Comments on: Assessment for learning with mobile phone video http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/03/assessment-for-learning-with-video/ Juicy Geography's web log Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:33:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Hans Hoekstra http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/03/assessment-for-learning-with-video/#comment-95 Hans Hoekstra Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:05:08 +0000 http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2006/03/assessment-for-learning-with-video/#comment-95 I did a session with year sevens on the relationship between mobile phone coverage and population density (maps easily found via Google images) - they thought it was great that they could all get their phones out to check their signal - one bright spark said he didn't have his phone with him and asked me if he could borrow mine - he immediately worked out how to video ME! on my own phone - they all enjoyed it and are still talking about it 2 months later... In general, we should encourage them to use mobile phones more constructively in lessons (even for short A4L starters, such as texting) - they're also great classroom management material when they have both earphones in while they work - less distraction as they can't hear their neighbour ! I did a session with year sevens on the relationship between mobile phone coverage and population density (maps easily found via Google images) - they thought it was great that they could all get their phones out to check their signal - one bright spark said he didn’t have his phone with him and asked me if he could borrow mine - he immediately worked out how to video ME! on my own phone - they all enjoyed it and are still talking about it 2 months later…

In general, we should encourage them to use mobile phones more constructively in lessons (even for short A4L starters, such as texting) - they’re also great classroom management material when they have both earphones in while they work - less distraction as they can’t hear their neighbour !

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