Texting In The Classroom

Phones are easy to use and very accessible by both students and teachers. “Smartphones allow us to take down notes any time, any place.” “smartphones allows you to access resources and material quickly before an exam.” “not only can we make videos, but we can also edit them, add text, filters, effects and more.” This is true because smartphones really do work in a way that is helpful to students and teachers. This evidence is supporting it by just stating that there are many cool and useful ways to use them.

Technology has been slowly integrated into the classroom for many years now. Some maybe older than others, but they have all seemed to make the learning and teaching process much easier and effective. Computers were introduced to the curriculum to help students better understand data collection, research, and word processing and Power Points were even added to give visuals to lessons. Cell phones on the other hand have been given the cold shoulder, and even completely banned by some schools. According to the article, “Are We Dialing Up Disaster,” by George Engel and Tim Green, eighty-four percent of high school students report to owning a cell phone and that number continues to increase (Engel 39). Because students are distracted

Cellphones are most common in society. The ease of access allows us to have the world at our fingertips 24 hours a day and we never have to unplug. We can surf the web, book a flight, check the weather, and message a friend 1000 miles away without leaving our bed.

Personally, I believe that texting is disruptive in class. On the other hand, respect goes both ways. The video didn’t state what the professor’s policy on texting was, but destroying someone else’s property is a bit too much. The professor could have just confiscated the cell phone and returned the cell phone when a parent was present. An article starts with the mention “of a video showing a sheriff’s deputy body-slamming a South Carolina high school student over her use of a cellphone in class.” (Gerson, 2015). Disruption is a problem, but using violence is not the answer. Gerson wrote of different ways that some instructors are dealing with the usage of cell phones in class. One comment was that establishing policies that respected

Have you ever heard of the gruesome Columbine High School massacre? This incident occurred on April 20th 1999 and involved two students embarking on a shooting rampage, killing twelve students, a teacher and wounding twenty three others. Unfortunately during this incident, the school 's most easily accessible phone was on the complete other side of the school in the library. Perhaps some of these lives could have been saved if the students in this class had cell phones that they could 've used to contact the authorities more quickly. The issue we are addressing today is the usage of cellular devices in educational facilities. Both Cameron and myself believe that cell phone usage is of extreme convenience, and has academically beneficial

Author of “Students Hail End of Cellphone Ban” includes: “Many teachers embrace using phones in class to conduct quick surveys, serve as calculators or access the internet”(Brody 3). Cell phones are becoming an essential tool in the classroom because of new capabilities. Teachers can connect more with their students through activities involving cellphones. Cell phones have a sort of “pull” to them, and by using them for school activities, some pay more attention. Brody also adds: “Now there are phone apps that let students connect with interactive whiteboards at the front of the classroom”(Brody 3). The way teenagers are learning is changing with the times. Instead of learning new material through pen and paper, teens can learn it through their phones and participate in activities that utilize them properly and educationally. Author of “Smartphones Go to School”, Doug Arnett, quotes: “Many teachers now want students to use phones for homework and in class;from research to quizzes”(Wells 1). If teachers can encourage students to use their phones to complete class work,they may be more willing. Teens use their phones every day for a variety of things. In the article Teens’ Newest Use for Smartphones? Writing School Papers on Them.” student Samantha DeWitt quotes: ”Oh yeah”, says Samantha Dewitt, a sophomore at King Philip

The students would not have to make time to go to the computer lab to use a computer, they could instantly research at their desk (Funding , 2014). For students to use a cell phone in the classroom, they would have to be greatly monitored to keep them focused on research, not playing games, texting, or browsing social media. If the students are not monitored when using a cell phone in class, their learning process is hindered greatly. Statistics show that seventy-three percent of teachers admitted that they or their students use cell phones in the classroom (Bautista, 2013). Cell phones can be a distraction for teachers as well as students, if teachers are too wrapped up in their social networking profiles and not concerned with the students sitting before them, they are failing to do their job

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There are many schools that say that having cell phones in the classroom can actually

When analyzing the article at first glance, I immediately pertained the dilemma of texting in the classroom as a problem for many students. However, I presume this dilemma only relevant to students who are given the opportunity to text in class. Whereas, professor prohibiting cellphones in class are inclined to have a student body focused on the discussion rather than worrying about their previous phone conversation.

The article Through Questions on Texting in the Classrooms discusses and answers the questions that haven’t been answered about texting during class time. This topic is somehow major because after completing a survey, “98% of the students … texted some time during the term.” Speaking of myself, I can not multitask, this means that if I text during class time or any other place, my ears automatically shut and creates a barrier that I am currently not in the place I am at. On the other hand, this is something that I have to learn to love because I am a person that accepts reality and have to survive with this cause.

Many teachers believe that cell phones don’t belong in a classroom because there are several disadvantages. An example maybe a student who uses a cell phone in class has no intension in listening or paying attention to the teacher. This student has a short attention span who cares about socializing more than his/her education. Cell phones can be very disruptive; they can invade people’s privacy and can also be used as harassment or bullying. The usage of cell phones is creating a huge problem particularly when they are used in school.

Through the course of this research many interesting pieces and sources of knowledge have been accumulated. And the research conducted discovered many findings on the uses of cell phones in school. There were even civil cases found on cell phones and having them in school. Topics that even stem from this one was even found like, what age should teens be given a phone. Many of the research uncovered were opinions and facts on why students should not have cell phones in high school. Therefore, this research challenged me to find questions to every answer an author had. Like Miriam Morgenstern who said that things like texting and tweeting is “an incredible distraction, and makes it much more difficult to teach,” she said. “It’s pretty hard to

Recent research has revealed that texting (in class, in meeting, at dinner) has become a significant problem in the united states. Others see no other alternative but to support a complete ban of cell phones in the schools. Texting might be used to quietly share information, ask and answer questions, indicate next steps, and even communicate with the teacher without audibly disrupting the work of the other groups. Moreover, inappropriate use of the phones for cheating on tests has punishments ranging from reduction of the score by a particular percentage to automatic failure of the

Unfortunately, cell phones have become one of the biggest challenges instructors face in college classrooms as these devices have become a pervasive part of young people's lives. What used to only make phone calls and send text messages, now does our emailing, sends us Facebook and Snapchat notifications, and plays music. Additionally, our cell phones are not only used for personal activities, but for school and work life. We want to be reachable in case of an emergency, but the constant stream of notifications has led our productivity to significantly tumble down. Recently, I noticed that in many of my classes, even though the professor says there is a “no phone” policy, many students are scrolling through their social media feeds or responding to a text rather than paying attention to the lecture of the day. I admit to using my phone constantly during class, which often has led my grades to suffer poorly. Rather than paying attention to the lesson, I was checking on buzzing notifications of entertainment news and random trivia. Because I was not listening to my professor earlier in the day, I had a difficult time trying to complete the homework assignment. Thus, in an attempt to be epistemic temperate, for the last two days, I tried to not use my phone during class lectures and study time to measure my productivity.