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Did you know that over 73% of all Americans own a cellular device? There has been more computers made in the the last five years, then there were kids who went to school in the 1920’s. First and foremost, cell phones are one of the biggest inventions we’ve had in the last 100 years. People use to have to walk and meet their friends if they wanted to talk. Nowadays all they have to do is press a couple of buttons. Back then mailmen didn’t just carry around boxes like they do now. They still…

Annotated Bibliography Engel, George, and Tim Green. “Cell Phones in the Classroom: Are we Dialing up Disaster?”. TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning 55.2 (2011):39-45. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 February 2015. Within their article, authors Engel and Green discuss the introduction of the cell phone within the classroom and the intention for it to be used as a learning device. The authors begin by discussing the popularity of cell phones among students…

NBC Miami recently featured a story regarding a danger in our correctional facilities. Contraband cell phones have been a huge issue recently. Being brought into facilities by visitors, and even drones; the issue has resulted in dangerous conditions both inside and outside the facility walls. Robert Johnson is a former corrections officer, who's personally been affected by the illegal devices, is lobbying to get legislation passed to require technology to stop the problem. Partnering with…

My first article was titled “Do Cell Phones Belong In The Classroom?” by The Atlantic. In the average high school these days everywhere that you turn and look you can see a cell phone, which may not be such a bad thing. Most schools now allow cell phones in classes merely for safety reasons alone and fear that has sparked from school tragedies worldwide. Now because of these policies there is obviously some abuse to being allowed to use cellphones during school hours, but there is also a…

Phone Essay Have you ever wondered how much phones affect kids? Some people think that phones should not be aloud in school and some people think that phones should be aloud in school. I think that phones should not be aloud in school and here's why. The first reason phones should not be aloud in school is so kids pay attention in school. When kids have their phones in school they are thinking about their phones instead of paying attention to the teacher so the teachers have to compete with…

Argumentative Paper There is more than one side to the debate about whether cell phones should be banned in school or not. One claim is that cell phones should not be allowed in schools (Lee and McMahon). “Generally, there is no need for students to be calling someone or sending text messages during the school day” (Lee and McMahon). First, cell phones are a major distraction during school hours (Lee and McMahon). “Calling a friend to chat, checking email or viewing pictures or videos is not…

magine being in your classroom and on your phone without getting in trouble. If we were aloud to have in school it could help a lot. Also if we have our phones in school it could help save our lives during some major event that is happening. Phone should be aloud to be in school because we might need them for communication, help in an emergency, and to use them as a learning aid. The first thing is phones should be aloud in school because we might need them for communication. In the article…

I don’t know about you but when I was little I didn’t have a phone and now I see kids younger than me and have phones and that phone is better than mine! They have iPhones and it’s crazy. Somehow kids under the age of fourteen have phones and you want to know why I think it’s bad? It’s bad because when your kid gets that phone, their parents talk to them they never listen to them again. Another reason they shouldn’t have phones according to raising children.net says that kids who have phones and…

I was so excited I could hardly breathe right, so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf. This is the moment that I have been waiting for from I was at the age 10. This was really happening; I pinched myself numerous times to make sure I was not dreaming. Finally, I was going to see this man that I have not seen over some 10 to 15 years now and I was both nervous and anxious. I barely slept that night; as soon as the sun came out I was already preparing myself to head out. It was not an early…

Our Society is saturated with technology, which consist of box office movies, commercials, news, phones, tablets, and never-ending notifications on our Facebook, Instagram, and numerous other forms of social media. One particular invention that eternally altered humanity is the cell phone. With a tap of a finger, an individual can communicate with people across the world, post their favorite selfies to fuel their ego and Google whatever their heart desires. Cell phones have become a necessity…