Celly is a platform of tools that enhances school communication by creating cells which are

instant mobile networks that connect your school. Members can join a cell by texting or logging
in to the web.
Celly instantly transforms a classroom into a private communication network where teachers and
students can stay connected inside and outside the classroom. Teachers and students can create any
number of study group cells to communicate about
projects
schedules
study topics
lab experiments
test review
For example, teachers can instigate discussion topics, post links to relevant information, and offer
suggestions. Classmates can stay connected beyond school hours to coordinate activities and
collaborate on homework. Cells provide a persistent activity stream that can be searched as a reference.
Phone numbers are kept private and are never exchanged between users so teachers and students can
communicate safely without privacy issues. To make sure comments remain on-topic and avoid
redundancy, teachers can optionally "curate" messages. When a message comes in, the teacher can first
filter the message and approve it before it is broadcast to all members of the cell.
What is Celly?
Celly is a platform for ad-hoc social networks that is accessible via iPhone, Android, Web, SMS
text and even email. Our emergent networks connect individuals and communities for instant
and easy communication. With Celly, educators can exchange group messages, send quizzes,
and create school wide alerts.

Three reasons Celly is popular with schools and educators:
Privacy: Students, teachers, and parents do not need to exchange personal information or
phone numbers to communicate over Celly. Everyone is known by their Celly username. People
can be invited by phone number or email, but phone numbers and email addresses are never
revealed over Celly. Educators can also set privacy restrictions on who can join groups and who
can send messages.

Accessibility: Celly is free for schools and requires no software to download or hardware
purchases. Celly works with any phone (with apps and SMS text messaging) or web browser
(laptop, tablet, ipad, smartphone, etc). This makes it a low cost and easily accessible alternative
to purchasing hardware and software devices. Students can participate in the same group using
school computers or their own phones or devices (BYOD!). Groups can easily be formed just
by texting the @cellname to 23559 (@cellname = the group name, e.g., @History101).

Extra Tools: Celly comes with additional group communication tools. You can send group
polls, schedule messages, filter in messages from the web or RSS, store notes, share groups via
QR code, and connect multiple cell groups together to form multi-cell networks (e.g., an entire
school or school district). These additional tools can be used for a wide variety of school
scenarios. We also have a premium pack that includes extra polling features, e.g., you can
create quizzes that can be scored and graded; more info here: http://cel.ly/leaders

Here are some of the many ways you can use Celly at your school:
Moderated Group Messaging: Use Celly's moderation tools to facilitate in or out of
class group discussion. Choose which messages are sent to the entire group or reply
individually.
Scheduled Messages: Set scheduled reminders and announcements to be automatically
sent at a later date and time.
Polling: Conduct instant polls with your class; use for pop quizzes, trivia,
classroom assessment, and gathering feedback from students, parents, and staff.
Teacher-Parent communication: Parents can easily join class groups and communicate
with teachers directly over Celly without having to exchange personal information.
Homework Help: Answer homework questions; send study tips and motivational
messages. If a student is going to be out sick or late to class they can notify you via your
Celly username.
Team building and Group Projects: Students can create their own cells and use them
for group projects. Teachers can join each group and monitor interactions and teamwork.
Field Trips: Keep everyone on the field trip connected and in communication using
group messaging. Parents can easily join field trip cells and stay informed.
Sports Teams, Bands, and Clubs: Create cells for your HS sports teams, marching
bands, and extracurricular clubs. Plan gatherings, send practice times, schedule changes,
post-game highlights, and so on.
Multi-School Groups: Entire schools and districts can chain together multiple cells to
form larger messaging networks. Administrators and principals can send one message to
all connected cells.
Note Taking: Students can store notes on Celly via SMS text or from the Celly website
and schedule their own personal reminders. Each account has its own personal notes
cell. Notes can be archived and retrieved at any time.


StudyBlue is an online studying platform for high school and college students. The website
allows users to upload class study materials, create electronic flashcards to study and share with
others, and practice quizzes. StudyBlue allows students to store their notes in the cloud and
connect with other students studying the same subjects. StudyBlue content can be accessed
online or on mobile phone applications. The company serves students at over 26,000
institutions
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in over 100 countries
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, including the United States. The
StudyBlue corporate office is located in Madison, WI with a second office now open in San
Francisco, CA as of September 2012.
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StudyBlue is a collaborative learning ecosystem that empowers more than 5.5 million people to
master any subject. Students can connect with others who are on a similar learning journey
through a shared library of more than 250+ million pieces of user-generated content. StudyBlue
brings together the wisdom of the crowd, making it easier to master anything from chemistry to
Chinese. - See more at: http://www.studyblue.com/about/#sthash.qdw5WDFk.dpuf
History
StudyBlue was founded by two students at the University of WisconsinMadison as The Class
Connection in 2006. The company was renamed StudyBlue in 2009. As a start-up company,
StudyBlue raised approximately $14.8 million in funding through January 4, 2013. The
company started with 25 campuses nationwide.
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Services
StudyBlues services include electronic flashcards, note uploading, quizzes and storage of
digital study materials. They can be created, modified and shared on StudyBlue's website or on
mobile applications for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
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Study Blue is poised to take a giant leap in the 2.0 technology world. Its a program that allows
teachers to create digital flash cards. If that sounds mundane, youre right. The aspect that helps
set Study Blue apart from the rest is the fact that it is made for the mobile lifestyle our students
have embraced.
Study Blue runs is in app format though both Apple and Android formats. This allows any
student with a smartphone or a tablet to enjoy the freedom to take their learning outside of the
classroom and bring it to just about anywhere their hearts desire.
This product is a great way to get your feet wet if you want to try incorporating some distance
learning or flipped classroom models into your class. Some of the benefits to Study Blue are:
1. Its free
2. Theres no software to install
3. Its run on a secure network
4. Its already being used by thousands of educators
In addition to these features, Study Blue allows users to create reminders about everything from
tests to study time. These reminders are then relayed to the student via text message.
Another feature that really sets Study Blue apart is its ability to keep score and track the
answers of the students. They are given feedback by the program which lets the students know
what they have mastered and what needs more focus.
Study Blue is also very much designed for students to contribute and collaborate with one
another through the creation of their own note cards. Students can create, view and share note
cards they have created themselves, allowing for a truly interactive educational experience for
those digital natives.
Study Smarter, Not Harder with StudyBlue

When it comes to studying, it is more important to study smart than it is to study hard. Many
study methods, such as rewriting notes and rereading textbook chapters are often tedious,
difficult, and ineffective study strategies. One educational website, called StudyBlue, is
working to have students study smarter, not harder. StudyBlue is an online technology that
allows students to choose from a database of pre-made flashcards or even create their own
flashcards to study. Beyond the simple concept, StudyBlue offers even more benefits to
improve learning and study strategies.

StudyBlue is available online on its website or even available as a free app in the iTunes Store
and Android Market. This allows students to carry around classes worth of flashcards on their
laptop, tablet, or smart phone. Further, StudyBlue has teamed up with EverNote, enabling
students to link their accounts so students can organize all of their class material in a single,
cohesive area. Best of all, the apps for both StudyBlue and ever note are completely free for
students. StudyBlue works as a great study tool because studying with flashcards enables
students to continuously think about material and keeping their minds active. Then, due to
StudyBlues web based design, students can quiz themselves on the class material wherever
there is an Internet connection.

Students are not the only ones who can benefit from such a technology; teachers can also make
up their flashcards and share them with their class or the public. Teachers can even find pre-
made sets of flashcards to share with their students. Already, there are thousands of flashcards
already made in subjects such as math, English, biology, chemistry, music, vocabulary, history,
and several languages. Plus, many college professors have already posted lists of flashcards for
their students to use in specific classes. Many of these lists are available to anyone with a
StudyBlue account for no cost. All through StudyBlue, teachers are able to track each student's
progress and how well they perform on flashcard sets. This further helps teachers understand
what areas they can review in class, as well as the material students are comfortable with.
Teachers could even assign reviewing flashcards as a way to force the students to study and
understand the material.

StudyBlue makes students lives easier when it comes to studying strategically for tests. By
offering a number of free flashcards sets, students can log on practically anywhere quickly to
begin studying smart for upcoming tests. Teachers jobs are also made easier as they can track
student progress and understanding of class material in such a way that causes students to study.
One of the best aspects of StudyBlue, as well as EverNote, is completely free for students with
laptop, tablet, or smart phone. StudyBlue is definitely a useful educational technology as it
brings a higher quality and personalized education to more students through the utilization of
technology.

Google Glass is a wearable, voice-controlled Android device that resembles a pair of
glasses and displays information directly in the user's field of vision.
Despite the fact that Google Glass might now be accessible only to technophiles willing to test
out the amazing functionalities of this wearable computer, the device has already been
recognized for its potential in changing both the means and methodology of future education.
Before discussing the use of Google Glass in the classroom, well need a firm grasp on its
technical functions and their coordination with our body we suggest checking out
this insightful infographic prepared by Edudemic.
Google Glass offers many possible uses in the classroom. In the following we concentrate on
five areas that can be radically changed with the use of this cutting-edge device, helping both
students and teachers to render the learning process smoother and engaging.
Teaching and Augmented Reality
There is no room for doubt that incorporating augmented reality in the classroom curriculum
can enrich the learning process. Google Glass can, for instance, be a part of a school trip to a
museum or a historical monument, where all the crucial data like facts and figures about
relevant landmarks can be instantly displayed on the screen.
Moreover, teachers can capture scientific phenomena on photos, videos or audio files, and share
them over time with their students. They can also make their own mini-documentaries about the
subject being taught and consequently enhance the storytelling in the classroom.
Remote Teaching
Google Glass will be of great help to all those involved in distance learning students and
teachers alike. Using the device, teachers can make first-person video guides in real time that
will mimic the regular classroom experience. They can document and share lessons that involve
demonstration and hands-on experience. All this helps in creating a real-time connection that is
usually impossible in distance learning environment.
To top that, Google Glass can provide accessibility of the learning materials to students with
visual, auditory and physical disabilities.
Scheduling and Organizing
Teachers can benefit from Google Glass when creating schedules, which can be shared with
their colleagues and students. This way theyll make sure that everyone is well-informed.
Google Glass also features a special application for facial recognition, which can be of great
help to educators who teach a lot of students and at some point find it hard to remember all their
names. Both things are simple, but they really matter in the daily school life.
Personalization
This is crucial sharing information and processing it will help teachers to create study
programs that meet the precise requirements of their students. Thanks to its built-in Augmented
Reality Feedback System, Google Glass shows if some students are falling behind on the study
material. Teachers can get a full student profile to help them fashion lessons that will
correspond with the students strengths and weaknesses.
Teachers are not the only ones to benefit from Google Glass the device will enable students to
search in real-time for the cross-referencing purposes involved in writing essays, reports and
presentations. Google Now application can help students personalize their search and retrieval
on cards, adapted to their learning capacities.
Collaboration
Google Glass provides a feature to send test scores and report cards directly to parents, helping
to foster parent-teacher communication line. Within a classroom, Google Glass can keep
various members of a study group constantly connected and ensure that every exercise based on
collaboration goes smoother.
Disadvantages of Google Glass
There are the drawbacks too most prominently, the $1.500 price tag. The word has it that
Google Glass will be more widely available toward the end of 2014, but as of now, Google has
not made any partnerships with education facilities to test the device in the classroom. Then
there are the technical problems, like the short battery life, that need to be resolved before
schools purchase dozens of those devices.
The Future of Google Glass
Google Glass has recently inspired debates on technologys role in education, which is in itself
beneficial. With other potentially useful technologies, such as tablets or smartphones, we need
to make sure that education makes the most of them as soon as theyre widely available. Some
singular tests has already shown promising results, but the future of Google Glass in education
remains a mystery.