LISD Ed Tech Connection

Various groups and individuals are pushing the boundaries on how mobile devices are being used for productivity and learning. According to a New York Times article, a young woman from Japan named Rin authored a novel on her cell phone while in high school that ended up as a hard cover book which sold over 400,000 copies. Another such person is Michigan educator Liz Kolb whose presentations (Cell Phones as Classroom Learning Tools) and book (Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education) have been stretching the thoughts of teachers, tech coordinators, and administrators.

Here’s another bleeding edge use of technology that may have some professional video production folks cringing: Mobilife Film Festival – a video festival from Culture Unplugged Studios about “capturing and sharing our mobile life” by using devices like video-capable cell phones. Video submissions must be less than 2 minutes in length and fit into one of 5 categories – comic moments, enlightening experiences, eco-friendly lifestyles, breaking boarders, or citizen watch. Rolling!