Cell-Based LearningTechnology

Completed By: Alexandra Reardon

EME 6457Spring 2012

Blackberry Storm 22

• 1400 mAHR removable / rechargeable lithium-ion battery

• High-resolution 480x360 pixel color display

• 3.2 Megapixel camera• 256 MB onboard memory• Video formats: MPEG4, H.263, MPEG4

Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMVAudio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus• On screen keyboard: portrait

SureType®, QWERTY and multitap, landscape QWERTY

802.11 b/g WPA / WPA2 Personal and Enterprise Cisco CCX certified3.5mm stereo headset jackBuilt-in speakerphoneM3 rating for hearing aids Information Obtained from:

http://us.blackberry.com/smartphones/blackberrystorm/#!phone-specifications

Samsung Focus3

• 1500mAh battery. Size: 4.84” x 2.56” x 0.39” Weight: 4.1 Ounces• Windows Phone 7 platform.• Main Display Resolution 800 x 480 Pixel.• 5.0 Megapixel Camera. • Internal Memory 8GB External Memory Type

16GB • Microsoft® Office-Compatible; Voice Memo;

Smart Search• Video Player; Compatible Video Files: 3GP, AVI,

MP4, WMV; Video, Streaming• Processor Speed, Type 1GHz, QSD8250,

Qualcomm.• Calling Functions: Speakerphone; Voice

Recognition; Voicemail; Etiquette/Gesture Mode; Picture Caller ID; Multitasking; Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) M3; TTY; Airline Mode

Information Obtained From:

http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SGH-I917ZKAATT-features

Motorola Droid RAZR4

Dimensions: 5.15(h) x 2.71(w) x 0.28(d) inchesWeight: 4.48oz• Scratch–resistant Corning® Gorilla® Glass display and water

repellent nanocoating• 8.0MP camera with launch from lock screen• Dual core 1.2 GHz processor & 1 GB of LP DDR2 RAM• Battery: 1780 mAH Li–Ion• 16GB internal memory (actual formatted capacity is less) • Bilingual Interface: English/Espanol• TTY compatible Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T3MotoCast: lets you stream your pictures and videos from your home or work computersWebtop app lets you multitask on a larger screen, with a full Firefox browser, keyboard and mouse Full Suite of Google Apps incl.: Google Maps with Street View, Places and Latitude; Google Talk with Video Chat; Gmail; Google Books; YouTube™; Google Calendar 1000’s of apps &100’s of widgets available on Android Market WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Capable Webkit 5 HTML Browser, Adobe Flash Photo Sharing: Facebook, Flickr, Picasa , Photobucket®

Information Obtained From:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5853

Samsung Galaxy Nexus5

Dimensions: 5.33” x 2.67” x .37”Weight: 5.1 oz.Standard Battery – 1850 mAhPlatform: Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich32GB internal memory (actual formatted capacity is less) Display: 4.65" HD Super AMOLED Dual-Core 1.2GHz Processor & 1GB Ram Verizon 4G LTE Network HTML Web Browser Camera 5.0 Megapixel 1.3MP front-facing Camera

Information obtained from:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5801.

iPhone 4S: 16 GB 6

Siri – Voice Activated AssistantDimensions: 4.5” (h) x 2.3” (w) x .37” (d)Weight: 4.9 ozDisplay: 960–by–640–pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch.• Processor: Dual-core A5 chip• 8-megapixel camera • 1080p HD video recording Over 500,000 apps

on the App Store.• iOS 5-the world's most advanced mobile OS• iCloud-your content on all your devices• Wi–Fi 802.11b/g/n Wi–Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)

Information Obtained from:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneDetail&selectedPhoneId=5773

Comparison of Features7

Storm Focus Droid Galaxy iPhone

Platform BlackBerry 5.0 OS

Windows Phone 7 OS

Android 2.3.6 OS

Android 4.0(Ice Cream Sandwich)

iOS 5.1

Battery 1400 mAHR Lithium Ion Removable

1500mAh Lithium Ion Removable

1780 mAH Lithium IonRemovable

1850 mAh Lithium IonRemovable

1432 mAhLithium IonNon-Removable

Storage 2 GB Internal 8 GB Internal 16 GB Internal 32 GB Internal 16GB Internal(Also available in 32 &64 GB)

Camera 3.2 MegaPixel 5.0 MegaPixel 8.0 MegaPixel 5.0 MegaPixel 8.0 MegaPixel

Weight 5.8 Ounces 4.1 Ounces 4.48 Ounces 5.1 Ounces 4.9 Ounces

Processor Speed

528 MHz 1.0 GHz 1.2 GHz dual-core

1.2 GHz Dual-Core

800mHz dual-core

Memory 256MB Ram 512 MB Ram 1GB Ram 1GB Ram 512 MB Ram

Compare & contrast the features for the cell-phones listed at the top.

Examples of Instruction8

Features Example

SMSUsed for real-time class poll options. Used to message people or groups of people in a particular class simultaneously.

Photos/Camera

Used to obtain and upload images pertaining to a given lesson or activity. Used to capture proof of completion for certain activities.Used to record video for presentations, podcasts or videos relating to the course or instruction.

MusicCould be used to play songs relating to a certain instructional segment. Used to play podcasts.Used to make playlists or group audio/video files for instructional use/learning.

eMailUsed to communicate information for class information, deadlines and assignments.Used for students to collaborate for assignments.Used for instructors to disseminate information to masses of students.

NavigationCould be utilized for a scavenger hunt project, directions to a class meeting or presentation.

Web BrowserUsed to access online learning applications.Used to find information on the web and access Course Management Systems.

Social Networking Applications

Used to communicate quickly to a class/mass audience.Used to share images, videos, polls and other items needed to get a project or task accomplished.

Give an example for how each feature could be used for instruction on a cell phone.

Cell-Based Learning