This presentation was made in the Digital Lounge at TCEA 2013 in Austin, Texas on February 6, 2013.

1. Cell Phones
in the
Classroom
Kim Caise, NBCT, M.Ed.
TCEA 2013

4. What are they doing?
•65% use social networks
•55% share photos
•30% share personal
creations
•26% post comments on
sites and blogs
•15% have personal
websites
•15% are constant remixers
•14% blog

5. What ELSE do they do?
•Seeking validation (Am I Pretty?)
•Showing off
•Damaging reputation
•Posting damaging pictures
•Bullying
•Threatening
•Harassing
•Pulling pranks

6. Research Results
• 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.
• 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

7. Current Cell Phone Uses
•Group message reminders
•Upload videos, photos, and text to blog
posts
•Record and edit audio and video
•Take and edit images
•Communicate with others around the
world
•Create positive digital footprints
•Learn how to interact positively online
•Create and share mobile apps
•Collaborate with others on research
projects
•Participate in tons of motivating and
engaging activities

8. Qik/Ustream
• Instant video recording
and sharing
• Easy to upload and
share videos live or
post for others to
view later
• Set up account and
start recording!

9. Research
• ChaCha 242242
• Google 466453
• Text a parent and share
results (call a friend/lifeline)
1. Send a message to 242242
2. Ask, “What is the DEN
network for teachers?”

10. Remindme101.com
• Safe way to
message students,
teachers and
parents
• Numbers are kept
anonymous
• FREE to use!

11. Cel.ly
• Group texting that is secure
and private
• You can poll within your
groups with no member limit
• No downloads, free and
students can take notes
and quickly send to a group
• Join groups based on topics,
hashtags, keywords, etc.

12. Tumblr.com
• Allows you to post pictures,
text, photos, quotes, links,
etc. to a personal website
from a cell phone.
• Students can call in or send in
from an email address.

13. `
Ipadio.com
• Call in and create blog
posts using cell phone
to create phonecasts
or oral book reviews
• Cross post to Blogger
or other blogging
platforms
• Great for foreign
language students!

14. Evernote.com
• Store info in individual or
shared notebooks
• Save research, DEN
images, podcasts, videos,
student newscasts, etc.
• Collaborate on group
projects and monitor
projects and offer
guidance

15. Mentimeter.com
• Class polling option
• Multiple choice options only
• Immediate responses
• No limit of responses
• Creates a QR code to take you
directly to the voting page
• Free!

16. Did you attend TATN
yesterday?
A.Yes, I presented and
attended sessions. 1. http://vot.rs
2. Enter code 742473
B.No, I did not present 3. Select your answer.
but attended sessions.
C.No, I was not able to present nor
participate.
D.What is TATN?
https://www.mentimeter.com/p/1009839058ae

17. ClassPager.com
• Polls
• Broadcast
messages
• Any device
• Secure
phone #s

18. Tweetcall.com
• Call 888 number to post your
tweets
• 1-888-TWEETCALL
• Before using Tweetcall, login
to establish a PIN with your
account for security
purposes.

19. Chain Story Activity
1. Student 1 responds to writing prompt and
begins writing story in Evernote or
desired app/laptop.
2. Student 2 takes cell phones and reads
story composed and continues with story.
3. Student 3 reads composition and
continues with story, etc. until desired
number of passes
4. When desired, pass back phones to
original owners

20. Cellblock.com
• Send pictures or
videos into a public
or private slideshow feed
• Teacher creates account and gets an email
address that students send pictures to
• Great for field trips, class projects, extra
curricular activities, etc.
• Send to: tcea2013@cellblock.com
• To view the slideshow, go to cellblock.com
and click on TCEA 2013 Highlights

21. Math Word Problem Activity
1. Students create word math
problems.
2. Students pass cell phones to
challenge one another to complete
the word problem.
3. Students can use screencast apps to
demonstrate the explanation to the
math word problem.

22. Field Observations/Interviews
or Student Newscasts
1. Students work in pairs and research items
out on a field trip or in the field.
2. Using their device they take notes, make
hypothesis, take photos, create maps, etc.
3. Students interview one another as
research scientists or field reporters to
‘broadcast’ news clips, reports, articles,
blog reports, new articles, etc. to share
back with the students on campus

23. Discovery Education
• Free apps to
download
• Discovery Education
Network (DEN),
NASA Space Journey,
TV show related apps,
etc.
• Search for Discovery
Education
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-science-journey-discovery/id541482963?mt=8

24. Yodio.com
• Requires a cell phone and a
computer to create a digital audio
storybook.
• Set up account. Students use cell
phones to record audio portions.
• Use browsers to add in the images.
• http://yodio.com/yo.aspx?
cardId=Hv3z3kV0in5oJtoH8AQF
sI

25. Subtext.com
• Free app for use with iPads
only
• Annotate epub/ebooks with
highlighted text,
discussion questions, quiz
questions, etc.
• Create classes or groups
to personalize annotations
• Download and share
annotations with
colleagues

26. Google Earth/Lit Trips or
Geocaching with
QR Codes

27. Wiffiti
• What is your favorite cell
phone resource?
• text 87884
• start your message with
@loca81751and share your
favorite resource and why
http://wiffiti.locamoda.com/boards/9610

28. QR Codes
• Scan or generate codes associated
with any URL
• Showcase student work, announce
campus events, or share
classroom/school newsletters
• I-nigma for qr codes - http://www.i-
nigma.com
• http://gettag.mobi for Microsoft tags

29. CSI - QR Code
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43886f2c06I

30. Jimmy Fallon

31. Jimmy Fallon

32. Jimmy Fallon

33. Contact Information
• Email: kcaise@gmail.com
• Blog: http://kimcaise.com

34. Additional Resources
Teaching Generation Text – written by Lisa Nielsen
and Willyn and Webb
Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Educ
– written by Liz Kolb
Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Educati
– written by Liz Kolb
Kim’s blog – http://kimcaise.com
Cell Phones as Instructional Tools Livebinder -
https://www.livebinders.com/edit/index/364126
Cell Phones Resource Document -
http://bit.ly/XQa9wn