The phones have become a big disruption in the classroom at school but if used appropriately and out appropriate times a cell phone or computer can be a very helpful tool, such as you can use it for a calculator or to help you figure out a math problem or to help you figure out what you've done wrong or help you spell something. Not saying that you shouldn't know certain words and how to spell them or what the definition is of they are but it's very easy just look it up and find the answer in a quick matter of time then to have to pull out a dictionary book and look around for the word. As long as teachers enforce the rules well enough students will come to realize when it's ok to use their electronics. It …show more content…
When children access the internet on large, publicly visible screens in safe and public surroundings, the internet can be very helpful. Groups of children can learn almost anything by themselves, using the internet. I have evidence of this from all over the world. There is a statement that the internet is "full of rubbish" and that children will learn incorrect things from it. I have seen no evidence of this. When children work in groups around a computer and research a subject or topic, they invariably find the right answers. This is because they interact with each other and quickly correct erroneous