Mobile phone/ Ipads/ Iphones within classrooms

Hello Everyone,

Back again. So this blog is about the use and ideas of mobile phones/ ipads/ iphones within the classroom.

PMI for mobile phones

Pluses
- Students are familiar with the technology, they have grow up using a mobile phones
- students will connect better with mobile phones
- facilitates all needs a teenage has, through social-media, internet, photos, video
- relating the use of the mobile back to the real world

Minuses
- Cyber bullying
- parents not wishing students to use within the classroom
- health issues with radiation

Interesting
- The abundance of mobile phones in high school
- The use and functionality of mobile phones

Ideas for use within the classroom
- cross word app
- researching
- textbook readings

PMI for ipads and iphones

Pluses
- government incentive for class sets

- Students are familiar with the technology
- students will connect better with mobile phones
- relating the use of the mobile back to the real world


Minuses
- Cyber bullying
- parents not wishing students to use within the classroom
- in schools that don't have the fiance to buy class sets

Interesting
- that classes have class sets of ipads
- the ease of use and capabilities of ipads or iphones

Ideas
- crosswords
- creating blogs, Prezi, Glogster
- researching information or assessment materials

I hope this helps in positives and negatives of the use of these particular ICT's within the classroom.

Until next time,
Nikki