tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post6759676668764074325..comments2024-02-25T00:43:50.090-08:00Comments on The Clever Sheep: Cell Phones in the ClassroomRodd Lucierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05382477538943755996noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-3568889329111900772011-01-19T03:04:16.218-08:002011-01-19T03:04:16.218-08:00Mobile phones are becoming more and more advanced,...Mobile phones are becoming more and more advanced, with multiple applications that can be used for various reasons. If schools can afford to, I imagine they could be a useful learning tool, but it's all a question of cost. Teachers would also need to figure out how to prevent children from using them for the wrong reasons, as they could easily be distracted by other uses.Mazoomahttp://www.recyclemobilephones.co.uk/mazuma/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-91809423751255075972010-03-08T23:27:52.284-08:002010-03-08T23:27:52.284-08:00Having a cell phone is advantageous and can be ben...Having a cell phone is advantageous and can be beneficial in certain circumstances but its use in class should be banned, save for emergency situations. Using a cell phone in class is an entirely different scenario than just having one in class. Instead of actively participating in listening and discussions, students are tempted to text with their friends or even receive calls, disrupting the entire learning environment. This can be very frustrating to students who really want to learn, as well as to teachers who really want to teach. Cell phones are an invaluable resource in today's world, but there is a time and place where their use is appropriate. Using one in a classroom is inappropriate because there is no good reason to justify it. Visit <a href="http://www.cash4phones.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>recycle mobile phones</b></a> for more information.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023993528889593523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-91023598145942186492010-02-01T19:24:34.883-08:002010-02-01T19:24:34.883-08:00There are many problems to you're theory, as a...There are many problems to you're theory, as an anonymous commenter pointed out, however, as a high school student, I know that just because phones are banned from the classroom does not mean we do not use them. I, in fact, use my phone every day in most classes. I don't use it to cheat or plan drug deals or fights, and the people using phones to do those things, well they're going to do it anyways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-81930162246205368962009-10-27T03:49:01.312-07:002009-10-27T03:49:01.312-07:00Mobile phone using has some restrictions in most o...Mobile phone using has some restrictions in most of the schools. Uses of cell phones should be introduced to serve better educational system to the students.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pricego.org" rel="nofollow">cell phones</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14370002434171485394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-12469313779695660262009-04-01T22:50:00.000-07:002009-04-01T22:50:00.000-07:00Some of the problems are:Taking photos of tests an...Some of the problems are:<BR/>Taking photos of tests and passing them on to other students in a matter of seconds...<BR/>Taking photos of students in locker rooms, bathrooms, other inappropriate areas....<BR/>Sexting....<BR/>Texting answers of test questions to other students...<BR/>Spreading rumors in a blink of the eye...<BR/>A non-filtered web that can be used to spread content that some parents do not want their children exposed to...<BR/><BR/>While I do think schools, parents, and students need to explore the possibility of cell phone use in the classroom, it is not a simple as you make it sound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-28165924009267390142008-04-29T08:22:00.000-07:002008-04-29T08:22:00.000-07:00Yeah I blog for the same reasons sometimes. I know...Yeah I blog for the same reasons sometimes. I know I can lay my hands on X or Y piece of information when I need it during training - or I can give the address to someone I am trainingDanny Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471356409229681458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-72244289964481546112008-04-29T04:14:00.000-07:002008-04-29T04:14:00.000-07:00That's really interesting Danny. It looks like yo...That's really interesting Danny. It looks like you began blogging right around the time I did. <BR/><BR/>More and more we are relying on microchips as our memory storage devices, yet we insist on testing student recall without allowing access to the devices, Wikipedia, or Google. <BR/><BR/>In fact, much of the reason I like to blog, is it allows me to store my ideas online for later reference and retrieval...Rodd Lucierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05382477538943755996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-27816664043555612282008-04-29T00:35:00.000-07:002008-04-29T00:35:00.000-07:00I touched on something similar recently on my blog...I touched on something similar recently <A HREF="http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2008/04/my-extended-memory.html" REL="nofollow">on my blog</A><BR/><BR/>I use my phone to store images of things I need to remember. What's wrong with students harnessing this too? - photographing experimental setups, videoing practical work, voice memos. All of which can be recalled a long time after the lesson to aid revision.Danny Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471356409229681458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8961121800975595560.post-65722493579152634462008-04-28T01:49:00.000-07:002008-04-28T01:49:00.000-07:00unfortunately, the whole mobile phone industry is ...unfortunately, the whole mobile phone industry is doing everything it can to hinder people, stop networks from being two-way, cash in on their (newly found) needs etc. it is a shame that a development with so much potential is in the grip of an industry so shamelessly exploiting it. <BR/><BR/>the fact that everybody was surprised when apple managed to coerce the "visual voicemail" feature from the providers demonstrates my point very clearly. <BR/><BR/>peterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com