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=Advantages in using Handheld learning=

PDAs etc are being used in catering and hospitality, health, and in plumbing etc. [|More info]

= = =Articles about advantages to using mobiles in education:=

[|Other ideas] on how to use mobile phones in class by [|Ollie Bray]

Marc Prensky has written an article on [|Mobile Phone Imaginations: using devices kids love for their education] about facilities mobiles should include in future to improve their use in class.

New York Times: Lesson plan on [|"Pens, Paper and ... Cellphones? Examining How Modern Technology Can Enhance Learning in the Classroom"]. Aimed at 9-12 years but might be more suitable at older age group or as a CPD activity

Martin Owen, the Director of Learning at NESTA Futurelab has written an article on [|'Killer apps' for mobile phones - an educational view]

An interview with Josh Dhaliwal, Director, mobileYouth on [|The rise and rise of the mobile phone]

Dan Sutch, Learning Reseacher, NESTA Futurelab, [|Mobile presence: Enhancing communication within learning environments]

=Links:=

[|Lifehacker - 10 cool cellphone tricks]