Who doesn’t have a smartphone these days? In today’s modern life, smartphones are undoubtedly used for many aspects in an individual’s daily routine. Such as going on the internet to look up information from the latest weather report, to social media, and simply using the map of the smart phone to find a certain destination. Smartphones are no longer just used for calling or texting. The phones open a wide spread of availability where teachers in schools can ask their students to use their smartphones to look up a vocabulary word, take a photo of an assignment written on a board, or text themselves a homework reminder. There is already sixty two percent of schools (k-12), around the United States of America, that allow smart phones on school
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Students can observe and learn how to operate their cell phones to enhance their learning. This will make students become more independent in their studies and work, to influence them to be more motivated to learn. Many students in school like being allowed to make their own specific choices, and they understand the consequences of those choices. For example, if a student is texting in class while he/she should be paying attention to the teacher, the teacher should temporarily take the phone from that specific student. And in every instance when a test is about to be given, all smartphones should be placed on the teachers desk. When the student has completed and turned their test into the teacher, they may acquire their phone back. By allowing the use of smartphones in school, students will feel like they are being treated like responsible young adults, and they will appreciate the opportunity given. Certain classes in schools today, have where the teacher gives their students a contract stating that when the teacher allows for the access of a smartphone to be used during class, then the student then has the responsibility to take the phone out, and use the phone for school purposes only. Not for inappropriate school related websites. For the students who show no intention of using the smartphone for school related reasons, but want to use them for other or inappropriate reasons, then the student should be punished according to the behavior conduct of the specific school. If teachers are patient, understanding, and consistent, the majority of students will surely become responsible users of technology. Additionally, with smartphones, students can use a cellular connection instead of Wi-Fi, so that there are fewer hindrances to connectivity. And smartphones are physically smaller, and therefore less of an obstacle to interpersonal interaction, than laptop screens. Teachers are looking for
Students can observe and learn how to operate their cell phones to enhance their learning. This will make students become more independent in their studies and work, to influence them to be more motivated to learn. Many students in school like being allowed to make their own specific choices, and they understand the consequences of those choices. For example, if a student is texting in class while he/she should be paying attention to the teacher, the teacher should temporarily take the phone from that specific student. And in every instance when a test is about to be given, all smartphones should be placed on the teachers desk. When the student has completed and turned their test into the teacher, they may acquire their phone back. By allowing the use of smartphones in school, students will feel like they are being treated like responsible young adults, and they will appreciate the opportunity given. Certain classes in schools today, have where the teacher gives their students a contract stating that when the teacher allows for the access of a smartphone to be used during class, then the student then has the responsibility to take the phone out, and use the phone for school purposes only. Not for inappropriate school related websites. For the students who show no intention of using the smartphone for school related reasons, but want to use them for other or inappropriate reasons, then the student should be punished according to the behavior conduct of the specific school. If teachers are patient, understanding, and consistent, the majority of students will surely become responsible users of technology. Additionally, with smartphones, students can use a cellular connection instead of Wi-Fi, so that there are fewer hindrances to connectivity. And smartphones are physically smaller, and therefore less of an obstacle to interpersonal interaction, than laptop screens. Teachers are looking for