With the ability to also act as a calculator, camera, and gaming device, cellular devices have access to many other apps that would broaden its versatility and practicality for its user. Weighing over two pounds and approximately nine inches tall, the first cell phone was invented in 1970 's. Since then, cell phones now come in a variety of sizes and can weigh roughly a quarter of a pound. With the overall population of the world to be over seven billion a large portion of that are minors and students. Whether in the third grade or being in college, the vast majority of present-day students possess a cell phone, including myself and many of my peers. In my Introduction to Biology lab course, it was found that 24 out of the 24 students owned
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At the time, not all students had their own personal device, but the ones that did shared their cell phones with their classmates. In return, group discussions were simultaneously recorded and shared with the teacher after so that the teacher wouldn 't miss any conversations and topics that were examined during the class period. Students also had etiquette and made sure phones were silenced while not in use. Although parents and other schools were skeptical about Craik 's methods, approximately 90 percent came on board and no longer focused on the negative aspects of cell phones. Rapp interviewed an individual who stated that professionals like lawyers keep a cell phone on their person, so why not apply this concept to schools. Another individual stated that many stories only display the poor use cell phones. Rapp also found another person who contacted several corporations who donated technology to a school in Fort Worth, Texas. One of the contacted corporations was GoKnow; GoKnow 's software enables the students ' phones to use word processors, spreadsheets, art programs, and many others. Even though both authors acknowledge the negative effects of using cell phones in the classroom, Rapp is hopeful as he provides an experiment conducted by a school that shows cell phone use could also be beneficial whereas Earl remains pessimistic that the negative impact of cell phones will outweigh the positive. Both articles have helped recognize how influential cell phones can be in a learning environment and that truly, the impact varies on the
At the time, not all students had their own personal device, but the ones that did shared their cell phones with their classmates. In return, group discussions were simultaneously recorded and shared with the teacher after so that the teacher wouldn 't miss any conversations and topics that were examined during the class period. Students also had etiquette and made sure phones were silenced while not in use. Although parents and other schools were skeptical about Craik 's methods, approximately 90 percent came on board and no longer focused on the negative aspects of cell phones. Rapp interviewed an individual who stated that professionals like lawyers keep a cell phone on their person, so why not apply this concept to schools. Another individual stated that many stories only display the poor use cell phones. Rapp also found another person who contacted several corporations who donated technology to a school in Fort Worth, Texas. One of the contacted corporations was GoKnow; GoKnow 's software enables the students ' phones to use word processors, spreadsheets, art programs, and many others. Even though both authors acknowledge the negative effects of using cell phones in the classroom, Rapp is hopeful as he provides an experiment conducted by a school that shows cell phone use could also be beneficial whereas Earl remains pessimistic that the negative impact of cell phones will outweigh the positive. Both articles have helped recognize how influential cell phones can be in a learning environment and that truly, the impact varies on the