[nobe-l] I would welcome your thoughts on cell phone procedures

[Karl Martin Adam]

How would you stop students from stealing other students' phones 
when they reclaim their own?

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From: Kathy via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:19:11 +0000
Subject: Re: [nobe-l] I would welcome your thoughts on cell phone 
procedures

So, I don't do this myself but have thought about it. There are 
jewelry holders or shoe holders that have canvas/cloth pockets, 
multiple, hanging on a hanger that could be hung on a nail in the 
wall. Students are required to put their cell phones in a 
designated pocket. There could be names or seat numbers or 
something coordinating with the room set up. Then, you as the 
blind teacher can touch those pockets to see whose pocket is 
empty, thus the phone missing. This could be a first stop 
procedure when students come into the room. The pocket hangers 
are off behind the teachers desk and therefore not accessible to 
students while you are teaching. There is a risk, of course, that 
students will say they did not bring their phones that day. Then, 
there is a power struggle of sorts because they could still 
quietly use them. If you have a culture of collaboration and 
accountability in the class, along with a vehicle by which 
honorable students could privately notify you about cell phone 
users, this method can work.

Kathy Nimmer
Even in the valleys, keep believing in the mountains.

 On Jun 10, 2017, at 11:28 AM, Craig Cooper via NOBE-L 
<nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Greetings,
 I know that we have discussed the challenge of dealing with cell
 phones in classrooms, on previous threads.  My principal and I 
were
 having a conversation this week, regarding this topic.  I 
mentioned to
 her that I am considering a change in procedure, for next school 
year.
 I continue to encounter students being on their cell phones, 
during
 instructional time in class.  Quite often, they are off task 
with
 their phones, texting, looking at videos, taking pictures, etc.
 Obviously, they distract themselves and other students around 
them,
 with this behavior.  Quite often, I am not aware that several 
students
 have their phones out, despite the clear handbook prohibition 
against
 unauthorized cell phone use.
 With this in mind, I proposed to my principal that I am 
considering
 having students place their phones in a secure location, at the 
front
 of the class, when they enter the classroom.  They would collect 
their
 phone, at the end of class.  I would likely nominate a student 
to be a
 monitor, to ensure that the correct number of phones were placed 
in
 the container, and that students were complying with the 
procedure.
 Students who were caught with phones would leave class for the 
rest of
 the period.
 What are your thoughts, regarding this procedure?  I teach 
juniors in
 high school, and I'd like to think they would follow the student
 handbook and my instructions that all phones are to be off and 
away,
 unless the teacher authorizes their use.  The reality is that 
once
 students know that they can take their phones out with a blind
 teacher, and that they will likely not get caught, several 
students
 will do this, disrupting their learning, as well as that of 
students
 around them, in many instances.
 Thank you in advance.
 Craig

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