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Cell phones in the classroom; a practical guide for educators.

Kolb (education, Madonna U. and U. of Michigan), who specializes in technology education, explains how teachers can use cell phones as learning tools in middle and high school classrooms in groups, individual projects, homework, field trips, and as communication tools. She presents 16 case studies from language arts, social sciences, math, and science classrooms in the US and other countries that describe how and why teachers use cell phones, problems they encountered, policies, rules, lesson plans, student and parent reactions, and reflections on results, then details uses for school administration. Sample lesson plans and tutorials, tips on getting started, discussion of policies and appropriate use, and research findings are included along with a list of applicable Web 2.0 tools. There is no index. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Considerations on educational technology integration; the best of JRTE.

Schrum (elementary education, George Mason U.) collects articles on integrating technology into the classroom from the Journal of Research on Technology in Education, where she has been editor since 2002. Topics include digitized primary sources, mobile computing devices, influence of teachers' technology use on instructional practices, and implementation and effects of one-to-one computing initiatives. Each article is followed by a new author update. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)