The cellphone industry has a suggestion for improving the math skills of American students: spend more time on cellphones in the classroom.
At a conference this week in Washington called Mobile Learning 09, CTIA, a wireless industry trade group, plans to start making its case for the educational value of cellphones. It will present research — paid for by Qualcomm, a maker of chips for cellphones — that shows so-called smartphones can make students smarter.
Full article in the NYT.
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