Comments on: iJumpTV 72: m-learning, the future of education? http://ijump.co.nz/ijumptv-72-m-learning-the-future-of-education/ Making sense of social media Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Young http://ijump.co.nz/ijumptv-72-m-learning-the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1246 Simon Young Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:22:00 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=728#comment-1246 Very good, practical points. Interestingly what John's talking about doesn't require a data connection; it's text-based (that's how they can use it in remote South East Asian locales).<br><br>But beyond that you make a good point that there's a big difference between everyone having something, and most people having something. Will be interesting to see how that gets solved. Very good, practical points. Interestingly what John's talking about doesn't require a data connection; it's text-based (that's how they can use it in remote South East Asian locales).

But beyond that you make a good point that there's a big difference between everyone having something, and most people having something. Will be interesting to see how that gets solved.

]]> By: Gerard http://ijump.co.nz/ijumptv-72-m-learning-the-future-of-education/comment-page-1/#comment-1245 Gerard Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:08:43 +0000 http://ijump.co.nz/?p=728#comment-1245 The high cost of data on mobile phones is a barrier to this at the moment, $1 from 10 meg or $10 for $100 meg. It isn't in the students prepay plans, they are after the best deals, and that just isn't happening. <br>Also how do we go round the confiscation of phone by parents if they are needed for their learning. I have one student who has her phone confiscated because she was meeting others sneaking out of home. <br>I am glad the parent also grabbed the SIM card as well, as students hand their phone over and put the SIM card into another phone. As most parents don't. The high cost of data on mobile phones is a barrier to this at the moment, $1 from 10 meg or $10 for $100 meg. It isn't in the students prepay plans, they are after the best deals, and that just isn't happening.
Also how do we go round the confiscation of phone by parents if they are needed for their learning. I have one student who has her phone confiscated because she was meeting others sneaking out of home.
I am glad the parent also grabbed the SIM card as well, as students hand their phone over and put the SIM card into another phone. As most parents don't.

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