[nobe-l] cell phones in the classroom

[Jasmine Kotsay]

Hi,
	I wanted to comment on this as well.
I, too, do not think that students should have cell phones in the 
classroom.  I enjoyed reading everything you all had to say, but 
one post caught my attention.  Someone said that if students want 
to learn, they will learn and keep their cell phone usage to 
little or none.  However, if students do not learn, especially at 
the K-12 levels, it comes down on the teachers.  It makes us look 
bad because our students are not learning everththing they are 
supposed to.  If we cannot keep the usage of cell phones down, we 
as teachgs will look as though we do not teach our students the 
way edy should be taught.  This, in turn, could lead to teachers 
being fired for allowing students to use cell phones, even if we 
are trying as hard as we can to keep the phones out of our 
students' hands.
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Domonique Lawless via nobe-l <nobe-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Sat, 17 Oct 2015 21:11:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] cell phones in the classroom

Hi,
I have not tried this myself however I have heard of some 
teachers who have their students place phones in a box upon 
entering the classroom.  When the class is over they can retrieve 
their cell phones from the box.  Depending on the school you are 
at or the students you have this might work.  I hope you're able 
to find a solution that works for you.


Domonique
Sent from my iPhone

 On Oct 17, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Craig Cooper via nobe-l 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Greetings,
 After six weeks in the classroom, in my first year of teaching 
in a
 public high school, my biggest classroom management challenge 
has been
 the inappropriate use of cell phones.  Most students observe the
 school's policy that all cell phones are to be out of sight 
during
 class, unless the teacher approves their use, for an academic 
purpose.
 If they are caught with their phone out, it is taken to the 
office,
 where they may retrieve it, at the end of the school day.  
However, a
 few students have figured out that I will not know if they are 
using
 them, so they have them out, texting and such.  At times, I have 
an
 assistant in the classroom, which helps in identifying improper 
cell
 phone use.  However, I do not have another sighted adult in the
 classroom, during much of the day.
 Occasionally, I catch them, as there is a distinctive sound that 
a
 cell phone makes, when it is dropped onto the top of a student's 
desk.
 However, it is still difficult to quickly identify the offending
 student, in order to take his/her phone.
 If you have developed productive strategies for dealing with 
this
 obstacle to learning, would you please share them?
 Thank you so much.
 Craig Cooper

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