[etni] Fwd: re: cell phones in class
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From: francine widerker <widerker@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: cell phones in class
My 10th graders and I came to an agreement last year that they drop
their phones on my desk on the way into the class and pick them up on
the way out. Since I myself don't own a smart phone , just an antique
that does very little, I don't see myself doing very much with
cellphones. However, I know that whenever I need internet for my
laptop in class, there are at least 5 students jumping to connect me
throug their smartphones.
By the way, this is Maalot and these kids aren't exactly swimming in
money..... (sigh)
Naomi wrote:
> Wow, we were just talking about this topic at school this morning. I
> sometimes feel the deaf and hard of hearing kids have the phones
> connected directly to their veins! One of the boys this morning
> (module A) understood he couldn't keep the cell phone on his desk but
> to turn it off?!! Horror of horrors! what if something reeeaaally
> important happened?
>
> In all fairness though cell phones have had a huge positive impact on
> people with a hearing loss...
>
> Anyway, the web is a-buzz with this topic now. Here's one link that
> links to many:
> http://cybraryman.com/cellphones.html
>
> In regards to getting a debate / discussion going on this topic,
> here's a link to an older post from the "tempered radical" - he has a
> way of getting the ball rolling:
> http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical/2011/03/using-cell-phones-in-schools.html
> He has quite a few posts on the topic.
>
> A word of warning: many teachers rave about using "poll everywhere "
> which lets the students use cell phones like clickers in a webinar or
> a game show. Last time I checked, "everywhere" didn't include Israel.
> http://www.polleverywhere.com/
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