S08_Ichen_Kenneth

Ichen - Hi! This is my second quarter at CSULA as a graduate student. I came from Taiwan. I enjoy taking technology related courses to learn more about this field. The skills I learn in this class would help me greatly in my job field in the future.

Kenneth- I have been an instructor for 6 years now. For two years I taught English and Social Studies and the last four years I have taught computers/tech. I am currently teaching at Walter Reed Middle School in Studio City and within the Los Angeles Unified School District. At Cal State LA I am working on a Masters in Ed with an option in New Media Design and Production as well as a Masters in Ed with an option in Instructional Technology. I am a tech junkie, love using tech, love incorporating all the latest and greatest within my curriculum, and regularly give presentations at conferences about technology integration, Web 2.0 tools, Project-Based Learning (PBL), and digital/visual storytelling. =Seminar-=

Cell Phones In Education: The Power To Do More Is In Your Pocket

Description This presentation will cover all the latest research on cell phone usage and capabilities. We will take a look at the many tools that are available on our phones as well as how those tools can be used to produce educationally appropriate content. We will also look at a plethora of applications available online that enhances the capabilities of your phone. If you have a phone this is not a session you want to miss.

Abstract A recurring theme I tend to hear is that cell phones do not belong in schools. Yet the latest research does not support such a drastic and unreasonable stance. Cell phones are an intricate and important part of the lives of everybody, including our students. Students nowadays are adept at many things associated with cell phones: SMS text messaging, capturing video, creating original audio content, taking photographs, surfing the internet, and in many cases conducting research. During the course of this presentation we will examine some of the latest research on cell phone usage, global penetration, domestic penetration, as well as many other pertinent statistics. We will look at ways cell phones have transformed the lives of many including in third world countries. The presentation will continue with an overview of the applications available on the Internet that enhance the capabilities of a cell phone. Among the features of these applications include, voice to text, how to send emails or SMS messages with your voice, recording to do lists, creating and publishing podcasts, micro-blogging, posting photos directly to an online photo album, streaming video from your phone, conducting polls, interfacing with google apps. and much more. Concluding the presentation will be brief discussion of questions and comments posted in the backchannel chat. We will explore ways in which we can incorporate the use of cell phones within our curriculum, while remaining compliant with school/district rules. Presenter will also share actual instances in which his students have made use of some of the tools discussed and how the use of cell phones guaranteed access to the curriculum for all his students.

Bibliographical References for my presentation Prensky, M (2005). Harnessing the Potential of ICT for Education: A Multitaskholder Approach. New York, New York: United Nations Publication. Marc Prensky demonstrates in this United Nations publication the value of cell phones and more importantly the uses for cell phone/Information Communication Technologies "ICT" in education. The article outlines the usage around the world and the levels of penetration within several countries. He also outlines the practical uses of cell phones in education.

LaFRANIERE, S Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa to 21st Century. (2005, August 25). New York Times, p. International. Singel, R (2007, April 18). Lessons From Virginia Tech: A Disaster Alert System That Works. Wired, Sharon LaFraniere discusses in her article the rapid ascension of cell phone usage and ultimate penetration into the continent of Africa. She outlines how the use of cell phones in rural villages where no land lines exist has increased significantly over a three year period. I did take some issue with the generalization of this article in that it used the term Africa as if the entire continent was the same and all rurals areas were the same.

H Davidson, public presentation, July 2, 2008 Presentation was given at NECC 2008. Hall really showed the value of cell phones and the apps available to use with them. I found his presentation engaging, informative, and humorous.

Virki, T (2008, June 23). Extreme Tech. Retrieved July 28, 2008, from Extreme Tech Web site: [|www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2321474,00.asp] Article discusses the advances in cell phone technology and the variety of features available on smartphones. Smartphones are cell phones that do much more than simply allow their user to send and receive phone calls. Article outlined the recent advances in phones that allow for things such as live video feeds and what it predicted within the near future.

Lenhart, A, Madden, M, Macgill, A, & Smith, A (2007). Teens and Social Media: The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media. Pew/Internet, RetrievedJuly 28, 2008, from http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp. This article written by multiple authors outlines the use of cell phones among teens in this country. It really showcases the percentage of teens not only with phones, but also the percentages of teens creating and posting content on the internet with their phones. I found this information quite useful and telling since I know that teen usage of the internet is quite high and this supports that, only from a cell phone perspective and origin.