Mobile Phones in the classroom - Reflection

More and more students these days are equipped with a mobile phone. Trying to ban these devices at school would be a battle lost. Educators need to implement and maintain a mobile phone etiquette for learners personal mobiles and embrace the classroom mobiles devices many functions. So whats does a mobile phone offer to a classroom?
Analysing the use of my mobile phone I came up with these functions:

• ipod
• youtube
• calendar
• compass
• clock/stopwatch
• international clock
• weather report
• audio and video recorder
• server
• dictionary
• notebook
• Skype
• navigator

Some snooping around on the internet I found a site that identified classroom mobile phones can be used to send reminders to students regarding projects, etc and as a studying tool. More ideas are available at;
http://edudemic.com/2011/05/phones-in-classroom/


Looking at what has been highlighted with minimal research as to the beneficial uses of mobile phones, I believe that  educators need to consider the idea that these devices can be used as tools to enhance the learning and experiences within the classrooms however ensure clear expectations as to the management of learners personal devices is communicated.