Learning with cellphones is a hot topic in many schools at the moment.  Phones are usually banned, but a few brave schools are looking for ways to leverage this powerful mobile technology. In this episode we chat to two teachers with a great deal of experience with cellphones for education - Liz Kolb from Ann Arbor, USA and Toni Twiss from Hamilton, New Zealand.  Liz and Toni have been doing research into this area and have some great insights to share.

This episode was also the first where we used a live audio stream to the web and had a live backchannel going as we recorded the podcast. Thanks to those people who joined us in this live feed, and we will definitely be doing it again.

There are lots of links for this episode!  Take some time and check them out… you’ll be amazed!

• tonitwiss.com/mobile - Toni’s Blog
• www.efellows.org.nz

• www.cellphonesinlearning.com - Liz’s Blog

• www.mobilestudy.org
• www.gabcast.com
• www.gcast.com
• www.chacha.com
• www.kwiry.com
• www.mymiamia.com
• www.polleverywhere.com
• www.smspoll.net
• wwww.wiffiti.com
• www.qipit.com
• www.opera.com/products/mobile
• www.qik.com
• www.shozu.com
• reader.kaywa.com
• qrcode.kaywa.com
• www.twitpic.com
• www.utterli.com
• www.lexy.com

Whew!  That ought to keep you busy for a while!  Don’t forget to leave a comment and mention how you are using mobile technology in your classroom.

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This episode is a compilation of live interviews conducted at the Second Leading a Digital School conference in Sydney, Australia.  This conference is held every year and focuses on providing school leaders - principals, administrators, head teachers, IT managers and librarians - with the skills and mindsets needed to lead our schools into the 21st century.

The conference has a broad focus across a number of areas, but the sensible integration of technology is a strong theme.  For this podcast, I wandered around the conference and spoke with delegates, presenters and vendors for a snapshot of some of the ideas and thoughts they took away from the event.

Some links for this episode:

• IWBNet Website
• Leading a Digital School website
• Peter Kent’s book, Interactive Whiteboards 
• Wacom Australia
• Bendigo Senior Secondary College
• NSW Computer Education Group
• John Pearce’s blog

Comments and questions welcome!

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