range communication link 134 as illustrated in fig1 the wireless communication device 124 is not in communication with the wireless communication network 102 however the wireless communication device 124 can communicate directly with the wireless communication device 122 via a short range wireless communication link 136 also illustrated in fig1 are the wireless communication devices 126 128 although neither of these devices is in communication with the wireless communication network 102 the two devices are in direct communication with each other via a short range wireless communication link 138 thus jump enabled wireless communication devices must be in proximity with each other but need not be in communication with the wireless communication network 102 or even in an area of wireless coverage provided by the wireless communication network it is the ability for direct non network communication that allows the implementation of a system for wireless communication in a classroom setting this application will be described in greater detail below the dynamic formation of one or more short range networks 116 allows communication between the wireless communications devices 120 128 independent of the wireless communication network 102 even if the wireless communication network 102 is present and operational the short range communication network 116 advantageously allows communication in settings where the wireless communication network 102 is not present or in a situation where the wireless communication network is unavailable in a classroom setting the wireless communication devices e g the wireless communication devices 120 128 communicate independent of the wireless communication network 102 as described in detail below in one exemplary embodiment the network transceivers that allow communication with the wireless communication network 102 are actually disabled during class time this.