Cell Phone Usage in School
Cell Phones and School
Rebecca A. Morgan
ENG 121 English Composition II
Karen McFarland
May 15, 2010
Cell Phones and School
They have been around for many years and are not going to be going away any time soon. In fact, they are going to get better as time goes on. Learning how to cope with them and teach the children to be responsible when it comes to this technology is how the move forward will be easier. Cell Phones where only a thought at one point and now they are everywhere you go in the car, stores, schools and even at work. Cell phones can be useful tools but are they necessary to carry into the classrooms, on the job, or while driving. Cell phones have been a growing issue in the schools for some time now. Some schools have even banned them from being on the property others have set strict rules about the use of the device. However, the most interesting thing found by this author was a teacher by the name of Ariana Leonard. Ariana Leonard is a Spanish teacher at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, about 30 miles north of Tampa, FL. There she teaches her students by using their cell phones to search for Spanish vocabulary words through a scavenger hunt. In Pulaski, Wis., about 130 miles north of Milwaukee, Spanish teacher Katie Titler has used cell phones for students to dial and record themselves speaking for tests (Armario, 2009). These two teachers are examples of how the cell phone can be use in a responsible manner. This does not give the students time to text message or call their friends. Showing the students how to be responsible with their phones in class can only plant the seed. Being responsible with a cell phone has to go further than the classroom it should also be something that is taught at home as well, however; these two women have given these students a good start. Cell phone policy in school is another way that the school board is trying to fight the battle against the children using their cell phones in
Rebecca A. Morgan
ENG 121 English Composition II
Karen McFarland
May 15, 2010
Cell Phones and School
They have been around for many years and are not going to be going away any time soon. In fact, they are going to get better as time goes on. Learning how to cope with them and teach the children to be responsible when it comes to this technology is how the move forward will be easier. Cell Phones where only a thought at one point and now they are everywhere you go in the car, stores, schools and even at work. Cell phones can be useful tools but are they necessary to carry into the classrooms, on the job, or while driving. Cell phones have been a growing issue in the schools for some time now. Some schools have even banned them from being on the property others have set strict rules about the use of the device. However, the most interesting thing found by this author was a teacher by the name of Ariana Leonard. Ariana Leonard is a Spanish teacher at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, about 30 miles north of Tampa, FL. There she teaches her students by using their cell phones to search for Spanish vocabulary words through a scavenger hunt. In Pulaski, Wis., about 130 miles north of Milwaukee, Spanish teacher Katie Titler has used cell phones for students to dial and record themselves speaking for tests (Armario, 2009). These two teachers are examples of how the cell phone can be use in a responsible manner. This does not give the students time to text message or call their friends. Showing the students how to be responsible with their phones in class can only plant the seed. Being responsible with a cell phone has to go further than the classroom it should also be something that is taught at home as well, however; these two women have given these students a good start. Cell phone policy in school is another way that the school board is trying to fight the battle against the children using their cell phones in
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