{"id":18,"date":"2011-05-18T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sedcclint.com\/a-view-from-the-field-why-cell-phones-make-se"},"modified":"2011-05-18T22:14:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T22:14:00","slug":"a-view-from-the-field-why-cell-phones-make-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sedcclint.com\/index.php\/2011\/05\/18\/a-view-from-the-field-why-cell-phones-make-se\/","title":{"rendered":"A View from the Field: Why Cell Phones Make Sense for Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"vicky\"Striving Readers’ technology grant allowed Bate Middle School (BMS) to step-up their instructional rigor and the motivational level of many students.  Due to the financing we could not purchase iPod Touches, Response Systems or Interactive White Boards for every room.  I was researching innovative 21st<\/sup> century best practices.  I found several articles, and the book “Toys to Tools,”  was mentioned in several articles.  I ordered the book and it was everything the articles claimed.  It was a very practical resource that contained many lessons for a variety of subjects.  The goal of the book was to encourage educators to introduce cell phones to students as potential learning tools and lifelong professional tool, rather than viewing them solely as a social toy. Here’s the Top Ten List of “take-aways” from the book, plus the cell phone user agreement and letter sent home to parents:<\/p>\n