MALL in TEFL

The need of mobile phones is huge in our lives. When I want to call someone, I turn to my mobile phone, when I want to listen to music, I turn to my mobile phone, when I want to record a talk, guess what I do? I turn to mobile phone, when I want to access the internet, I again use my phone. I'm sure that many many people do the same thing. Thus, they are the inseparable part of our life nowadays. Almost everyone has a mobile phone, and besides using them for calling or receiving calls, they are also used for language learning purposes. In my opinion, the most essential benefit that the mobile phones can give EFL learners is the development of the listening skills. E.g. learners can record a talk, then listen to it, or, if it is a smart phone, it can be used for listening to podcasts etc.
Reinders (2010) mentions 20 ideas for using mobile phones in a language classroom. I will outline some of them in my blog. One of those ideas is taking notes in the phone. I think that it's really useful for taking notes and later using them for recalling some information or for writing down unknown words and then clarifying their meanings. Another function mentioned is the ability of taking photos of texts. For example, one of our classmates, Nelli, always does that after curriculum design class. She takes the photo of the homework assignment from the slides and later posts in the facebook for rest of us to use. Another function is using it for making flashcards. When I was observing one of my classmate's class at the Argentinian school, she actively used her ipad for flashcards for teaching the times. The function of the circular writing is also in the list, but I think that it is not the type of writing skills we need to develop, because it is mainly colloquial and full of contractions, slang, jargon, etc. But if the phone has the internet connection, it can also be used for writing blogs, in this case it fosters the development of the writing skills.
In my opinion, using mobile phones during classes has also its limitations, as students are very often distracted by facebook or other things. So, we have to be very careful when implementing the usage of mobile phone in TEFL. I think it's better to use them with high level students, as they are more conscious to really get the meaning of using phones in the process of language learning.