Earth Science Lab (2012, May 10). Cell phones in school [Video File]. Retrived from
This youtube clip provides a complete and clear understanding of how and why we should be letting students use mobile phones in schools. It looks at the stregths, weaknesses, applications/uses and the safe. legal and ethical issues.
Mobile phones in schools is always going to cause political, safety and ethical issues and there will always be aurguments for for/against. One thing is for sure is that mobile phones are not going anywhere soon and they are likely to be apart of students social and personal life now and in the future. The only way I see this is to start implementing change in the primary sectors so that rules, regulations, policies regarding mobile phones in schools is ingrounded into their young educational lives adn hope that they transend into the secondary settings. I believe these issues such as distractive off/task behaviours created by mobile phones may be prevented if we start now with the youngsters so that they can value the phone as an educational tool rather than a toy.
I agree with everything that this clip states, so this is my evaluation of mobile phones as a productive learning tool.
Cross Bow Security (2010, Sep 25). No cell phones in class!! Breaks it [Video File]. Retrieved from
This youtube clip is a very quick video showing how not to use mobile phones in the classroom LOL I don't think this teacher will be embrassing mobile phones as learning tools for quite some time.
Mobile phones in classrooms would be a direct link to the 'not so learning theory' Connectivism. don't get me wrong it's not that I don't believe connectivism is a real thing but I think they'll need to find evidence before they say it's a learning theory.
In any case, mobile phones would definantly be a tool used for connectivism.
Here is a brief PMI review of mobile phones as a leaning tool
PLUS
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MINUS
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INTERESTING
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Is small and portable so that information can be
accessed anywhere where there is a wireless network.
Is abundant with functions and features such as:
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Video & voice recording
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Calender
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Calculator
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Image capture/camera
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Reminder, alerts
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Events Calender
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Games
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Apps
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Email
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Contacts
All of the above
features could be utilised by students to assist learning outcomes and
student self regulating learning.
Mobile phones are
cheaper than laptops
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If not used
correctly it could increases distractions in classroom
Policies will
take a long time to change over from current school rules on mobile phones
It could
increase the gap in the disadvantaged communities
It could
cause a greater gap in social acceptance for those who come from a low socio
economic back ground.
There will
need to be research to back up new policies which will time consuming and may
not take effect for a very long time, which may mean that more and more
students will disengage from learning as it does not support interests of the
students or students needs
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Whilst
researching on youtube I came across a video that was created by three high
school students. Two students were interviewed and asked to answer questions
about mobile phones in school. It was very clear that personal
characteristics played a huge part in their response and that those students
who are already easily distracted became more distracted, however students
who are able to stay on task found that mobile phones in lass did not impede
their learning.
Unfortunately
there cannot be separate rules for those who can and cannot stat on task in
class so I think that mobile phones will be the new bargaining tool for
teachers to motivate or punish student
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