The iPhone Dev Center (for the technical minded only) http://developer.apple.com/iphone/index.action The iPhone Dev Center provides access to technical resources and information to assist you in developing with the latest technologies in iPhone OS. Log in with your Registered iPhone Developer Apple ID and password, or sign-up as a free Registered iPhone Developer today.
This gives access to the iPhone desktop simulator .. but yu need to downlaod the SDK
Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students (Mashable List) http://mashable.com/2009/08/25/back-to-school-iphone/ Back to School: Top 10 iPhone Apps for Students
In this list we’ve assembled ten of the must-have iPhone applications for students heading back to school. These apps will help you stay organized, take notes, and study better. What other iPhone applications are helpful to you at school? Please add your favorites in the comments.
iBBDemo - Blackbaud iPhone Browser Simulator (Windows) http://www.iphonestalk.com/iphone-simulator-released-for-windows/ iBBDemo - Blackbaud iPhone Browser Simulator
iPhone development is typically a Mac OS X only proposition so, naturally, Apple hasn’t released an iPhone simulator for other platforms, such as Windows
Shaun’s iPhone Simulator for Windows is called iBBDemo
mLearnopedia http://cc.mlearnopedia.com/activities/classroom/video/ The mLearnopedia content community collects and organizes the best information from around the web that will help you learn and stay current on mobile learning.
AppVee http://www.appvee.com/ AppVee ... source for iPhone application reviews! We bring you the best that the App Store has to offer...
AppVee.com is the largest and most extensive resource for professional, high-quality reviews of iPhone applications, with a major focus on video. Every newly released app is evaluated against a number of criteria. If the application is worthwhile, AppVee goes to work developing a comprehensive video review, a written review, posting screenshots, providing additional app information and opening up user reviews. We bring you reviews every day of the week, 365 days a year.
The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year (So Far) http://bit.ly/KIo1j The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year 2009 (So Far) ... list from TechCrunch
The App Podcast http://theapppodcast.com/ The App Podcast is a video review website of popular and upcoming iPhone and iPod Touch Applications.
The idea for The App Podcast came about right after I jailbroke my old iPhone (iPhone Edge or Gen 1).
There were so many apps, I had no idea what they did or which ones were good so I just started downloading them one after another and trying them out.
Months later the 3G iPhone came out and I decided the day before it launched (July 10th), that I would start a podcast dedicated to talking about iPhone and iPod Touch Apps and whether or not they were worth the time.
50 iPhone Apps for Learning http://bit.ly/17Pg63 50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning
Cell phone cameras in the K-12 classroom http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/03/cell-phone-came.html Cell phone cameras in the K-12 classroom: Punishable offenses or student-citizen journalism?
Take a look at the YouTube videos on this page, all taken by student cell phone cameras in classrooms.
Do we want students bringing to public attention these types of classroom incidents? Should students be punished or applauded for filming and posting these?
Cell Phone Policies http://tr.im/rY89 Cell Phone Policies
A VERY comprehensive list of cell phone / mobile policies displayed in a Google Docs spreadsheet.
Includes Consequences for violation?
Shamblesguru Cell Phones in Edu Video Picks on YouTube http://tr.im/n1Sd/
Thats Not Cool http://www.thatsnotcool.com/ Thats Not Cool
Your cell phone, IM, and social networks are all a digital extension of who you are. When someone you're with pressures you or disrespects you in those places, that's not cool.
Thatsnotcool.com is attempting to raise awareness about digital dating abuse and stop it before it gets worse. Sponsored and co-created by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the Office on Violence Against Women and the Ad Council, the site is designed to address new and complicated problems between teens who are dating or hooking up—problems like constant and controlling texting, pressuring for nude pictures, and breaking into someone's e-mail or social networking page.
Delicious Bookmarked Sites for http://tr.im/rY49 Delicious Bookmarked Sites for "mobile phone aup"
Cell Phone Policy : Vista Heights Middle School http://tr.im/rY3c Cell Phone Policy : Vista Heights Middle School "Phones are not permitted to be used during the school day."
Cell Phone Policy : Rialto Unified School District http://www.rialto.k12.ca.us/Eisenhower/code/cell_phone.html Cell Phone Policy : Rialto Unified School District
1. Cell Phones must not disrupt educational or school activities.
* Students may not use cell phones inside school buildings or offices (including restrooms).
* Students may not use cell phones during class, school assemblies, and other special events.
2. Cell phones must be turned off during instructional time.
Cell Phone Policy: Walker Junior High School http://walker.auhsd.k12.ca.us/policies/cellphone.jsp Cell Phone Policy: Walker Junior High School "Cell phones are a major problem on school campuses across the country. Ringing cell phones are disruptive during class time. Camera phones and text messaging are used to cheat on quizzes and tests. Phones are stolen, loaned to other students, may be lost or broken and have exacerbated crisis situations.
The use of cell phones at school is detrimental to the academic climate because it takes valuable time away from instruction and creates disciplinary problems."
Cell Phone Use and Policies in Schools http://tr.im/rXY7 Cell Phone Use and Policies in Schools
Now administrators are wrestling with how to permit the legitimate use of phones, while preventing possible privacy violations and cheating. Here are some excerpts from school board policies on cell phones and pagers.
Cell Phone Policies at San Diego USD http://www.sandi.net/staff/principals/resources/articles/cell_policy.htm Cell Phone Policies at San Diego USD
All students may use these devices on campus before school begins and after school ends. Students in high school grades 9-12 also may use such devices during the lunch period.
Making Mobile Phones Mandatory http://tr.im/ofkP Making Mobile Phones Mandatory: A New Educational Trend?
While some K-12 schools are leery of students possessing cell phones in the classroom, a growing number of universities are becoming downright enthusiastic. Some colleges have gone so far as to make cell phones a requirement for incoming freshmen.
What’s the motivation behind this trend, and might it eventually trickle down to the K-12 universe?
The Best iPhone Apps for Kids http://tr.im/ofjU The Best iPhone Apps for Kids
Say you were faced with a 3-year-old child on the verge of full meltdown — which iPhone apps would distract and delight him enough to avoid mayhem?
One of the added benefits of the iPhone is that children find it absolutely mesmerizing. And when equipped with apps that children like, it can often be the perfect non-chemical tranquilizer.
WireNode : create your own mobile website http://www.wirenode.com/ WireNode : create your own mobile website.
iPhones Apps Presentation (Ustream Archive) http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1445088 iPod and iPhones Apps ... Presentation (Ustream Archive)
Tony Vincent shares some of his favorite iPod touch and iPhone apps for education. There's also audience participation.
Jott Voicemail ttp://jott.com Jott Voicemail ... Get your voicemail turned into text and delivered as email or text message.
MoLeSHARE http://www.learningtechnologies.ac.uk/moleshare/ MoLeSHARE
To allow registered users to add learning materials for mobile devices and virtual learning environments particularly as a result of those involved with MoLeNET projects.
To provide learning materials that can be downloaded and re-purposed by users.
Foonz http://www.foonz.com Foonz
With foonz you can get a group of people on a call instantly or leave them all a message from your cell or home phone, anytime, without pre-planning.
There are a million reasons to use foonz! Talk with a team or club, have a family call, or just find out what all your friends are up to!
Can be used from anywhere in the world but phone charges may be long distance rates.
Create Geotagged Slideshows of Your Outings http://mashable.com/2008/10/01/everytrail/ Create Geotagged Slideshows of Your Outings with "EveryTrail" for iPhone "EveryTrail is an iPhone app that lets you record your journey with geotagged photos that are automatically added to a slideshow at their website. These trips can be hikes, runs, bike rides, walks or whatever you want.
The app’s interface is simple and extremely informative. It’s like a virtual stop watch with the built-in camera of course. Once you click the start button to begin your trip, several points of data start getting captured such as the distanced traveled, the elapsed time, and your speed."
39 More Social Networking-Related iPhone Apps http://tinyurl.com/65hed7 39 More Social Networking-Related iPhone Apps
Tatango http://tatango.com/ Tatango offers a simple, effective way for groups to communicate through their mobile phones.
As an all-in-one solution, Tatango allows any group to collect, manage and message all of their group members both from a computer and mobile phone. Tatango was born from the promise of giving groups the ability to stay connected anytime, anywhere. The Tatango service doesn’t require a special phone or its users to download software to use the service.
The service is ad-supported and completely free, Tatango places 30-character text ads at the bottom of group messages, costing you no more than a standard text message to receive a group alert.
12seconds.tv http://12seconds.tv/ 12seconds.tv allows friends and family to record and share short video updates about what they are doing or where they are.
You can use a webcam or a cellphone. It's a FREE, easy, and fun way to stay in touch.
Utterz http://www.utterz.com Utterz lets you create and follow discussions with friends or people with similar interests.
Utters can be audio, video, pictures and text. You can create or join a discussion from any mobile phone or computer. Friends can reply by voice, TXT message or on the mobile site at m.utterz.com.
Online you can participate in discussions using your webcam, computer mic and more.
ACU Mobile Computing (Podcast interview) http://tinyurl.com/6cp3bn Tim Holt talks to three educators from Abilene Christian University about their amazing ACU Connected program, where all students and faculty are given mobile computing devices, in this case, iPhones.
Please switch on your mobiles (UK May08) http://education.guardian.co.uk/link/story/0,,2170987,00.html Please switch on your mobiles
No longer a distraction in class, colleges and universities are exploiting mobile technology as portable learning tools. Stephen Hoare reports (Guardian)
They were banned as a distraction in lectures and seminars, but now colleges and universities are exploiting them as learning platforms. Mobiles that double up as internet platforms and iPods and MP3 players that can download hefty video or audio files mean students own what is in effect a portable learning tool.
$100 Laptop vs Mobil Phone http://huddlemind.com/2008/03/18/100-laptop-vs-the-mobile-phone/ $100 Laptop vs Mobil Phone
In the developed world the cell-phone is used to augment the Lap-top or the desk-top PC, or to be used when the computer isn’t available. However the cellphone is used in the developed world as a primary instrument for accessing the internet.
This has obvious consequences for access to information and, more importantly, for education.
What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? http://innovateonline.info/index.php?view=article&id=83 What Can You Learn from a Cell Phone? Almost Anything!
There are one and a half billion cell phones in operation around the world, and a large percentage of them are in the hands of students.
Yet these phones are barred in most classrooms because they interrupt lessons and can enable cheating.
Marc Prensky encourages educators to reconsider their view of mobile technology—and to imagine a pedagogy that embraces its potential. Essentially small computers, cell phones can support language lessons, display animations of medical and chemical processes, be used for polling and testing, serve as the gateway to larger learning resources—and so much more.
Cell phones in schools: Opportunity or distraction? http://tinyurl.com/6jn25p Cell phones in schools: Opportunity or distraction?
During a session at the Consortium for School Networking’s 13th annual K-12 School Networking Conference in Arlington, Va., on March 10, panelists discussed whether cell phones present an opportunity—or a distraction—for schools.
And conference attendees learned that schools in at least one state, North Carolina, have embraced cell phones as tools for instruction.
Principals trying out cell phones http://ideasandthoughts.org/2008/01/21/principals-trying-out-cell-phones/ Principals trying out cell phones
I’m sure we are not going insane, but some would probably disagree. Carla and I tried something new and, well a little bit rebellious today. We invited the grade 8/9 ELA class/students to bring their cell phones into class (if they didn’t have one we used mysask for text). Our goal, using cell phones for learning.
Our objectives, appropriate use of cell phones (manners and ethics), using the calendar/scheduling, using text to discuss literature (lit circles), tracking progress and assignments/projects, and engaging the new learner.
Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Good Practice Guide http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/06/cell_phones_in_the_classroom_a.php Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Good Practice Guide
Good practice guidelines fall naturally into 3 parts:
a) School-oriented use of cell phones
b) safety guidelines
c) etiquette
Posted by Terry Freedman on June 13, 2006
Cell Phones as Effective Teaching Tool (2005) http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=1180 Study Recasts Cell Phones as Effective Teaching Tool
Most schools ban cell phones in the classrooms, and a this study suggests that may be a mistake. The devices commonly regarded as the bane of educators’ intent on creating the right environment for learning may yet emerge as a superior teaching tool. In this new guise, cell phones take on an unexpected ergonomic quality because they enable students to achieve more.
The mobile internet kids http://tinyurl.com/5gq57l The mobile internet kids
I spent a day this week at a school in Tynemouth, on the coast outside Newcastle, helping pupils at Marden High School make a film about mobile phones for the BBC's School Report project.
We were using a group of 12 and 13 year olds to investigate how children used – and abused - mobile phones and they were knowledgeable, articulate and very demanding of the technology. They had conducted their own poll of the school’s students – more than half of the 920 11-16 year olds had responded and only 3 did not have their own mobile phones.