Multi-functionality and connectivity are opening doors for learning
Reasons to Use Smartphones as a learning tool consider 4 points:
Students learn in a way they are comfortable. Smartphones are young-person intuitive. More and more students know how to use them and, in fact, they are becoming the most used “tool” by teens.
Students can get answers quickly. Smartphones provide the ability to get answers quickly. In some situations, a student may not ask for clarification to a question he or she has in an open classroom. Use of a smartphone in a classroom setting can provide those answers.
Audio and video can bring learning to life. Audio and video capabilities of smartphones can put a voice to John F. Kennedy, a dramatic video image to the Hindenburg disaster, and allow students to hear the music of Chopin or Al Jolson. They can even connect with other students from around the globe and expand their learning world.