Can the cellphone replace the blackboard? Not quite, but it is finding new uses in the classroom in pockets of Asia, says a new report.

The latest and seventh volume of the “Digital Review of Asia Pacific’, released at a function here, highlights the power of new communication technologies in the field of education.

In the Philippines, the cellphone and SMS are being used as the primary means for interactive learning. SMS is also being used to inform students of schedule changes, deadlines, examination regulations, grades, new courses and library resources.

Student groups and organisations use the cellphone to publicise social activities, job fairs and book discounts as well as for voting in student elections.

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