The Site 2009 conference in Charleston South Carolina was a real awakening for me. During this session I saw several themes emerge and was presented with some very practical information. My sense from the conference was that we have entered an era where the speed at which we can collect, or in the case of the educator, give information is what will lead to our success. Specifically I mean we are not in an age where cell phones are new technology and we train and then deploy new ideas. During a round table discussion Kevin Thomas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Annsley Thornton School of Education, drove this point home when he discussed how he uses cell phones in teaching.

To do this create a distribution list for the students in your class using their cellphone numbers and providers. For those that do not have cell phones simply collect email addresses. To enter the phone to text address in your email client consult the service provider's website. For example:
10didigitphonenumberhere@pcs.rogers.comKeep in mind that your messages can only be 180 characters long. Thanks to Kevin Thomas for his wonderful idea and Eric Tremblay for suggesting we share it here.
10digitphonenumberhere@msg.telus.com
If you have used text messaging in your teaching, please share some examples of the types of messages you send to your students by leaving a comment below.
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2 comments:
why not Mobiles are handy and as a human being we associate with mobile day in and day out. teaching using text message will keep the student to think about his assignment all the time. making him better.
I love this idea. I have a friend who is a youth pastor and used text messaging in his sermon. It was awesome and he had a good response from the students.
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