SmartphonesMyna Wintz

AET/531June 1st, 2011Randy Howell

“A cell phone that includes additional software functions (as e-mail or an Internet browser)” ("Smartphone," 2011).

What is a smartphone?

History of a Smartphone

1993- Simon $899 1996- Palm Pilot 1998- Nokia 9110

communicator 2002- BlackBerry 5810 2003- Palm Treo 600 2007- Apple iPhone 2007- Google Android 2009- Motorola Droid 2010- HTC EVO 4G

◦ (“A Brief History of Smartphones,” 2010).

Activity

Describe your phone and what it offers Rank your phones and explain why What is the best feature What do you use your phone for the most

besides talking What would you like to be able to do with

your phone

What does your Smartphone do for you?

Send and receive calls Play internet radio Instant Message GPS- maps E-mail Personal Organizer Social-Networking Sites Games Apps for just about anything…

What can a smartphone do?

Taking Attendance Collecting Data Reading Scholarly Articles Recording Notes Using Textbook Tools Planning Lectures

How can a smartphone be used in education?

University of Phoenix Mobile App

◦ Phoenix Mobile has the features you want most:

- Participate in online classroom discussion forums- Draft and post to discussion threads, and reply to your classmates’ posts- View, edit and save drafts of your discussion comment- View message flags, discussion questions and class announcements- Receive real-time alerts when grades are posted- Receive real-time alerts when your instructor posts new threads or responds to your messages

( Apple Inc., 2011).

What does University of Phoenix offer for smartphones?

Would you consider using Smartphones in your classroom?

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