"Mobile learning"

Here is a discussion on using cellphones in education. And here is a related and optimistic report called "Pockets of Potential" (pdf). I feel strong about this point, because at our school, there is a project on how to apply mobile devices into teaching/learning initiatives. It began in August 2008 and I was a big enthusiast, as were the 30+ students in my class that got a BlackBerry device with unlimited web access (G3). I must say that a few interesting things happened, but most of them had little or nothing to do with learning activities. Perhaps we were unimaginative, or perhaps we just couldn't see the "pain" to be solved through these devices. I must say that I'm still hopeful that meaningful uses may be addressed in the future, but a year later, most mobile devices are stored in a drawer, while the rest is used for rather conventional and uninteresting things.