This blog post is based upon the article, "3 Tips for Managing Phone Use in Class (Lynn Kolb). You can read the whole article, HERE. I find the discussion surrounding the (potential) inclusion of cell phones in the classroom fascinating, but not for the reason that most people do... Why? Because I believe that we've come too far to be focusing on the "if" of cell phone use in schools. The reality is, it's not just coming; it's here. Students, en masse, are using phones every...single...day, for a variety of things, both overtly, and covertly (though it seems to be more of the later in schools). There are some holdouts. Those teachers who, for whatever reason, have preached and practiced a technology free classroom. And, to some extent, I get it. It's how they were raised, trained; and it's their experience. No one can fault them for that. However, for a new generation of teachers, technology is much less foreign and much more natural. And so the conversation will shift, is shifting, or has shifted. Again, we're not so much talking about the "if', but rather, the "how?". How do we utilize this technology while keeping students on track? Lynn Kolb, within her article, 3 Tips for Managing Phone Use in Class, broaches this subject with the right balance of proactivity and student involvement. Again, phones are here to stay (I think). And because of that, it would be wise for all of us to have that conversation around the "how?" of cell phone use: -How do I do this, well? -How to I engage my students? -How do I allow my students to enter into the process in meaningful ways? -How do I move forward effectively, utilizing technology/harnessing it's vast capabilities?
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