Table 1 Smartphones general scores reported as mean and SD

I send emails to my students to discuss subject content and attach course outline and other important information.

I access and download textual materials, audio and video clips for my class directly from my smartphone.

I contact my students for important information.

I use text messages to send notifications (class cancellations, change of lecture venue, change in time of lectures and other administrative duties).

I encourage students to submit their assignments online from their smartphones.

I have course materials such as slides, lecture notes and practice quizzes available on my smartphone.

I read news, books and articles online directly from my smartphone in order to gather more information on topics treated in class.

I use online dictionaries on my smartphone to get definitions/meanings related to topics in my class.

I use Bluetooth from my smartphone to share materials with my students.

I download materials onto my smartphone to store up-to-date information for my class.

I access textbooks that are available via the Internet or ebook readers.

I use my smartphone as a timer and an alarm in classes and exams.

I do library /literature searches and reserve some book for future borrowings.

I allow their students to snap photos of the chalkboard or whiteboard as class wraps up in case they couldn’t finish taking their notes fast enough.

I use my smart phone to check attendance in the classroom.

General Question: How do lecturers use smartphones to support their teaching?