Elsevier

Procedia Computer Science

Volume 3, 2011, Pages 1439-1445
Procedia Computer Science

WCIT 2010
Is SMS still alive for education: Analysis of educational potentials of SMS technology?

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Abstract

Mobile phone, especially SMS concept is a fairly old technology. In spite of the fact that there are some applications of using SMS capabilities of mobile phones in education, the usage is not widely in all educational areas. Still, there is a need to understand how SMS technology could be applicable for education in different ways. Hence, in this study, authors’ investigate possible educational use of SMS by providing a detailed analysis of the technology and examples of different research studies of successful implementations in education. This study may be a guide for school administrators and policy makers to understand educational technology potential of SMS by providing benefits and drawbacks of the technology.

Keywords

SMS
Mobile Phones
Distance Lerning
Learning

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