Using Smartphones In Education

Technology is advancing every day. “More than 203 million people in the United States use cell phones” (Castle), but schools expect students not to use it. Cell phones play a huge role in high school

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.

Personal electronics are the best path to providing each child in the classroom a device. When parents send their children to be educated they expect “best practices” to be common habit. Therefore, teachers should use laptops, tablets, computers, and even smartphones in their lessons. The purpose of school is to

Many of our students have smartphones, laptops, and tablets they use throughout the school day for school work. While some students depend on their devices to look up the current fashion trends and football stats, we feel that technology has also enabled students to think in a different way. Many students are quick on their feet to Google information to prove their friend wrong, send texts and emails in less than 10 seconds, and get excited when they are allowed to use their

In today’s society, smart phones are a part of a student’s average, everyday life. No matter what people are doing, they find time to look at their phone and make a call, read a text, check e-mails, or search something on Google. Even though people find so many uses for them throughout the day, they are a controversial subject to talk about in their use in the classroom. Many schools have policies strictly prohibiting the use of smart phones in school. For schools to ban the use of smart phones is a major mistake. They only look at cell phones as a distraction to students, and don’t understand that this generation is dependent on the technologies of today. What educators need to do is ask themselves

The article “When smartphones go to school” was written by Kathiann Kowalski and published by Science News for Student on March 3 2016. In the article the author shows the different ways how smartphones affect us children. The author shows the advantages and disadvantages of smartphones.

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

However, using these mobile technologies in a classroom environment has both advantages and disadvantages. Learning with these mobile devices enables students to engage in their study and clearly understand the lessons. At the same time, these mobile devices may be disadvantageous to students if they were used in wrong ways, i.e., to play games and go to inappropriate websites. Both teachers and parents have to guide their children to properly employ tablets in the right way and at the right time. The following are comments from two teachers regarding the use of tablets and smartphones in teaching and

Source 4, paragraph 5 states “Some 88 percent of American teens ages 13 to 17 have or have access to a mobile phone, and a majority of teens (73 percent) have smartphones, according to a Pew Research Center “study released in April. Ninety- two percent of teens report going online daily, with more than half saying they’re online several times a day. Twenty-four percent say they do so “almost constantly.” Also in source 4, paragraph 6 states “It’s a complex issue, especially since the debate over cell phones is part of a broader conversation about a cultural shift underway in classrooms — a move away from the traditional model of teachers imparting information to students, to one where students actively participate in their own learning, using mobile devices to access the Web, educational apps, and other tools.” This shows how schools are willing to make a change. Finally in Source 4 paragraph 7, At Melrose High School, science students use a physics app to collect acceleration data and measure sound intensity, and English students discuss literature on their smartphones, also in Burlington, high school Spanish students practice language skills on their iPads by recording their speech and playing it

In this digital age we have a tendency to be fully dependent on electronics particularly on mobile devices. There are various mobile electronic devices: laptop, tablet, and cellular phone to name a few. In the early 1990’s is when students started bringing cellular phones to school even with the bulkiness to them back then. Schools began to place a restriction on the use of mobile phones in the classroom. Back then, the cell phone was only able to make calls, receive calls and text message. Now, the smart phone is the most favorable with students since they are able to stay connected to a wide variety of social media. For example, “Students can access the Internet, send or receive text messages, check email, and even video chat with others

Mobile devices have highly evolved over time. In fact, in todays’ world almost everyone has some sort of device in hands reach. Whether it be a computer, cell phone, or even a television remote. But although devices were devised to benefit our society, it also brought along many flaws. In recent discussions about mobile devices, a controversial issue has been whether spending a large amount of time on mobile devices are a bad thing. However, some argue that mobile devices are good daily tools for learning and other aspects. In a recent study Hilao (2017) states that Mobile devices plays a big role on students’ lives in the digital age by offering different types of learning, such as open-ended questions, SMS background knowledge, and engaging the students in learning. My own view is that, Mobile devices play an important role in most peoples’ lives. Computers, phones, and other types of devices have become very common. This issue is important because the number of students around the world gaining technology is rapidly growing and with the fixture of distraction, Lack of sleep, performance in school, and social skills students will have a positive outcome from mobile technology.

The relatively recent escalation of smartphones across the world has brought about many circumstances that no one had imagined prior to the 21st century. One potentially major impact of the smartphone is its effect on students, teachers, and educational facilities. In this paper, I will explore the impact of the rhetorical devices used by the authors of two scholarly articles from different academic fields. “Using Smartphones to Supplement Classroom Reading” by Karen Bromley is written in the applied field of education; and, “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him learn: Smartphone use in higher education” by Chad C. Tossell and his team of authors originates from the academic field of the social sciences. Although Bromley and Tossell are both writing on the impact of smartphones in education, their differing uses of rhetorical devices allows Tossell to effectively reach a scholarly audience, while Bromley’s article is appealing to the general public.

Smartphones are the main usage for communication purposes. Some people say that smartphones help with communication, but in some cases that isn’t necessarily true. Smartphones have caused a major decrease in learning capabilities. Many people spend an excess time worrying about what is on their phone screen which then effects their learning capabilities. Adrian Ward did an experiment with 800 students in seeing which way of learning was better. The students were told to put their phone on silent and pick where they wanted it; it could

Modern technology has changed the way students learn new materials in the classroom. Although it is a common belief that smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices are often seen as a distraction to the learning process, they also have many benefits to the learning process. The use of cellphones and other mobile devices can promote student engagement in the classroom and provide new ways of learning that are appealing to the modern student. When used in an effective way and under proper teacher supervision, students’ learning experiences can be enhanced with the use of educational mobile apps and interactive learning games available on mobile devices.

Today, education is not just limited to classrooms. In today’s competitive edge, the technology has evolved into many facets of education that encompasses eLearning, computer & web based learning or training. At the same time the law on Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 which came into force on 1st April 2010, will