Just read this thought-provoking New York Times article Industry Makes Pitch that Cellphones belong in the Classroom. I do think that we will see handheld computers in future educational environments (in 5-10 years?). The intro of cell phones in the curriculum is still a novelty. We need to see the ways cell phones, or any personal computer truly improves learning opportunities for a majority of students before public schools should subsidize and/or maintain them. Perhaps, the cost of cell phones will be like pencils of yesteryear, and all students will have them anyway!
Similar to Qualcomm, ProQuest is subsidizing research, in part, to learn why Google’s search engines are more popular with today’s students. Qualcomm wants a corner of the education market. While I am grateful that successful companies are subsidizing educational research, I am reminded of our responsibilities as educators to hone “critical thinking” skills, so that teachers and students effectively evaluate the pedagogical value of new technologies.
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