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Cell phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices are generally on the "do not use" list when it comes to the classroom. Teachers ban them. Students put them on silent and tap away. But instead of fighting the students' addiction to their phones, could the devices instead be used for learning purposes? Eric Klopfer, MIT professor and director of MIT's Scheller Teacher Education Program, thinks so and has recently authored a new book about mobile learning to argue for their use in education.