The presentation by Jason Rhode discusses the prevalence of text messaging among students and its potential use in online teaching. Key findings include that a vast majority of college students own cell phones, with many using text messaging as their primary communication method. Rhode shares his experience in implementing SMS communications for course updates and highlights student interest in receiving such messages.

1. Text Messaging in Online Teaching An Online Educator’s Journey Presentation by Jason Rhode, Ph.D. | jrhode@niu.edu | niu.edu/jrhode | twitter.com/jrhode jasonrho.de/IOCmobile11

2. Facts Sources April 20, 2010 report by Pew Internet and American Life Project http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Teens-and-Mobile-Phones.aspx June 17, 2010 Wired Campus Report http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/student-smartphone-use-doubles-instant-messaging-loses-favor/24876

3. 75% of 12-17 year-olds own cell phones Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/librarianguish/4594070690

4. fdsa 50% of teens send 50 or more text messages a day; 30% send more than 100 texts a day Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3478186431

5. gfds 99.8% of college students own one or more cell phones Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/yourdon/4303061929

6. Nm, 49% of phone-owning students have smartphones Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/danzen/4387877247

7. fda 97% of students use text messaging as their main form of communication Photo credit: flickr.com/photos/irisheyes/5431140

8. Google Voice voice.google.com

9. google.com/googlevoice/about.html

10. Google Voice App google.com/mobile/voice

13. List of SMS Gateways en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_SMS_gateways

14. Student Option to Opt-in

19. Twitter twitter.com/ionsn1111

20. My Experience jasonrhode.com/howtosms

21. Findings Thus Far Students who opted-in responded that they’ve found text messages helpful Students with text message capabilities stated they’d be likely to opt-in to receive text messaging course updates in future Only a few have sent text messages to instructor

22. Review of Email-to-SMS Steps Setup Google Voice account & installed GV app on my phone Gave students my Google Voice number Invited students to opt-in to receiving sms communications, requesting their mobile number and provider Created sms list with gateway email addresses Sent welcome text via Google Voice

23. Presenter Contact Info Jason Rhode jrhode@niu.edu (email) twitter.com/jrhode (twitter) jasonrhode.com (blog) niu.edu/jrhode (web) 815.209.9783 (phone)