Using mobile phones for learning? Believe it or not mobile phones are the most powerful teaching device a child can have when in class. If it's one thing a child never forgets, it's to always walk with their phone. Of course many would contradict my reasoning by focusing on the obvious yet modest negatives of using cellular's but when a device such as a mobile phone is built, it isn't made with the intention of helping the good and evil, but rather to be an easy solution to a problem. So how can mobile phones be utilized for teaching?
- For English and literature classes: students can download apps such as Kindle; an E-reading app that provides access to a large database of E-journals and articles, and Stanza; an app that features the complete works of Shakespeare and other classic literature.
- Taking notes: Phones are mostly used for their texting and audio capabilities, so why not use them for recording lectures or typing up quick notes. There are apps that exist just for doing such, for example Evernote is a mobile phone application that lets users record audio, text, and upload images, all of which are saved onto an online server. Once you content has been saved users can retrieve their content on any computer or device that has an internet browser.
- Mobile phones can be also used for interactive exercises or quiz, for instance before moving on to the next topic the teacher decides to have a quick test where he will read the scenario and have students text, instant message or email the answers to him. There is also the advantage of teachers being able to assign work via instant messaging to students while absent.
- Schools and other education institutions can gather feedback about classes or new programmes by creating polls that allow voting either through code texting to a number or from voting online.
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