Mobile Learning

I found it very interesting that teachers are actually embracing student’s cell phones and using them to their advantage. Some high schools that I have taught in actually had signal blockers that prevented students from even being able to use their cell phone at all. Others allowed students to use cell phones ONLY during passing time and lunch. I really like the idea of using cell phones in my classroom. I created an account on Poll Everywhere to see how I could implement cell phone use in my classroom for review games. I am really fascinated to try it out. The only problem that I might run into is maybe a student who doesn’t have a cell phone. I don’t want to isolate them or make them feel bad about not having one. Another issue I see as being a challenge is parents getting upset about cell phones being used in the classroom. Parents often do not see the big picture and or the reason behind what we do as teachers, so I see that it potentially could be an issue. Also, going against district policy or building policy might me tricky as well. I would definitely want to clear using cell phones in my classroom with administration before I started implementation. Classroom 2.0 is an awesome resource! I love reading about how other educators use cell phones in their classrooms, the more ideas the better! All and all, I am really excited to try using Poll Everywhere and cell phones in my classroom!