What’s your kid’s school policy on cellphones? A suspension if used??
September 9, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
For the longest time, cellphones have been banned in the classroom for the most obvious reason – they aren’t needed. Students don’t need their mobile phones during class. What they NEED is concentration. But that’s changing. According to this article, some schools in the USA are allowing mobile phones to be brought inside class not just to be “kept in pockets in silent mode and never to be brought out” but as real tools for education.
Mobile phones are used to transmit lectures, podcasts (wow!), and even check attendance. Of course, you can’t just use any cellphone – you’d need …read more
