When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class.
The idea of mobile learning touches on just about every subject that any
technology addresses: social media, digital citizenship,
content-knowledge versus skill-building, Internet filtering and safety
laws, teaching techniques, bring-your-own-device policies, school
budgets.
At its core, the issues associated with mobile learning get to the
very fundamentals of what happens in class everyday. At their best, cell
phones and mobile devices seamlessly facilitate what students and
teachers already do in thriving, inspiring classrooms. Students
communicate and collaborate with each other and the teacher. They apply
facts and information they’ve found to formulate or back up their ideas.
They create projects to deepen their understanding, association with,
and presentation of ideas.
