Success in the classroom

In the United States a unique project called "Project K-Nect" recently began in North Carolina to address declining math and science skills with grade nine students. This free program allows teachers to distribute problems to students and gives them a chance to solve each using their mobile devices. Students who cannot solve equations are able to seek help from peers or access tutors for additional help (Ramaswami, 2008, para 4-6).
"Studywiz Spark", another initiative is a learning management system that is customized for I phones and I pods. Used in only one school in Canada (Kelowna Christian Open School) and over twenty-one other countries around the world, the program allows students from grades K - 12 access to resources such as RSS feeds, podcasts, e bulletins, multimedia, discussion, on line polls, and testing to name a few. It has allowed parents, teachers, and students to collaborate and personalize projects, participate in chat forums and connect students to a constant feed of updated information (Ramaswami, 2008, para 4-6).
To ensure that all students have access to and can afford a cell phone, some universities have partnered with a wireless carrier. The university sells mobile devices for less than the regular rates and includes text messaging and mobile web browser (Fischmann, 2007, para 12).