{"id":974,"date":"2018-08-02T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T02:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edutecc.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2018-08-04T14:47:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T06:47:35","slug":"smartphones-toss-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutecc.com\/?p=974","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones – Toss em!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent headline at Fortune Magazine reads „Why France Is Banning Smartphones at School Just as the U.S. Is Letting More Students Use Them“<\/a>\u00a0and how on earth could I resist that one?<\/p>\n

Smartphones and related technologies continue to change our lives and societies in what is basically one big social experiment, but beyond that they are also shaping our minds. In the classroom, I see the effects all the time and it’s a brave new world<\/a> alright…<\/p>\n

There’s this idea that now students can interact in more participatory ways, instantly feed back to the teacher or become researchers in the classroom merely by having access to what is essentially a tiny screen with internet connectivity. Now put down the phone for a second and think – literally, because that’s what it takes to evaluate, store and retrieve information.<\/p>\n

Add to that the reality of a typical classroom with any student population from teenagers onwards. Unless you have total control over what’s on those screens or a student population that’s hugely engaged, social media and games will intrude almost inevitably on those screens. It would take an intensely focused and tightly sequenced lesson to avoid the temptation of these distractions. And then you’re still facing the problem of how our brains are wired for effective learning and cognition to take place.<\/p>\n

Been there, done that and so far found limited use for smartphones in the classroom. If forced to choose between two extremes, I’d opt for a total ban of smartphones in a heartbeat, and in all other situations I’d go for very limited and targeted use; after which the phones should go where they really should be for most of our lives – out of sight and out of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A recent headline at Fortune Magazine reads „Why France Is Banning Smartphones at School Just as the U.S. Is Letting More Students Use Them“\u00a0and how on earth could I resist that one? Smartphones and related technologies continue to change our lives and societies in what is basically one big social experiment, but beyond that they … <\/p>\n

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