Hi everybody,
I just attended the NCTM conference in Hartford, which talks a bit about how to teach math in a more interesting, technological way. One of the things I find interesting is that there wasn't a SINGLE presentation on how to use the cell phone effectively in the classroom. Now, I know that most folks assume that when kids are using phones in class they're being devious and breaking the rules. This, by and large, is true. However, most teachers don't ask the students to do so. I think we are fighting a losing battle if we keep trying to keep phones out of the classroom. What we should be doing is coming up with smartphone apps that actually help kids learn, and then helping kids use their cell phone powers for good instead of evil.
Maybe at the next conference there will be one.
Have a good one,
~Mark
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