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Connecting Student Cell Phones to Classroom Learning

Liz KolbUniversity of Michigan & Madonna Universityelikeren@umich.edu http://cellphonesinlearning.comTwitter: lkolb

Liz’s Contact InformationSend New Text Message to:50500

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http://lisd2kolb.wikispaces.com/

+Meet Liz… Taught 7th-12th Grade Social Studies in

Cincinnati, Ohio Taught High School technology courses in

Columbus, OH. Former High School Technology

Coordinator and Integration Specialist in Columbus OH.

Currently Adjunct Assistant Professor at Madonna University-Teaches Ed Tech Courses to in-service Teachers in the Master’s program.

Currently Finishing Doctorate at University of Michigan. Teaches Ed Tech Courses to preservice teachers.

Author: “Toy to Tool: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education”

http://sitemaker.umich.edu/kolb_504

+Mobile Note taking and OrganizationUsing your cell phone to create speech to text

reminders, emails, twitters, scheduled items on web-based calendars, get translations, and more!

+Mobile Note taking and Organization http://dial2do.com Create an

account Send Emails Transcription Translation Post to your Google Calendar,

get SMS reminders of your events.

Create reminders Listen to any website or news

feed

+Mobile Note taking and Organization Project: Student’s Mobile Scheduling

High School Technology Students

Used http://jott.com

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/08/kicking-off-school-year-web-20-style-w.html

+Project #1: Set up Dial2do

Create an Account Log in to http://dial2do.com Try to send yourself an email or a reminder Try a few other features

+Activity #2: : Google Cal to Cell Phone via Dial2doHow to…

Step 1: Set up a Google Calendar (you can import your iCal or Outlook Calendar right in).

Login to http://google.com

Click on CALENDAR

Create an account if you do not have a Google Account. If you do, Sign In.

Click on ADD

CREATE A NEW CALENDAR

Add Details

Click on CREATE CALENDAR

Click on SETTINGS

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Click on MOBILE SETUP

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ADD a SMS Reminder

Click on SAVE

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Log in to Dial2do.com

Click on DO MORE

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Click on ORGANIZE

Click on MORE next to Calendar

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Change provider to GOOGLE

Click on SAVE

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Grant Access to your Google account

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TRY IT: Cal Dial2do 1-213-325-2615

and say “Calendar” then schedule something!

You can also “Listen to Calendar”

+Text Message Alerts!

Sending out mass text messages to large or small groups of people.

+Text Message Alerts!

http://textmarks.com

Create your own Text Message “Keyword” Alert.

TRY Liz’s Alert

TEXT: 41411

In Message: gomobile

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Text Message Alerts: Work Well For…“Alert” subscriptions for parents, PTO

groups, community groups, and students to get immediate information such as school closing, early dismissal, or other pressing news.

Student project campaigns (such as advocacy or informational)

Keeping track of students on field trips/outside of school activities.

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Login to: Textmarks.com

Click on GET STARTED

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Pick a uniquename (easy one)

Create a welcome message (you can change this later)

Click on CREATE

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Create an account

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Click on EDIT

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Try out your Alert

Text to: 41411 In Message: KEYWORD Send

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In ManageCheck your Statistics, change your alerts, send an alert, send an email

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Send Alert from Cell PhoneText to: 41411In Message: ALERT KEYWORD your message here...

+Make any website mobile!

Login to http://mofuse.com

Click on For Blogs..

Paste in your website link

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Mobile Conference Recording: Works Well For…Documenting Parent-Teacher conferences.Documenting Teacher or Staff interviews.Holding a call-in “parent’s” night to vent/talk

about issues.Allowing parents to call-in to listen to open

house or listen to the mp3 file if they cannot attend.

Any “private” conference/exchange that you would like documented.

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Free Conference Pro

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