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Transparent Classrooms: How the Mobile Phone is Changing Educational Settings

Transparent Classrooms: How the Mobile Phone is Changing Educational Settings

Carla Ganito
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 2155-6903|EISSN: 2155-6911|EISBN13: 9781613506271|DOI: 10.4018/ijcee.2011070106
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Ganito, Carla. "Transparent Classrooms: How the Mobile Phone is Changing Educational Settings." IJCEE vol.1, no.3 2011: pp.59-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcee.2011070106

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Ganito, C. (2011). Transparent Classrooms: How the Mobile Phone is Changing Educational Settings. International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education (IJCEE), 1(3), 59-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcee.2011070106

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Ganito, Carla. "Transparent Classrooms: How the Mobile Phone is Changing Educational Settings," International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education (IJCEE) 1, no.3: 59-69. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijcee.2011070106

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Abstract

This article analyzes the use of the mobile phone in Portuguese classrooms in order to examine new practices of disclosure and transparency. A literature review provides a global context of the nature of the mobile phone, and contextualizes an overview of the current usage trends in Portugal. The high uptake rates of mobile phone usage in Portugal means that this country can be considered an interesting case study for the usage of mobile phones in educational settings. Evidence of a young mobile culture gathered in recent research studies conducted at the national level and on a qualitative case study of high-school teachers, provides a basis for a practical discussion of the impact of the mobile phone on the Portuguese education system. Building on the views from different actors- students, teachers, parents, and school administrators- the paper closes with the proposition of the mobile phone as a valid educational tool that requires new skills and strategies for a successful integration.

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