Text the Mob

So...a couple weeks ago (as many of you may know from Bonnie) there was a UCTE conference for English Educators. One of the sessions was on how to better integrate male activity within the classroom. They talked about a site called textthemob.com, which allows you to hold polls and messages for the whole class...all the students do is text their response to a specific number! It was really fun to use and I think it incorporates technology in an appropriate manner. Granted, I'd be careful not to over use it. Also, remember that only students with unlimited texting should participate.