CAPABILITIES OF USING MOBILE PHONE TECHNOLOGY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: ADAPTABLE POSSIBILITIES FOR BOTSWANA

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate how mobile phone technology could enhance teaching and
learning, and also how developed countries have adopted the use of this contemporary technology in their
secondary school systems. The paper shows a variety of effective ways of using mobile phone technology
in the classroom environments. The assertion in this paper is that mobile phone learning technologies can
be enhanced through stakeholder development, visionary leadership, robust technology capacity and policy
changes. The paper also proposes an Activity Theory Framework that is specific to mobile phone
technology integration in settings where teaching and learning are purposive and controlled, such as school
settings.