Comments on: CellPhones http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/ ICT and Education Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:08:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: wvskphillips http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-74 wvskphillips Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:59:27 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-74 Our system is one that refuses to allow the use of cell phone in the school - citing ease of drug users/sellers as the most prevalent reason. Also they say that having ringing cell phones and off-sides conversations is distracting in the classroom - and I would agree with this one. However, the concern I have about schools having students use cell phones as part of assignments and lessons is the cost. Can systems guarantee that the requests made by teachers would not go over various plans? What happens when the plan is at it's limit and the parents must pay overage charges? Will the school reimburse the parent? What about students who do not have cell phones? At the moment I don't see a need for my 13 year old daughter to have a cell phone. I am an educator and have been responsible for bringing alot of new uses for technology to my and others' classrooms over the years. But I'm not sure that cell phones (and us) are ready for this yet. Our system is one that refuses to allow the use of cell phone in the school - citing ease of drug users/sellers as the most prevalent reason. Also they say that having ringing cell phones and off-sides conversations is distracting in the classroom - and I would agree with this one.

However, the concern I have about schools having students use cell phones as part of assignments and lessons is the cost. Can systems guarantee that the requests made by teachers would not go over various plans? What happens when the plan is at it’s limit and the parents must pay overage charges? Will the school reimburse the parent? What about students who do not have cell phones? At the moment I don’t see a need for my 13 year old daughter to have a cell phone.

I am an educator and have been responsible for bringing alot of new uses for technology to my and others’ classrooms over the years. But I’m not sure that cell phones (and us) are ready for this yet.

]]> By: Best Jokes For You! » CellPhones http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-66 Best Jokes For You! » CellPhones Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:41:08 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-66 [...] andrewch placed an observative post today on CellPhonesHere’s a quick excerptChinese mobile users can send text messages in multi-coloured text for different purposes: read for love or blue for jokes messages. 12.55m South Koreans are subscribed to broadband - almost every household; 37.89m South Koreans have … [...] [...] andrewch placed an observative post today on CellPhonesHere’s a quick excerptChinese mobile users can send text messages in multi-coloured text for different purposes: read for love or blue for jokes messages. 12.55m South Koreans are subscribed to broadband - almost every household; 37.89m South Koreans have … [...]

]]> By: Cell Phones » Blog Archive » CellPhones http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-65 Cell Phones » Blog Archive » CellPhones Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:17:01 +0000 http://edorigami.edublogs.org/2008/02/14/cellphones/#comment-65 [...] irina wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptCellphones are becoming ubiquitous. Many of my students have two one on each of the two providers to capture the different offers that each company has. Their friends know which to use which day of the week to keep in touch at low or no … [...] [...] irina wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptCellphones are becoming ubiquitous. Many of my students have two one on each of the two providers to capture the different offers that each company has. Their friends know which to use which day of the week to keep in touch at low or no … [...]

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