Comments on: Can an iPhone be an educational tool? http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/ communicate and collaborate in an online world Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:26:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jonathan Nalder http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-101914 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-101914 Hi there - just started a discussion list inside Education Queensland for Educators using the iPhone and found this post. Seems there is a lack of a central place/resource for those experimenting with this new platform. Hope to read more iPhone related articles, and would like to cross-link from my www.mlearnxyz.net blog. Ta, Hi there - just started a discussion list inside Education Queensland for Educators using the iPhone and found this post. Seems there is a lack of a central place/resource for those experimenting with this new platform. Hope to read more iPhone related articles, and would like to cross-link from my www.mlearnxyz.net blog. Ta,

]]> by: John Travers http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92993 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:21:45 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92993 Since I am seriously in love with my iPhone I am not qualified to respond, but I will anyway. The answer is.........YES because it is essentially a small computer with quite good storage and an tinykeyboard, but the nifty fingers and brains of the young with conquer this problem. The development of Apps is Apple's secret weapon. Thousands will be on the market soon taking advantage of the touch screen, integrated mail, web, photos, music, motion sensor, mike, speakers, video etc etc to produce a very powerful learning tool that fits in your pocket. Since I am seriously in love with my iPhone I am not qualified to respond, but I will anyway. The answer is………YES
because it is essentially a small computer with quite good storage and an tinykeyboard, but the nifty fingers and brains of the young with conquer this problem.
The development of Apps is Apple’s secret weapon. Thousands will be on the market soon taking advantage of the touch screen, integrated mail, web, photos, music, motion sensor, mike, speakers, video etc etc to produce a very powerful learning tool that fits in your pocket.

]]> by: KerryJ http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92630 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:37:44 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92630 I think the hype around iPhones is a bit rich - considering that they are effectively quashing the use of free, open source software - http://kerryj.com/2008/07/13/no-you-in-iphone/ Whether iPhone or Nokia 95 or some other smart device -- given the choice between an interactive white board that reinforces a centralised/top down model of knowledge creation or arming students with devices that allow them to capture and create in ways that are meaningful to them -- the choice should be obvious. I think the hype around iPhones is a bit rich - considering that they are effectively quashing the use of free, open source software - http://kerryj.com/2008/07/13/no-you-in-iphone/

Whether iPhone or Nokia 95 or some other smart device — given the choice between an interactive white board that reinforces a centralised/top down model of knowledge creation or arming students with devices that allow them to capture and create in ways that are meaningful to them — the choice should be obvious.

]]> by: Concetta http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92463 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:28:38 +0000 http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2008/07/23/can-an-iphone-be-an-educational-tool/#comment-92463 I think this is the best idea ever - everyone seems to be talking about big expensive computing systems over here in NSW. I think ipods or iphones could make us all better teachers/learners in much less time for less expense. Even just a set of say 8 per classroom would be amazing. Reading blogs, listening to podcasts, recording short audio and video. I think this is the best idea ever - everyone seems to be talking about big expensive computing systems over here in NSW. I think ipods or iphones could make us all better teachers/learners in much less time for less expense. Even just a set of say 8 per classroom would be amazing. Reading blogs, listening to podcasts, recording short audio and video.

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