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CELL PHONES: Annoying Distraction or Valuable Tool?
Are cell phones banned in your district? Should they be? Let us know what you think about students using cell phones in the classroom:
  Cell phones have no place in the classroom except for emergencies. 66.98 % (71)
  Cell phones are powerful, readily-available tools and we should be using them as part of our educational program. 33.02 % (35)
Total votes: 106
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Denise - July 30, 2008, 3:32 pm
I believe that cell phones can be an asset in the classroom if the students are given a specific assignment. Cell phones can be used for text messaging, replying to emails, learning to upload & edit photos, and many now have video cameras. The possibilities are endless... Students must constantly be supervised, as they should be for everything they do. I know my students have more advanced, and better cell phones than I do, we could all learn from these new tools of the 21st century.
 
Joyce - July 26, 2008, 10:04 am
I am concerned that te students will be so busy texting each other, they won't pay attention and contribute to the lesson.
 
Beth - July 19, 2008, 9:04 am
I think the power of the cell-phone's cameras alone make them a useful tool for the classroom. It is time we let students use all accessible tools to create projects.
 
Tommie - July 12, 2008, 8:28 pm
Based on many of these comments we should not allow computers in the classroom either. Just because something can be abused or misused doesn't mean it can't be useful!
 
Shelby - July 12, 2008, 11:17 am
If cell phones are to be used as part of the educational program, exactly what would they be used for? Until that question is answered, then they have no place in the classroom.
 
TS - July 11, 2008, 9:02 am
All of pro-cell comments sound very progressive, but the reality is that we have to use classroom management systems in computer labs to monitor our students computer use as is. There are those that abuse the privilege. I train teachers who check their email, (one was doing a search for a new sofa) so I turn off the internet. They would be upset if a student did that. It has nothing to do with the engagement or dynamics of the class. It's just too tempting.
 
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