This presentation was given to technology coordinators in IU 13 in PA. The goal is to get them to realize that cell phones can be strong tools for our teachers to use in education, but there needs to be structure to implementation, just as with any other tool used in the classroom. The problem isn't the technology, it's the classroom management. Do we go ahead and ban the technology, knowing that it will be a major part of our students lives and that they will bring it to school, or do we take the lead and teach our students to properly use the technology productively? The purpose of this presentation was not about showcasing the ways cell phones can be used, but to show why we need to allow structured, educational use of these devices. Additional resources: http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/NTI5OTU5NzM2 http://www.gcast.com/u/misterlamb/main

1. Cell Phones in
Education

2. About Me
Jimbo Lamb
jlamb@acschools.org
twitter: misterlamb
Skype: jimbo.lamb
AIM: MrLambMath

3. Some quick questions

4. Do you have a cell
phone with you now?

5. Do you keep track of
appointments and
meetings on your
phone?

6. What would you do if
you were told you
could not have your
cell phone at school?

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

8. Should students be
allowed to use cell
phones in school for
educational purposes?
Text 99503 or poll4.com

9. The Problem

10. The Problem
Socializing

11. The Problem
Socializing
Cheating

12. The Problem
Socializing
Cheating
Distractions

13. The Problem
Socializing
Cheating
Distractions
Inappropriate Use

14. The Problem
Socializing
Cheating
Distractions
Inappropriate Use
Unfiltered Access to Internet

15. Socializing

16. Socializing
Priority

17. Socializing
Priority ... in H.S.

18. Socializing
Priority ... in H.S.
Entertainment

19. Socializing
Priority ... in H.S.
Entertainment
Talking in class

20. Socializing
Priority ... in H.S.
Entertainment
Talking in class
Multi-Tasking

21. Socializing
Priority ... in H.S.
Entertainment
Talking in class
Multi-Tasking
This is their world

22. Cheating

23. Cheating
Texts between classes

24. Cheating
Texts between classes
Texting in pocket

25. Cheating
Texts between classes
Texting in pocket
Getting answers

26. Cheating
Texts between classes
Texting in pocket
Getting answers
It’s the same old ways, updated for 21st Century

27. Distractions

28. Distractions
Texting during lessons

29. Distractions
Texting during lessons
Games

30. Distractions
Texting during lessons
Games
Grab their attention!

31. Inappropriate Use

32. Inappropriate Use
Record a fight

33. Inappropriate Use
Record a fight
Take pictures

34. Inappropriate Use
Record a fight
Take pictures
If they’re banned, do the problems go away?

35. Unfiltered Access to
the Internet

36. Unfiltered Access to
the Internet
The big one

37. Unfiltered Access to
the Internet
The big one
3G/WiFi

38. Unfiltered Access to
the Internet
The big one
3G/WiFi
Bigger issue if we sit and wait

39. Toys to Tools
http://www.iste.org/Images/store/toytul/toytul_Cover.jpg

40. Poll Everywhere

41. Podcasting

42. iPhone/iPod Touch
http://www.apple.com/iphone/

55. Slide Rules vs.
Calculators
“Using a calculator was so appealing to students that it felt
like cheating.” - Mike Elgan
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3747069&FullBreadCrumb=%3Ca

56. Abstinence vs. Safe Sex
“How schools handle new media has become the new ‘sex
ed’ hot button of our era.” - Pamela Wheaton Shorr
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3746915

57. Ban vs. Educate