Tag Archives: cellphone

Tech and Travel

Technology has completely altered travel. Some parts I think are for the best: signs of effective evolution. Most of my reflections are with iPhones or another smartphone, but all mobile devices have played a part in the alteration. When relying … Continue reading

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Language Learning & Technology

I have written about the Language Learning & Technology online journal before (previous post), but it is so amazing that it needed to be mentioned again. Currently I am working on a project for my Master’s degree – which probably … Continue reading

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Are our students ready for the future?

I have seen many great inspirational posters – I was motivated to create my own. I found the “inspirational poster creator” through a Google search. The choices at Big Huge Labs were all easy to use.  I found the quote … Continue reading

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blog talk radio

It was exciting to hear the discussion about using cellphones as tools in the classroom. Some of the points really stuck out: “Why put so much effort (or energy) into banning things? … when they could be used for educational … Continue reading

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Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons by AP: Yahoo! Tech

Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons by AP: Yahoo! Tech Spanish teacher using Cell Phones in class – good descriptions of the activity. tags: cellphone They divided into groups and Leonard began sending them text messages in Spanish: … Continue reading

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Cell Phone Success

I have successfully used cell phones in my 8th grade Spanish classes. Before I planned on using them, I set up a survey through Google Forms so I could see how many of my students would be excluded from the … Continue reading

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El Cell

Quick vent: the district Moodle site has been down since Thursday.  It is not the end of the world. The students were happy they could not take their Moodle quiz on Friday.  I am having to get creative and re-visit … Continue reading

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What once was just a phone…

To educate myself about the outcry over cell phones and the rationale for traditional bans, I read articles on Textually. Very interesting stuff here. There are articles that provided support and reasons to oppose cell phones in school. This is … Continue reading

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Inspiration Updated

I was inspired by the previous two versions of the Did You Know? videos, so I wanted to include the updated version too. This is Did You Know? 4.0 Hmmm… more focus on the use of mobile devices to spread … Continue reading

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