A response!
Well I was very excited to hear back from some of my contacts. Though the one from the original assignment link I have not heard from since our quick phone discussion. However, if the articles I quoted in my last post, I mentioned a teacher from the Tampa Bay area named Jennifer Gould. I emailed Jennifer and asked her a few questions. She emailed me back today. Here is her response:
Cellphone Project Details
Name of teacher: Jennifer Gould
Location: Wiregrass Ranch High School, Wesley Chapel, Florida
Grade level for project: 12
Content Area: Language Arts (AP Literature)
Specific project: (ie- podcasts, camera use, texting) Internet search for author background information
Resource used: Internet
Inside or Outside of school? During Class
Policies: (ie- permission note, etc.) WRHS allows students to use their cell phones during class, per teacher instruction, as educational tools.
Links: none
What did you learn from doing this project with your class? Students LOVE to be the first one to finish the search!
What would you do differently if you did this project again? Put them in groups and put together a sheet of biographical questions about the author for them to specifically search.
What recommendations would you have for another teacher who would like to do a similar project? Be sure you have enough students with Internet access on their phones so that groups are feasible. Be sure to address appropriate versus inappropriate and reliable resources prior to the search to avoid faulty information.
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