Wi-Fi makes progress on Cell Phones

Perhaps the technology with the most potential for the classroom is cell phones with built in wi-fi. This presents the best of many worlds. Most campuses have wi-fi support already so the infra structure is in place at no cost to the student or faculty. In addition, the Internet standard of contetn delivery represents a known commodity for faculty to publish content. With some estimates of 94% of students owning cell phones, if they also contain wi-fi support that means 94% of are students walking around with network devices. Read this c/Net article on the status of wi-fi in cell phones (yes, it is almost here).