Can’t pass up a session with Hall Davidson! Hall is opening the session with a look at the stats on who allows/who forbids use of cell phones. It’s a long list on the “allow” side; a short one on the forbid side (Fidel Castro, the Talian, US school districts).

The ability to immediately send a communication – What’s the application? Kids can be creative with use of a cell phone – hey, they have them in their pockets, duh.

Video:

• YouTube account and put in cell phone – first step in uploading video from cell phone to YouTube.
• Old School: voice messages pushed to community
• New School: Push video messages – you can push out a video – the power of having a human face attached to message. Tremendous difference between text and images.
• Sample video – 3rd grade teacher in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Video of Henry autistic student, making his first presentation in school, sent to parents via cell phone.

Telephone:

• Jott.com – voice to text – you can send it to Twitter. Anything that can receive text, jott can go to. Application? Intervention officer has automatic transcription of student encounter. Transcription source.
• We’re pretty close to translation cell phones.
• GCast.com – Jen Dorman is doing great podcasts through GCast. Question: what would be a good use of cell phone in education: 888-654-2278 (Enter origianl Number if you’re using someone else’s account 301-785-0719 3) enter password 8534 4) speak) 5) when you’re done, press ## (twice). If you would rather use text, text a story in 6 words.
• PollEverywhere.com – As you text in, your data is being tallied live. You can get the data in a chart or other options.

Next steps: Revise AUPs to include ethical, acceptable use of cell phones.