Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web 2.0

by Liz Kolb

Audio and video recording, brainstorming, data collection, blogging, research, polling, social activism--what do these activities have in common? They are all educational, and they can all be done on a cell phone! Liz Kolb provides ideas for dozens of fun and engaging educational activities that can be done on almost any basic cell phone (a smartphone is not necessary). She points out the best free web 2.0 resources and ties them to learning activity ideas, and also provides ideas for extending or altering the activities to best match your child's interests and abilities.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 15, 2013

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web 2.0 starts simply enough with an introduction that explains what Web 2.0 is (for those of us who don’t know, it is where students can write or adjust current programs) and the basics of what the book hopes to teach you. Since most children ages eight and up own basic cell phones, she explains how to make sure that we have ways of accessing the internet without running up huge cell phone bills, and more. This is truly a book that addresses all aspects of using technology to its fullest potential.
Included in Help Your Child Learn with Cell Phones and Web 2.0 are a listing of suggested activities, websites to visit for apps, and more. Recommended for those who wish to use cell phones as learning tools.