Comments on: Poll Everywhere: Tap into those mobile phones. http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Poll Everywhere is looking for some Pilots. Interested? - Teach42 http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-97883 Poll Everywhere is looking for some Pilots. Interested? - Teach42 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:02:37 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-97883 [...] Everywhere is looking for some Pilots. Interested? Add I wrote about Poll Everywhere recently, one of the more interesting Web 2.0 sites I’ve seen in a while with HUGE potential for [...] […] Everywhere is looking for some Pilots. Interested? Add I wrote about Poll Everywhere recently, one of the more interesting Web 2.0 sites I’ve seen in a while with HUGE potential for […]

]]> By: Matt Montagne http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-94513 Matt Montagne Fri, 16 Nov 2007 22:24:52 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-94513 Steve-I think you're spot on here with cell phones as a classroom response device...I think this is the direction it will head-over the years I've looked at Quizdom, Renaissance Learning's Product, CPS, and now Smart's product. They are fine products, but way too single use. I'm sure we'll also see web-based tools that allow a browser to be used for on-the-fly polling and questioning with students as well. Devices with multiple uses are clearly proliferating and will continue to do so moving forward. ~Matt Montagne Steve-I think you’re spot on here with cell phones as a classroom response device…I think this is the direction it will head-over the years I’ve looked at Quizdom, Renaissance Learning’s Product, CPS, and now Smart’s product. They are fine products, but way too single use. I’m sure we’ll also see web-based tools that allow a browser to be used for on-the-fly polling and questioning with students as well. Devices with multiple uses are clearly proliferating and will continue to do so moving forward.

~Matt Montagne

]]> By: Robert http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-94506 Robert Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:20:09 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/11/16/poll-everywhere-tap-into-those-mobile-phones/#comment-94506 I voted! Neat site/idea, and aside from the pricing, I could definitely see educational uses for this. You brought up a great point though. At what point will school systems start to allow and even better, take advantage of the fact that most students already have a mobile phone? In PA, the law says they can't be *used* during instructional time, but leaves whether to ban completely, or keep them "out of site" up to the school district's themselves. I voted! Neat site/idea, and aside from the pricing, I could definitely see educational uses for this.
You brought up a great point though. At what point will school systems start to allow and even better, take advantage of the fact that most students already have a mobile phone? In PA, the law says they can’t be *used* during instructional time, but leaves whether to ban completely, or keep them “out of site” up to the school district’s themselves.

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