Mobile Technology in the Classroom: Report

Using mobile technology is the classroom (or M-learning) is a quickly growing field. Students today are spending more time in front of screens than they are in the classroom. A 2009 Newsweek study showed that 85% of Americans have cell phones, and 32% of cell phone users go onto the Internet. Among African-Americans, who historically have had more limited access to the Internet, the New York Times blog reports 48% use their cell phones to access the Internet. Worldwide, the UN reports six in ten people own a cell phone. Cell phones have democratized technology, making the internet accessible to people who have never had computers.

Check out this recent report from the The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop called "Pockets of Potential." The report makes the case for leveaging mobile technology in the classroom, and calls for more creative thinking and a public investment in developing truly accessible m-learning environments.