The Use Of Cell Phones In The Classroom

Cell phones are distracting in school and disrupt learning. Students should always be giving their teacher their undivided attention. Cell phones in school create problems and they affect students’ grades. Although some may claim these reasons to be true, they are undeniably wrong. The proponents of cell phones should not be allowed in school argue, “We know for a fact that the use of cell phones on school property around the country has led to a number of problems around safety.” This is wrong because cell phone use on school grounds is only beneficial to individuals on and off school property. Cell phones do not necessarily prevent problems, but they do help in times of emergencies. They promote safety in situations such as school shootings or hostage situations. The proponents of cell phones should not be allowed in school also argue “Student’s whose minds wander during a lecture or discussion may find the temptation of texting instead of listening hard to resist.” While this is true, it is up to the student to pay attention. However, texting instead of listening is the same as doodling and not listening, or playing on a school issued laptop even after being told to put it away. It is up to the student to restrain from texting in class. The more schools put an emphasis on no phones in school the more

Cell phones have affected our learning. Cell phones have become a ubiquitous presence on college campuses and are arguably considered distractions. Recent research has been devoted to better understanding the perceptions of cell phone use among college level faculty and students as well as the consequences of cell phones in classrooms.

Central Idea: The use of cell phones in school is great for educational purposes, social life, and as a safety tool

Many people believe that bringing cell phones to school may cause distractions. However, a recent study leads more and more people to believe that mobile phones could in fact be a “powerful learning tool” (Docksai), serving as a mobile computer ("Cell Phones in the Classroom” ). Elizabeth Hartnell- Young, a research fellow from the University of Nottingham tracked 331 students from 14 to 16 years old, for learning through cell phones. They used cell phones to make short videos, set homework reminders, record poems, and transfer files from home to school (Docksai). Students described their learning experience as “motivated” (Docksai). Many experts pointed out that students have a “deep comfort level” with mobile phones (Docksai). In other words, students could learn more if they enjoyed what they were doing. An increasing number of teachers have changed their point of view towards cell phones, many now believe that cell phones would exert positive effects on education. For example, some teachers have already started to collect homework online and answer questions through text- messaging. A school in Saskatchewan encouraged students to read and share thoughts about books through their cell phones (Docksai). Furthermore, according to a recent survey, the majority of students could refrain from using cell phones and not be distracted by them in class. In fact, over 71% of students didn’t

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.

The usage of cellphones has affected some student’s learning and it has affected the schools. The grade schools have not enabled their students to use telephones in class since telephones gain their attention from their lessons leading to devastating teaching. Young children who convey their telephone to class damage the school control and their telephones will be picked up by the instructor. Cell phones have substantially more capacities and applications which prompt a greater impact on school’s education. Roman adds in her article that “Television, computers, tablets, and phones all influence the amount of time a child spends studying for school.” This means that if there are children using technology instead of studying it can affect their grades in school because instead of using their time wisely they are using it to harm their learning. There will be more students bringing home bad grades due to not going over their notes and learn the material from school.

The next topic of discussion is cell phones in classrooms. The article being summarized is entitled The Only Thing We Have to Fear is…120 Characters. In this article, Kevin Thomas and Christy McGee (2012) make arguments for the use of cellphones in classrooms in spite of the fact that 69% have banned them. This paper responds to the many reasons for disallowing their use, and then it goes on to highlight some ideas about why cell phones should be used as educational tools. Both sides of the discussion certainly make valid points.

Although I’m a product of the technological generation, I agree with Louise Katz, that “the classroom [is] a more engaging and inviting place” without cell phones. Growing up around cell phones, has made things convenient, as well as challenging. However, there is a time and place for everything, and classrooms aren’t the place for cellphones.

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.

When you enter a classroom and sit down, you automatically take out your technological device. It feels normal, almost like second nature due to the influx in the social media world, but is it appropriate in the classroom? Different opinions have arisen on whether or not it is acceptable to be on your phone or computer in a classroom setting. On one hand, texting while you’re paying for a class is not only a waste of money, but a waste of the teachers’ time. On another hand, classes have evolved to include phones and computers in order to learn. It is important to figure out how the classmates learn in order to determine if using phones are acceptable or not.

To begin, having personal technology in the classroom, such as cell phones and tablets, has the potential to be a distraction to one during a lesson. When a teacher is instructing a group of students, and the students are fiddling with a cellular device, the students are most likely to not know what the teacher is talking about—they are doing something else, rather than being engaged in the classroom environment. Furthermore, “Some students are so adept at texting, they can do it very discreetly and without looking at the phone. Of course, such concentration does not allow for shared learning time.” (Lee and McMahon). Texting without looking is a perfect example of the fact that the students don’t need to look like they are using their phone to be using it, and they won’t be taking out the important information that students without their phones took from the lesson. On the other hand, “Advocates of cell phone use in schools argue that wireless communication has become a fixture of life in the United States and

Even though, “that their students are using them to text friends,” some teachers say “, or update their various social media sites.” Some teachers have a no-tolerance rate for having cell-phones in the classroom because they could be on sites that they shouldn’t be on during class time. Moreover, there is a easy solution, “change the classroom dynamic from lecturing at the front of the room to having no traditional front of the classroom at all.

In school majority of the students use their cell phones in class and they don’t pay attention to the subject their working.Many fail classes because students are too busy texting or on facebook. It’s really sad how technology can change studying and how grades go down. Students in Middle School use cell phones very often that they don't even pay attention to their teachers lecturing. Students even make new friends by facebook that they forget their real friends. Students think texting is something important to do but really it seems just a waste of time.Students should spend more time in paying attention in school of being texting or on facebook.Parents should not be buying their kids cell phones because its bad for their studying.They should have phones till they are in high school not middle school because they don't know how to handle it and in high

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As cell phones evolve and become more accessible in daily life, scholars and educators are forced to evaluate the effects of the presence of cell phones in college classes and adapt to education in a cellular age.