Should we take cell phones out of school? Is it even possible anymore?

[Unkotare]

...You seem jealous that I have actual years in a classroom and you don't seem to. Do you?

30 years and counting, fraud.

 

[rosends]

30 years and counting, fraud.

actually, close to 30 (this is my 29th). But one year I was only an administrator and not in the classroom. You call me a fraud and have no data. I have a full time job and experience you don't have. You really are jealous.

 

[Unkotare]

well, I work on a faculty that would agree but they aren't on here. ....

How convenient. Fraud.

 

[Unkotare]

actually, close to 30 (this is my 29th). .....

I didn't ask, fraud.

 

[Unkotare]

.... I have a full time job and experience you don't have. ....

30 years and counting, fraud.

 

[Unkotare]

...Meanwhile, I still have my actual experiences to inform me.

And I have more, in addition to hundreds of other REAL teachers who whole heartedly agree with me - of course.

 

[Unkotare]

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356998682_Impact_of_Smartphone_A_Review_on_Negative_Effects_on_Students_PJAEE_18_4_2021_Impact_of_Smartphone_A_Review_on_Negative_Effects_on_Students

 

[Unkotare]

Why Principals Worry About How Mobile Devices Affect Students' Social Skills, Attention Spans

An EdWeek Research Center national survey of educators and interviews with school principals reveal big concerns about how the proliferation of digital devices is affecting K-12 education.

www.edweek.org

 

[Unkotare]

Impact of mobile phone dependence on behavior and academic performance of adolescents in selected schools of Uttarakhand, India

Mobile phones are one of the excellent gifts of technology in the 21[st] century, which is most popular among adolescents. Today, mobile phones have infinite resources that have multiple benefits and applications. Its excessive use may impact adolescents ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[rosends]

Think what you want...
Meanwhile, for anyone who is curious, here is a picture of me at the desk in the main office that I took over

and here is one of my classes from a couple of years ago

and then back in COVID days

but hey, call me whatever you want.

 

[Unkotare]

Banning mobile phones in schools can improve students’ academic performance. This is how we know

A study compared students’ performance in schools that had banned mobiles and schools that hadn’t. They found students who weren’t allowed to use mobile phones in class had higher test scores.

theconversation.com

 

[Unkotare]

Posting photos of students without the express, written permission of the parents of each and every one = illegal.


Unless someone used a stock photo from public domain......hmmmm......

 

[Unkotare]

What Are the Harmful Effects of Mobile Phones on Students? - GIIS Bangalore

Explore the most harmful effects of mobile phones on students. In this blog, you can check out 10 harmful effects of smartphones on student's careers.

bangalore.globalindianschool.org

 

[Unkotare]

Mobile phones: The effect of its presence on learning and memory

Our aim was to examine the effect of a smartphone’s presence on learning and memory among undergraduates. A total of 119 undergraduates completed a memory task and the Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS). As predicted, those without smartphones had ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Winco]

Posting photos of students without the express, written permission of the parents of each and every one = illegal.


Unless someone used a stock photo from public domain......hmmmm......

Why are you being suck a DICK?

Think what you want...

I've taught 39 years, this is my 40th.
He Unkotare has called me a hypocrite (for some reason) multiple times.

I find technology very useful in class for SOME activities.
I am fortunate to teach in a district that supplies a classroom laptop for EVERY student.

My Opinion, whatever necessary school activities they could do on their cell phone they could do easier on the laptop. So, even though they have a cell phone in their possession, when using technology in the classroom, my class will use a Laptop and NOT their cell phone.

But if it's working for you, I don't have a problem with that, and wish you continued success.

 

[rosends]

Posting photos of students without the express, written permission of the parents of each and every one = illegal.


Unless someone used a stock photo from public domain......hmmmm......

nope, my students, my class, with permission. More you know nothing about. Got it.

 

[rosends]

But if it's working for you, I don't have a problem with that, and wish you continued success.

it is a tool and if you can channel a tool towards a desired end (which might also be "learning how to use the tool") then you can coopt it. It doesn't mean all the time or everyday because, as any teacher knows, you need a thousand possible approaches to choose from and see which one works on any given day. Some exercises require no technology at all, some can be augmented by its use and some demand using tech properly. The middle group is the dangerous one, but like coopting any other technology, it is a necessary hallmark of a successful teacher.

Many years ago, I had a student who was doodling. Well, drawing very detailed pictures (me as Dr. Frankenstein's creation...) but he was paying attention. Some students need one sense to be occupied for another to be freed. You have to learn what the students need to succeed and often, access to a phone is part of that equation.

 

[Unkotare]

Why are you being suck a DICK? ....

The law is the law.

 

[Unkotare]

...
I am fortunate to teach in a district that supplies a classroom laptop for EVERY student.

....

In our district, every student is issued a laptop they keep and take home with them to do homework assignments and such. They still want to use their cell phones in class.

 

[Unkotare]

nope, my students, my class, with permission. More you know nothing about. Got it.

FERPA
National Privacy Commission
COPPA

Stop violating student privacy.