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=Create/Design: How could Cell Phones be Used as Learning Tools in FL Classrooms=

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//Cell phones are commonly banned in schools. While there are some understandable reasons for prohibiting cell phones, there are also some compelling reasons for incorporating them into classroom instruction. What are the possibilities?//======

//**Your task**: Review the following resources (and others if you wish). Then do three things: 1) Create a list of ways cell phones could be used productively in a FL classroom. 2) Design a sample lesson plan incorporating cell phones. 3) Draft a letter that could be sent to parents and/or administration explaining your rationale for using cell phones in class. Be sure to address concerns they might have.//

__Resources:__
 * http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/ - A blog devoted to educational possibilities of cell phones.
 * http://www.slideshare.net/satonner/mobile-phones-in-education-constructive-not-deconstructive-124979/ - Presentation by a Scottish teacher on mobile phone use in school.
 * http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16839323/ - An article explaining why a school district might ban cell phones.
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhAH6nncCKw - A short video about a middle school teacher in Canada who started using cell phones for learning. She discusses how she dealt with not everyone having a phone, rules for cell phone use, etc.
 * http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/02/05/exploring-cellphones-as-learning-tools/ - Written commentary on the Canadian experiment above.
 * http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/09/education/09ipod.html?pagewanted=1&_r=5&ref=technology - Article from the //New York Times// about schools using IPods for language learning. (How could cell phones be used in similar ways?)
 * [|A Case for Banned Technology in the Language Cl]

Cell Phones in the Classroom
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