CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Microwaves
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Microwaves and their uses, and how cell phones and radar work.
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E Cycle Best: Life & Death After Usage
Follow the route of a cell phone from the beginning to the end in this article.
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Wireless Advisor: Analog, Digital: What's the Difference?
Describes the differences, disadvantages, and advantages of both an analog and a digital phone.
Read Works
Read Works: Mean Machines
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing problem of cyberbullying and what can be done to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using a Touchscreen
In this online course, students will learn about how to use a touchscreen on a mobile phone or tablet computer. The course will cover basic and more advanced touchscreen controls.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Prepaid Phone Cards
This article might help students avoid the problems often associated with prepaid phone cards.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Smartphones and Tablets
Most people do not think their mobile phone is a security risk. However, smart phones and phones that use wireless connections such as Bluetooth are susceptible to security threats unless they are configured properly. This resource...
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The Skeptic's Dictionary: Electromagnetic Fields (Em Fs)
This site explores what electromagnetic fields are, how they are caused, and their link (or lack thereof) to cancer.
Curated OER
Recycling Computers 2
Take an inside look at California's largest recycler of computers and cell phones. Find out why recycling these products must become a priority. Cell Phone Fundraiser activity is a good real-world connection for students relating to...
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E Cycle Best: The Metamorphosis: From Rotary Dials to Smartphones
Learn how a rotary phone transformed into the smartphones we have today in this article.
New York Times
New York Times: Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa
Read about how cellphone technology is drastically changing life in remote villages of South Africa. Click on link for classroom lesson plan.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Dialing Ben
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students try to discover if there has been a significant change in cell phone use over the course of ten days. If so, this "change point" can be detected by creating a line of...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: I'm Not in Range
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many...