22 Ways to Use Mobile Phones in Your Classroom

March 24, 2014
While sifting through the resources Tom Barrett embedded in his wonderful Interesting Ways series I cam across this presentation entitled ” 22 Interesting Ways to Use Mobile Phones in The Classroom.” If you are planning to integrate mobile phones in your classroom instruction and teach students how to use their smart devices for educational purposes, the ideas, tips and apps included in this presentation are a good start for you you.

Here is a brief round-up of the 22 ways mentioned in this slideshow, check out the presentation for more details on each of these tips. If you have more ideas to add, go ahead and share your contributions. This is a crowdsourced work and anybody can edit and add to it.

1. Learn a new language
2. Use Calculator
3. Camera Phone+ One Note or Evernote= instant searchable notes
4. Use it as a Digital storytelling tool
5. Use it for Physics video analysis
6. E-reader or text book option
7. Dictionary or word play pal
8. Time feature
9. Send SMS reminders
10. Receive SMS from students
11. Free text wall
12. SMS based chat room
13. Calendar
14. Use Posterous as a class blog for language students
15. Use StudyBoost to review/study
16. Use Google SMS
17. Phone blogging
18. Create a mobile group
19. Vote/poll using a QRcode and a smartphone
20. Unit converter
21. Class video projects
22. develop language skills with cell phones

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