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**There are three important videos to see here:** //**The Million**// **(NYCS), //Cells as Classroom Computers// by Dr. Soloway, and Sir Ken Robinson--//Do We Kill Creativity//? Thank you for your commitment to education. The future is in our hands. Pedagogy Rocks! If your district has blocked YouTube.com you may need to view these videos at home. Chris :u]**

media type="youtube" key="Gfs4ZwVhGto" height="344" width="425" Chris Ward and Dr. Soloway at NECC in D.C. 2009

media type="youtube" key="21z-9X_-3lU" height="344" width="425" New Your City School's Million project: 1 million cells phone to 1 million students.

=Welcome to CellEdu!=

This wiki is dedicated to the integration of cellular technology into the classroom curriculum: Cell Phones (CP), Short Message Services (SMS), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), and Direct Inward Dialing (DID).

It was created for the ISTE National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2009, in Washington, D.C. where I am presenting the following: SMS: Cell Phones and VoIP in the Classroom. This is a Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) Formal Session. See you in June. Please contact me if you have something I should share. Mail to: wardc@lake.k12.fl.us

Curriculum Specialists Library Media Specialists Principals Staff Developers School Board Members Teachers Teacher Educators Technology Coordinators Technology Facilitators Technology Integration Specialists ||
 * || **Session Title** || SMS: Cell Phones and VoIP in the Classroom Curriculum ||
 * ||  || **Session Description** || In a world where cell phones are the enemy on campus, how can we use this ubiquitous technology as a teaching tool? ||
 * ||  || **Theme and Strand** || 21st-Century Teaching & Learning:Learning with Mobile Devices ||
 * ||  || **Keywords** || VoIP, SMS, text message, cell phone, Skype, SIP Trunking, GSM, voice ip, voice internet protocol, short message service, point to point, sms-pp, direct inward dialing, DID, Call Centro, Magic-Jack, Vonage ||
 * ||  || **Primary URL** || Http://wiki.spaces.com\VoIP\ ||
 * ||  || **Exhibitor Status** ||   ||
 * ||  || **Commercial Content** ||   ||
 * ||  || **Audience Type** || Chief Technology Officers
 * ||  || **Audience Level** || All ||
 * ||  || **Audience Skill** || Beginner ||
 * ||  || **Prerequisites** || Please download a VoIP software program, i.e., Skype.Com, Call Central, etc. ||
 * ||  || **NETS•S** || 1- 6 ||
 * ||  || **NETS•T** || 1- 5 ||
 * ||  || **NETS•A** || I- III ||

=Purpose & Objectives= How can we make the cell phone, Short Message Services (SMS) and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) an assest and not the enemy of the classroom? Imagine being able to throw away those expensive phone bills, communicate with 24 or more people, friends, parents, or students at the same time, and call anywhere in the world for FREE from your laptop? This course is designed to help teachers in the use of cell phone, VoIP, and SMS technology for the integration of technology in their curriculum. =Use of the Cell Phone in Education:= 1.Participants will be able to use Short Message Services (SMS) successfully in their classroom curriculum to communicate with students and parents using their cell phone, computer, or laptop. 2.Participants will be able to use SMS FREE online from any computer or laptop. 3.Participants will be able to communicate in conference with up to 24 students and/or parents. 4.Participants will be able to use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) for FREE. 5.Participants will be able to create text (txt), picture (pic), or video with a cell phone. 6.Participants will be able to use cell phones for classroom activities that are legal and useful, like finding a location on GPS for use in geography. 7.Participants will be able to develop effective collaboration among their students with the use of a cell phone. 8. Participants will receive a detailed plan for developing an SMS department in their school district.

5 Minutes: Sign in to class by text message. 15 Minutes: Introduction to FREE SMS services and cutting edge cellular technology. Your laptop as a cell phone.
 * **Outline (for BYOL)** || Activities:

10 Minutes: Introduction to VoIP. Never pay a phone compnay again. 10 Minutes: How to create and send txt, pic, and video SMS messages. 5 Minutes: Present a district-wide plan for the introduction of the creative us of SMS. Handout on Free CD. 5 Minutes: Q & A

Prerequisite Software: Skype (FREE) at Skype.Com Prerequisite Hardware: If your computer does not have a mic please bring one. Differentiated Instruction: My assistant will call people on their cell phone or laptop and the participants who answer will receive a door prize. ||

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Christopher B. Ward, M.E.T. Innovative Learning Specialist Lake County Public Schools, Florida Doctoral Student: Nova Southeastern University Office Address: 7023 North Shore Drive Leesburg, FL 34788 Cell: 352-638-0909 wardc@lake.k12.fl.us chriward@nova.edu http://celledu.wikispaces.com/ http://celledu.org/ http://www.nova.edu/~chriward/ Chris was a presenter at the NECC 2008 Conference in San Antonio, Texas. He presented Digital Animation and Metacognition at the BYOL: http://www.nova.edu/~chriward/wbgif1.htm. Chris was also a presenter at the UNESCO Information Literacy Conference in Jamaica in June, 2008. He was Disney Teacherrific three times and Teacher-of-the-year three times. He currently teaches technology integration for the administration and staff of Lake County, Florida. ||
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