By Bridget McCrea, THE Journal
At a time when schools are banishing student-owned mobile devices from their classrooms–or, at least making sure the disruptive laptops, tablets, and phones are powered down class begins–London Jenks is taking a decidedly different tack. A science teacher at Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis, WY, Jenks welcomes iPhone- and Android-toting students into his classes. His reasoning is clear cut: Students need little or no training on their own devices, which allow them to quickly access to the Internet; interact with their instructor and other students; and use innovative tools like QR codes. A Google-certified educator who teaches earth science, physics, chemistry, and astronomy, Jenks explainedhis reasons for letting down the walls that so many other instructors have erected during this “mobile” age and told us how the strategy has helped him be more effective as a teacher.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/08/31/qr-codes-in-the-classroom.aspx
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