Mobile Devices use in the Classroom

 

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Are mobile devices a good tool to use in the classroom or are they more of a distraction? That is the question many schools are asking themselves.
 



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Pros

• Students can use mobile devices in the classroom to access classroom blogs
• They can also do class polls by texting their answer
• Studies showed that students math and reading scores increased when using mobile devices rather than pencils and paper.
• Parents can get a hold of their kids immediately in emergency situations

Cons

• Students could use phone for non school related purposes
• Using mobile devices can distract other students

Cell Sanity: Mobile Phones Ring Changes in the Classroom

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• Schools transforming mobile devices from foses to friends
• Encourage students to use mobile devices in class for school purposes
• Cell phones can be used in so many beneficial ways for students
• Examples- small computer device with Internet, pictures, text messages, words processor, music, and storage device
• Students can pull up lectures or record notes
• They can communicate with teachers and classmates
• Some people still believe students will use the mobile devices to cheat or use for non school related purposes

Annotated Bibliography

"Cell Phones in the Classroom: Learning Tools for the 21st Century - YouTube." YouTube. 12 December 2009. OnOttButton. 30 September 2013 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aXt_de2-HBE>.

• This video is about how school in changing and students are not learning as well with paper and pencils, they want to use technology. Students want to be in more engaged and they want access to information. Mobile devices can be used to benefit the students and teachers. They devices have so many capabilities, an example is blogs. Students will find ways to use these devices if schools let them or not so they might as well be allowed to use them for school purposes. This video was created to show that mobile devices can be used for lots of good, they are not just a distraction in the classroom. This video is up to date on the topic and the author uses lots of good sources in this video and is credible. I believe this video is very informative and mobile devices should be used in productive ways at school and in the classroom.

"Cell Sanity: Mobile Phones Ring Changes in the Classroom - Edutopia." Edutopia. Rubenstein, Grace. 19 October 2006. Edutopia. 30 September 2013 <http://www.edutopia.org/cell-sanity>.

• This website article has good information on my topic. It talks about how schools are going to change mobile devices from distractions to being informative and helpful. It tells some of the capabilities of mobile devices such as being a small computer with Internet access, word processor, video, audio player, storage device, camera, and etc. This article was written to show how mobile devices can be used in the classroom beneficially. The article is pretty up to date and is written by a senior producer of an educational website. I believe this is a good article that uses good examples from real teachers. Mobile devices should be used in the classroom.