Comments on: Cellphones in the classroom? Yes way! by Ryan Collins http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-66262 Wesley Fryer Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:44:18 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3349#comment-66262 Thanks for inviting me to your session, Ryan! I am definitely with you, and with Brett, in seeing MUCH more value to a school purchasing a device like an iPod Touch over something that just clicks responses, even if it will support open text answers like some of the "new" clickers will. I think the student cell phone is the big platform which we have barely begin to think about utilizing for learning in multiple ways, however. Thanks for inviting me to your session, Ryan! I am definitely with you, and with Brett, in seeing MUCH more value to a school purchasing a device like an iPod Touch over something that just clicks responses, even if it will support open text answers like some of the “new” clickers will. I think the student cell phone is the big platform which we have barely begin to think about utilizing for learning in multiple ways, however.

]]> By: Brett http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-66220 Brett Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:13:39 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3349#comment-66220 Surely there are better uses for these devices than student response systems? Why are so many US schools getting excited about clickers? Is it your standardized testing based curriculum? Surely there are better uses for these devices than student response systems? Why are so many US schools getting excited about clickers? Is it your standardized testing based curriculum?

]]> By: Ryan Collins http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-66218 Ryan Collins Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:46:25 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3349#comment-66218 Our HS is starting to look at student responses systems, and I am pushing hard to use cellphones or iPod Touches instead. I just can't see spending $100 a clicker when for $229 we could get an iPod Touch and do so much more. Hopefully we'll have more actual examples for next years conference. I'm afraid I will have to write the software so we can use them for notes and polling. :-) Thanks for coming to my session btw! Our HS is starting to look at student responses systems, and I am pushing hard to use cellphones or iPod Touches instead. I just can’t see spending $100 a clicker when for $229 we could get an iPod Touch and do so much more.

Hopefully we’ll have more actual examples for next years conference. I’m afraid I will have to write the software so we can use them for notes and polling. :-)

Thanks for coming to my session btw!

]]> By: eTech Ohio ‘09 Presentation page updated http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-66212 eTech Ohio ‘09 Presentation page updated Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:14:11 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3349#comment-66212 [...] I’ve uploaded my slides, my handout, and audio from my presentation at the eTech Ohio 2009 Technology Conference to the eTech Ohio ‘09 presentation page. Wes Fryer’s notes from my presentation are also online. [...] [...] I’ve uploaded my slides, my handout, and audio from my presentation at the eTech Ohio 2009 Technology Conference to the eTech Ohio ‘09 presentation page. Wes Fryer’s notes from my presentation are also online. [...]

]]> By: Brett Moller http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/02/02/cellphones-in-the-classroom-yes-way-by-ryan-collins/comment-page-1/#comment-65705 Brett Moller Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:52:24 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3349#comment-65705 Hi Wes and readers.... I have just started a new role as the Head of Learning and Educational technologies this year. We are working on a framework for allowing mobile devices in the classroom. I would be really interested to see real practical examples of how things are being used. Many of these examples are US only, something that doesn't help those outside the states. Would really appreciate links and thoughts on ways people are using these devices practically... I have my media students doing their storyboarding by using the phone camera to take still shots. Something they did without me even thinking about it - process was take photo, bluetooth to computer, drag into storyboard template. Hi Wes and readers…. I have just started a new role as the Head of Learning and Educational technologies this year. We are working on a framework for allowing mobile devices in the classroom. I would be really interested to see real practical examples of how things are being used. Many of these examples are US only, something that doesn’t help those outside the states.

Would really appreciate links and thoughts on ways people are using these devices practically… I have my media students doing their storyboarding by using the phone camera to take still shots. Something they did without me even thinking about it – process was take photo, bluetooth to computer, drag into storyboard template.

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