Good at games: mobile learning proves a hit in schools | Classroom innovation Play school: Oakdale school in east London has harnessed children's love of games to make learning fun. © Zak Waters Today's teachers can be split into two groups: those who confiscate gadgets and those who give them out. Mobile phones, palmtop computers, flip video cameras – even games consoles – have all become part of the classroom furniture in recent years and are helping to establish mobile learning as a teaching method in its own right. One such convert to the educational qualities of mobile devices is Dawn Hallybone, an ICT subject leader and year 6 teacher at Oakdale junior school in Redbridge, east London. The school has 350 children and 30 Nintendo DS Lites. It is a form of learning by stealth, says Hallybone. "You might show them a picture and point out something that's really nice. Hallybone refutes the idea that such methods are a poor substitute for traditional teaching. But there are less prosaic reasons, too. Want to get in touch?
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