This document discusses the use of cell phones in K-12 education. It provides statistics showing high cell phone ownership rates among students and discusses how cell phones can be used as a learning tool. Examples are given of teachers having students use cell phones for activities like podcasting, blogging, interactive brainstorming and scavenger hunts. Concerns about cheating and inappropriate use are addressed, as well as the need to teach digital citizenship and safety. The document advocates for setting clear rules and getting student and parent buy-in when allowing cell phones in class.

1. Cell Phones in K-12Liz Kolb, Ph.D.University of Michiganelikeren@umich.eduhttp://cellphonesinlearning.comhttp://tiny.cc/kolbboston (presentation)Twitter: lkolbLiz’s Mobile Business CardSend a new text: 50500In message: kolb http://contxts.com

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5. "Kids tell us they power down to come to school.”-Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow (2008)

6. Speak up 2010 Report 100,000+ studentsFor the first time since 2003, when asked to identify the major obstacle to prevent use of technology in school, students in grades 6–12 said “I cannot use my own cell phone, smart phone or Mp3 player in school.”

7. Government Says: use them!http://tinyurl.com/yzvr944

8. Why Cell Phones?

9. Mobile More Accessible Than Computer/Internet73% of U.S. household’s have Internet access57% have broadband43% have dial-up30% of U.S. citizens do not use the Internet at all63% of people with a household income of <49K have no Internet87% of U.S. Citizens own Cell phones. 13% of U.S. citizens do not own a cell phone94% of U.S. Citizens 18-45 own a cell phone18% of U.S. Citizens with an income of <50K do not have a cell phonePark Associates and CTIA wireless association, both 2007

10. 98% of Secondary Students Have Their Own!

11. Speak up 2009

12. Speak Up 2009

13. By the end of 2010 it is estimated that…54% of 8 year olds will have their own cell phone! Amoroso, (2006). Tween Market has the potential to double by 2010. Yankee Group Retrieved from www.yankeegroup.com/researchdocument.dorid=14058

14. Millennials Rising (Neil Howe and William Strauss)How 21st century students learn best…Collaboratively Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any paceStructured activitiesRelevancy with real world*They want to do this with the TECHNOLOGY of their generation

15. WELCOME To The Era of the…Free Agent LearnerTechnology enabled bottom up learnerANYTIMEANYWHEREANYPLACEANY PACE

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17. Example: Mobile Note taking and Organizationhttp://dial2do.com Create an account

18. Send Emails

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21. Post to your Google Calendar, get SMS reminders of your events.

22. Create reminders

23. Listen to any website or news feedFundamental Shift in 21st Century WorkforceTechnological changes are displacing low-skilled workers and making room for more high-skilled creative and innovative workers. Employers are calling for schools to integrate new skills into education

24. Partnership for 21st Century Skills12%

25. Mobile Job Opportunities for Students

26. Search for “cell phone skills” on Monster.com

27. Fundamental Shift in Citizenship PracticesDuring the 2008 campaign, 49% of younger voters (18-24) shared information via text message about the campaigns.http://www.visiblevote.us

28. Research on cell phones in learning says…"The proportions of textisms that kids used in their sentence translations was positively linked to verbal reasoning; the more textspeak kids used, the higher their test scores”2) "The younger the age at which the kids had received mobile phones, the better their ability to read words and identify patterns of sound in speech.”http://www.britac.ac.uk/news/news.cfm/newsid/14

29. PBS: Ready to Learn StudyParent’s cell phones loaded with literacy softwareParents living at or below poverty lineFindings:Participants found the intervention to be a positive experience, especially for their children. They reacted enthusiastically to receiving early literacy content via cell phone. Most importantly, participants reported that their children enjoyed and benefited from the program. Child participants, for the most part, were eager and excited to view the letter video clips. They frequently requested to view the videos. Some parents reported that each time the phone rang, their children came running, hoping the call was from Elmo.

30. Parent’s Say YES to Cell Phones for Learning

31. Speak up 2009

32. Why Are We Reluctant?The elephant in the room

33. Cheating is a problem…26% of teenagers admitted to using their cell phone to store information to look at during a test or a quiz.

34. 25% have text messaged their friends about answers during a test or quiz.

35. 20% have searched the Internet via their mobile phone during a test or quiz.

36. 17% have taken pictures of a test or quiz with the cell phone in order to send the pictures to their friends.Common Sense Media 09

37. Even MORE of a problemMost students do not envision these activities as cheating. More than half of the students surveyed did not think these acts were serious offenses of cheating, rather they think of it as just “helping out a friend.” Common Sense Media 09

38. 70% of U.S. schools completely ban cell phones from campus 63% of students admitted to sneaking in cell phones and using them during class anyway. In a seven class a day, five day school week, the average student sends at least three text messages per class. Common Sense Media 09

39. Life ConsequencesStudents are sometimes “sexting” to friends for their entertainment value, as a joke or for fun."Six teens face child porn (13 to 15) charges after being caught "sexting" each other. Criminal Charge!IN PA, 3 girls (12, 12, 16) charged with child pornography for sexing. Picture of them in bras.15% of teenagers have risqué photos of themselves or their friends on their cell phones.1 in 5 sext recipients report that they have passed the images along to someone else

40. "If you take a picture, you can be accused of producing child pornography; if you send it to somebody, you can be accused of distributing child pornography; and if you keep a picture, you can be accused of possessing child pornography. Anywhere along this chain of transmission of the images, you can be charged as a registered sex offender." -Parry Aftab, an Internet privacy and security lawyer.

41. One in three (34%) texting teens ages 16-17 say they have texted while driving.

42. Current Banning Structures are NOT workingStudents still “cheating”, “Off-task”, or “inappropriately” using cell phones in schoolsStudents still bring them to schools and use them when told not to.Students still do not understand consequences of their social media useStudents have no idea how to use mobile phones or social media in future job force!

43. Case Study: Teacher Change

44. 2007: Middle School Principal’s Journey“Last year the school ran out of calculators needed for a math exam, So I let a student use the calculator function on his cell phone. The student was excitedto use a phone instead of a calculator. I found 19 of my 22 students had phones.”-Kipp Rogers, Principal at Passages Middle School in Virginia

45. Mary Passage Middle School Cell Phone Policy 1. Students will talk on their cell phone only to complete assignments that are related to the instructional lesson.2. Students will keep cell phones turned off or left in lockers when they are not being used for instructional purposes in class.3. Students will only send text- messages, pictures or video- messages to others outside of the classroom with permission and directions from the teacher.4. Students will not record still or moving images or voices of students or the teacher without permission from the teacher.5. Students will not post recordings of still or moving images or voice recordings of students or the teacher to online websites without their permission.6. Students will practice internet safety with online resources.7. Students will post only appropriate text, audio and visual media to on-line websites. I _____________________ understand that violation of our class acceptable cell phone use policy may result in my not being able to participate in additional class activities that involve using the cell phone. I also understand that I may receive disciplinary consequences for violating school board policies regarding cyber-bullying. I _______________________ have gone over the Cell Phones in Class Acceptable Use Policy with my child and agree to allow my child to participate.

46. What Passages is doing now…Twitter @PassageMS

47. iReporting with Blogger.com

48. Polling with Polleverywhere

49. Text Google for Information (466453)

50. Text Alerts

51. Recording audio with iPadioHear from Kipp: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/elikeren/2009/10/22/Middle-School-Principal-Kipp-Rogers-has-Teachers-Using-Cell-Phones-and-Tweeting

52. Passages Middle School Cell Phone Bookhttp://passage.nn.k12.va.us

53. Katie Titlerhttp://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2010/04/spanish-teacher-in-wi-shares-how-she.html

54. Katie’s Avatar Project: Spanish Oral ExamsHigh School Spanish 2 & 3 StudentsDeveloped an Avatar to take oral examsUsed http://voki.comFocus: Engagement in oral speaking, oral speaking exams, culture representation with images

56. Voki’s in elementaryWriting and Fluency1st and 2nd gradehttp://connect.pulaski.k12.wi.us/faculty/saellner/stuproj.cfm

57. Voki’s for epalshttp://anzaconnection.wikispaces.com/Introductions

58. Discuss Mobile Safety & Appropriate UsePart of digital footprintYour digital dossier that includes Internet activity such as social networking, email, chat rooms, YOU can’t erase this!!! Permanent recordEVERYTHING you send via text message (pictures, videos, text, audio…etc) is PUBLIC!!!Example: Detroit Mayor Kwame KilpatrickMobile “bullying” and “sexting” is publicMTV Special on Sextingand QuizStudents should know their plansBring in their cell phone plan and a billDiscuss what is charged and how muchGive Students a SurveyLearn more specific safety tips at Connectsafely

59. 5 Rules for Cell Phones in SchoolsSet rules based on business regulations for cell phone use (look at business contracts)Social contract with studentsMust be on vibrate at all times

60. Keep them in the front of the room until you are going to use them.

61. All messages/media sent or published must be related to lesson.

62. If you are referencing someone else in class, you must have their approval before posting or publishing.

63. Create a permission form (in addition to the School’s AUP)Data Collection

64. EXAMPLE: Mobile Podcasting Project: Field TripsHigh School Chemistry Students on a field trip at Cranbrook Science Museum in MI. Cell Phones pictures documented chemical elements.Used: Camera on cell phone and sent to drop.io at http://drop.io/CKCHEM4

65. Mobile Podcasting Project: Connecting Algebra to Real WorldHigh School AlgebraUsed http://yodio.comWeb link:http://www.yodio.com/yo.aspx?cardId=LvAhgDUPZd6UbBgsTMN2aC

66. Mobile Podcasting Project: Author StudyMiddle School 6th-7th GradeUsed: http://gabcast.comWeb link:http://541sparkes.blogspot.com/2007/07/author-blog-6.html

67. Podcasting and Oral Interviews

68. Mobile Podcasting Project: Radio TheaterElementary School 3rd-6th gradersUsed: http://hipcast.comWeb link:http://stjosephschooltrenton.com/blog/

69. Podcast Activity: NPR “This I Believe…”10th Grade EnglishWrote their own This I BelieveRecorded for HW via Cell PhoneSubmitted BEST to NPRFocus: Speaking Skills, Persuasive Writing Skills, Editing Skills

70. Mobile Podcasting Project: Live Radio BroadcastsHigh School Students Community Live Radio Show in MaineUsed http://blogtalkradio.comWeb link:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lobstertalk

71. Elementary Spanish3rd-6th graders use Google Voice to call in oral language assignmentshttp://elementaryspanish.wikispaces.com/Google+Voice

72. Text Messaging

73. Brainstorminghttp://wiffiti.com

74. http://wiffiti.com

75. EXAMPLE: interactive brainstorming boardshttp://wiffiti.com

76. Film/picture on the Fly Projectshttp://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/2009_04_01_archive.htmlhttp://www.koce.org/filmonthefly

77. Text Message Alerts!Sending out mass text messages to large or small groups of people. http://txtblaster.com

78. Summer Text ProgramNorwich Free Academy (Connecticut)Text of the week!Monday is vocabulary dayTuesday is science factsWednesday is mathematicsThursday is history Friday covers a variety of topics including general knowledge and cultural literacy Each day is a themeParents and Students Opt in

79. Use a cell phone to write a private or collaborative novel, poem, chapter review, or short story to “publish” on a cell phone.Mobile Novelshttp://textnovel.com

80. Create Your Own Mobile Scavenger Hunthttp://www.scvngr.com