Davey Winder
Thursday, 03 July 2008 05:38
Your IT -
Mobility
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The newly elected Mayor of London,
Boris Johnson, says that "We
face a wave of violent crime amongst young people in the capital. Kids
are killing other kids." But rather than look towards tougher policing
and knee jerk reactions, the youngsters involved in the LIFEWISE
project have developed a theatre production, a professionally-mastered
CD of music incorporating anti-violent lyrics written, mixed and
produced by the students, and an action plan to tackle social cohesion
problems that can contribute to violent crime.
Steljes provided 200
state-of-the-art Vodafone v1615 mobile handsets and partnered with
Vodafone to create a tailored mobile phone tariff, offering unlimited
data, email, Internet browsing and uploading capability. The handsets
enable learners working at different sites and within different schools
to quickly and easily share work and ideas, enhancing the learning
experience and streamlining communication channels. Perhaps wisely, the
students are allowed unlimited data but not voice.
“Hand held technology has allowed the pupils to collaborate on this
project, regardless of where they are – whether in different locations
or even different schools,” explains Chris Nash, Mobile Learning
Consultant at Steljes. “Anytime Learning is about enhancing the
learning experience by extending the school walls to wherever the
pupils are and whenever the work is done. This in turn streamlines
communications and allows students to share their work and ideas and to
forge a more collaborative way of learning and working.”
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