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Using Cell Phones in History Class
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I once heard a keynote speaker declare that lecturing was dead. He was so convincing that I got up and left.
When we condemn media in education - whether we are talking about lecturing or using cell phones - we are getting it backwards. It's how you use the media, not the media itself, that needs our focus. But, I will talk about lecturing another time. For now, let's talk about cell phones.
The publication "Innovative Learning" by ISTE's Special Interest Group in Innovative Learning Technologies (SIGILT) is a cornucopia of interesting technology adventures by K-12 teachers. The Fall 2009 issue is out and the article "Cell Phones in the Secondary History Classroom" by Greg Kulowiec caught my eye. He describes five ways he has students use their cell phones in his classroom:
- Connecting content to the real world
- Using cell phones as classroom clickers
- Using cell phones as cameras, then using Animoto to create presentations
- Using Evernote Research
- Using Google Voice to create podcasts
Read the entire story in Innovative Learning by ISTE.
Greg teaches at Plymouth South High School in Plymouth, MA. He can be contacted at gkulowiec@gmail.com.
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