Cell Phones With Class

HISD Mathematics

Department Chair Meeting

February 2010

This presentation uses ideas from J. Lamb’s slideshare. See the original here. http://www.slideshare.net/misterlamb/cell-phones-in-education-presentation

Do you have a cell phone with you now?

Do you keep track of appointments and meetings on your

phone?

What would you do if you were told you

couldn’t have your cell phone at work?

Should students be allowed to use cell phones in school for educational purposes?

Send a Text to 99503

18807 for yesor

18808 for no

Poll Everywhere

The Problems

Socializing

Cheating

Distractions

Inappropriate Use

Unfiltered Access to the Internet

Socializing

Priority in High School

Entertainment

Talking in Class

Multi-Tasking

This is their world

Cheating

Texts between classes

Texting in pocket

Getting Answers

Same old story updatedfor the 21st century

Distractions

Texting during class

Games

Ringing Phones

Grab their attention

Inappropriate Use

Record a fight

Take pictures

If they are banned, do the issues disappear?

Unfiltered Access to the Internet

The big issue

3G/WiFi

A bigger issue if we don’t teach acceptable use

Teachers who use technology in the classroom are: flexible, willing to take risks and try new things, not afraid of failing, able to learn from their students, adaptable, and comfortable with the fact that they are not the smartest person in the room.

Kim Cofino http://tr.im/Cofino/

Relevant Reading

Slide Rules vs. Calculators

Using a calculator was so appealing to students that it felt like cheating.

Mike Elganhttp://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747069&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca

Unplugged vs. Plugged

The personal computer has revolutionized our lives, in many ways for the better. But it also threatens to take over our lives. At least for some purposes, unplugging may still be the best response.

David Cole

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747069&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca

Ban vs. Educate

Classroom Expectations

• Cell phones on vibrate

• Cell phones on top of desk in plain site until time for use

• Cell phones only used in class for academic/learning purposes

Classroom Expectations

• Activity on cell phones in class cannot be published without permission of teacher and/or students involved in the text/ image/ video/ audio file (e.g. no publishing a photo of a class project on MySpace page without permissions)

Classroom Expectations

• Students use appropriate cell phone etiquette by respecting the privacy of other's phone numbers and using appropriate language with their mobile communication.

Yodiohttp://www.yodio.com/

Quadratic Equationshttp://www.yodio.com/yo.aspx?

cardId=LvAhgDUPZd6UbBgsTMN2aC

Embedded in Class Wikihttp://mrlambmath.wikispaces.com/quadratics

Poll Everywhere

http://houstonmath.wikispaces.com/PLC+February+2010

Wiffiti

http://wiffiti.com/screens/16588

Phonezoo

http://phonezoo.com/

Create a ringtone rap with Audacity, upload it to Phonezoo and send it to your cell phone

Drop.io

http://drop.io/

Send audio, links, pics, files to a shared drop.

To Begin• DO NOT attempt to change school and/or district

policy• Survey Students on Cell Phones

– Who has one? What is their plan? – Preference for Communication?

• Talk with students about cell phone safety & etiquette• Create a contract for phone use for school

assignments• Start with OPTIONAL homework/EC projects outside

of classroom.• Start with what YOU are comfortable with (such as

phone call resources like Drop.io)