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May 07, 2008, 02:28 PM ET

Using Cellphones in the Classroom (Constructively)

While some scholars may question the value of introducing leisure-associated technologies into the classroom, education blogger Steve Dembo offers a short list of ways cellphones can be used to enhance the learning process: 1) Check the spelling/definition of a word 2) Research a topic 3) Look up reference images 4) Pull up maps (even with satellite imagery) 5) Document a science lab with built in digital camera/video 6) Fact check on the fly 7) Mail questions to the teacher that they might be embarrassed to ask 8) Classroom response system 9) Take quizzes 10) Record and/or listen to podcasts What are some other ways of constructively integrating cellphones into the classroom?—Catherine Rampell

Categories: Teaching, Gadgets

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