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SMS in Education
Firefighters Offer Kids Text Bid to Cut
Vandalism - Mar 10 2004
The Strathclyde Fire Brigade of Scotland is
offering a mobile phone text message service to
deter kids from hurling stones at firefighters,
after 18 such incidents occured in the area in
the last 12 months. Youngsters can access
information and advice on health, drugs and
social issues by texting a hotline number.
The Evening Times Online
Setting the Tone for a New Way to Learn
- Feb 26 2004
Cellphones could soon become an unlikely
teachersí ally thanks to an Edinburgh art
tutorís brainwave, reports the
Scotsman.com.
A new system using the same technology that
allows people to download ringtones or get the
latest football scores on their mobile, will
allows pupils to do their homework using their
Nokias and Ericssons.
Students will be able to receive information
on particular subjects on their phones - helping
them to get their studies done while they sit on
the bus or walk down Princes Street on a
Saturday afternoon.
"Pupils visiting, for example, the Duke of
Wellington monument in Princes Street, or
Greyfriarís Bobby, as part of their homework,
will be able to text a number and download
information on the subject. All the facts will
be stored on a database at the school".
SMS and Internet Blamed for Decline
in English Examinations - Dec 30 2003
Education director-general Datuk Abdul Rafie
Mahat of Kuala Lumpur blamed text messaging and
the Internet for the decline in English language
passes in the Penilaian Menengah Rendah
examination this year, according to Malaysia's
New Straits Times.
"Abdul Rafie said students were "economising
words and phrases" in their answer scripts as
they were used to doing so via the SMS and in
their messages over the Internet.
"The scripts clearly show they have
overlooked the basic rules of English. Students
used short form when writing," he said when
asked to comment on the 1.8 per cent decline in
passes for English".
Don't Ring After the Bell - It's Class
Etiquette - Sep 23 2003
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications
Association which includes Telstra, Optus and
Vodafone has actually issued guidelines for the
use of phones in schools, aimed at minimising
mobile phone disruption and SMS bullying,
according to
The Advertiser.
"Students, teachers and parents have to sign
an agreement before a phone can be brought to
school.
They also require students to lock away their
phones in a bag or locker as soon as they arrive
at school.
An Education Department spokesman said there
was no blanket policy for the use of mobile
phones, but that students were generally
discouraged from using them during class time".
UK Student Unions Offer Lecture Alerts,
Exam Updates by SMS - Aug 15 2003
A new student SMS information service has
been implemented at 50 Universities and Colleges
across the UK.
Students can now recieve lecture alerts, exam
updates and promotions offered though their
union by subscribing to the Union's SMS service.
The idea of using TXT as a method of
informing students of Union promotions and
events came to the founder of
Head Porter Ltd, Dr Simon Strojan, while he
was events organiser of his college at the
University of Cambridge.
After completing his degree he joined a
leading new media firm, where he met others who
saw the potential in a service that could
instantly inform students across the UK on
lifestyle, academic and career information. The
service that has been developed provides
students with complete control to select
electronic vouchers via text and email on any
thing from food to drink, nightclubs to travel.
Students have an online tool to select and
de-select whatever interests them and therefore
have complete control over how many Union and
Commercial messages they receive.
The service operates on the basis of a
revenue split, passing on a large percentage of
income from campaigns to the under funded
Student Unions and thus serves as a method of
generating income for both the company and its
University Union members. Useful AND smart.
Parents Alerted by SMS when Children Skip
School - May 09 2003
CNN reports on a texting initiative by two
Irish schools, in an effort to dissuade their
students from skipping class. A database records
the names of absent students each day and
automatically sends out an SMS to their parents,
notifying them that their child missed
roll-call.
A similar government endorsed experience has
been implemented since last November in 400
Lyc»es throughout France, thanks to technology
developed by a small wireless company,
Soluphone. Parents receive a text message
with "From: The Lyc»e. Object: Student absent on
May 8, from 9 to 10 am. Please contact school
administration". Thus avoiding sending a letter
by regular mail, which usually ends up being
intercepted by the student. (article in
Libration).
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