My principal sent me this link today.
I'm actually surprised that I already use several of these in class.
1. Use Flickr to capture pictures.
2. Use Wetxt for sending group text messages. This looks interesting. I just use a contact folder that I create on my phone to send out group texts, but this has other advantages that look pretty cool.
3. Capture oral assignments with Google Voice. I haven't used this, but it looks promising. I want to have students do a cell phone tour (students could create one narrating Maycomb from To Kill a Mockingbird, or use it to chronicle the efficiency of the slaughter house in The Jungle, for example).
4. ChaCha. It seems that I've heard of this before. But it's a service that offers answers and advice to students. Kind of like their very own life line.
5. Google SMS. This allows students to use SMS to access content via Google. Almost sounds too good to be true. Maybe it is.
6. Twitter. We already use this to communicate and share ideas. Next semester, we will hold Twitter discussions via hashtags. Can't wait.
7. TextNovel. This looks interesting too. It's a way for students to get feedback on their writing.
8. Wiffiti. This site allows students to text a code to a website and their messages will pop up on a screen the teacher creates. I was all over this when I first discovered it, but I now find WallWisher far superior, even though only students with Androids or iPhones can access it via their cell phones.
9. iPadio. Similar to Google Voice. This allows students to call in and record oral reports.
10. Voki. This gives students another way to communicate via their cell phones by creating an avatar that talks with their voice.
11. Poll Everywhere. Another great way to get students to share their ideas. This one works great and it engages students well. You can have them leave responses via multiple choice or short answer.
12. Use other basic features on your phone. I love using Dropbox, Pandora, iheartradio, and my email service on my phone.
Isn't it a great time to be a teacher? And an even better time to be a learner?
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