Watch out Facebook and MySpace, there’s a new online community in town. It’s called TXT Learning, and it doesn’t require users to post photos, write on a wall or find a guy (or gal). Instead, students sign up for brain candy. And they’re getting it — on their cell phones.

Users also connect with like-minded kids who have a similar bent toward the trivia concept on which TXT Learning is built. TXTlearning.com offers interactive quizzes, games, poll questions and trivia that cover math, history English, science, Spanish and college prep. When a student signs up for the free service, questions (provided by the National Education Association) are sent to a cell phone, and answers are retrieved through e-mail.
 
“We’ve created mini cell phone lessons for kids,” said founder Britt White. “We believe students learn wherever they are — whether it’s on the bus, in their room or when they’re with friends. Most teens have a cell phone these days, and if we can generate enough interest in this country, hopefully students all over the world can eventually dial up lessons on their cell phone through text messaging, whether it’s in an Oklahoma classroom or on a bullet train in Japan.”

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