
Is whipping out your cell phone as participatory as thinking about what was said, or looking at something carefully, or synthesizing information that resides between your ears?
While I agree that a phone can be useful in class if used thoughtfully, as with any technology, we’d be foolish to not think about what is being lost in the process.

]]> By: Paul Bogush http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47736 Paul Bogush Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:11:27 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47736 My kids have used some different poll/survey sites but not Poll Everywhere. I actually stayed off the computer on purpose. At the end of class a number of students remarked independently how neat it was to watch the board go from empty to full and it simply just looked neat at the end(this particular class had the fewest answers, the rest filled every inch of the board). After processing this lesson I likened it to the difference between an eBook and a "paper" book you hold in your hands. The answers on the board were actually not theirs but people in the community they surveyed. I will try Poll Everywhere next week, it looks like a really neat tool--actually I have an idea...I will try to get it into a lesson today....25 mins until class starts! My kids have used some different poll/survey sites but not Poll Everywhere. I actually stayed off the computer on purpose. At the end of class a number of students remarked independently how neat it was to watch the board go from empty to full and it simply just looked neat at the end(this particular class had the fewest answers, the rest filled every inch of the board). After processing this lesson I likened it to the difference between an eBook and a “paper” book you hold in your hands. The answers on the board were actually not theirs but people in the community they surveyed. I will try Poll Everywhere next week, it looks like a really neat tool–actually I have an idea…I will try to get it into a lesson today….25 mins until class starts!

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47712 Wesley Fryer Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:14:43 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47712 Thanks for sharing that story along with those images and the link, Paul! Have you tried creating a poll for students to answer via SMS using <a href="http://www.polleverywhere.com/" rel="nofollow">Poll Everywhere</a> or another SMS enabled quizzing tool? I haven't but heard about this from Karen Montgomery-- I need to use this. You get 300 free responses I think. Thanks for sharing that story along with those images and the link, Paul! Have you tried creating a poll for students to answer via SMS using Poll Everywhere or another SMS enabled quizzing tool? I haven’t but heard about this from Karen Montgomery– I need to use this. You get 300 free responses I think.

]]> By: Paul Bogush http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47703 Paul Bogush Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:55:42 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47703 A quick cell phone story from today without going into all the details of the class... The entire class wrote the results from a survey they took up on the whiteboard to look for patterns in the answers. One class got to talking about the answers for awhile and did not have time to write down their analysis, and so I said do it at home. "Well how can we do it at home if all of the answers are on the board." "Can we take pictures with out cell phones and post them to the wiki to look at tonight." I wanted to say did you just figure out a way to not get out of your "homework?" The results: http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/Pictures+of+Board+--+Poll+Answers+from+Ruby A quick cell phone story from today without going into all the details of the class…
The entire class wrote the results from a survey they took up on the whiteboard to look for patterns in the answers. One class got to talking about the answers for awhile and did not have time to write down their analysis, and so I said do it at home. “Well how can we do it at home if all of the answers are on the board.” “Can we take pictures with out cell phones and post them to the wiki to look at tonight.” I wanted to say did you just figure out a way to not get out of your “homework?”

The results:
http://collaborationnation.wikispaces.com/Pictures+of+Board+–+Poll+Answers+from+Ruby

]]> By: Infoport Blog » Blog Archive » Handys im Klassenzimmer? http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47668 Infoport Blog » Blog Archive » Handys im Klassenzimmer? Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47668 [...] zu lesen, Inhalte auf dem Handy bearbeiten? Hier dazu ein interessanter Beitrag aus dem Blog Moving at the Speed of Creativity, der nach einem ganzen neuen Typ von Unterricht und Lehrer verlangt. 1. Students learn to make [...] [...] zu lesen, Inhalte auf dem Handy bearbeiten? Hier dazu ein interessanter Beitrag aus dem Blog Moving at the Speed of Creativity, der nach einem ganzen neuen Typ von Unterricht und Lehrer verlangt. 1. Students learn to make [...]

]]> By: Dean Shareski http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47622 Dean Shareski Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:16:39 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/01/30/opening-minds-about-cell-phones-for-learning/#comment-47622 Wes, I've got a principal and teacher exploring this as well. I'll be heading out there next week to do some filming and find out more about their progress. http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/01/21/principals-trying-out-cell-phones/ Wes,

I’ve got a principal and teacher exploring this as well. I’ll be heading out there next week to do some filming and find out more about their progress.

http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/01/21/principals-trying-out-cell-phones/

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