Freed, Richard. “Why Phones Don’t Belong In School.” Huffington Post, 13 April 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-freed/why-phones-dont-belong-in-school_b_9666730.html. Accessed 22 Jan. 2018

     Richard Freed believes that phones do not belong in school, based on the fact that teachers need to compete with students’ phones for their attention. In his article in the Huffington Post, he writes about as the years go on, the problem is getting worse because of the advancement of technology. The amount of time a student is on their phone is potentially putting them, and their safety at risk. Children who are on their phones more, are more likely to be involved with cyber bullying. The solution to that problem is by limiting the amount of time that students are able to access their phones in a school setting.

 

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Schaffhauser, Dian. “Research: College Students More Distracted Than Ever” Campus Technology, 20 Jan 2016, https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/20/research-college-students-more-distracted-than-ever.aspx?m=2. Accessed 22 Jan 2018.

     In this article, Schaffhauser writes about how smartphones are distracting students more than ever, and how it affecting not only students but the faculty as well. She writes about research studies that prove the distraction that students have is getting worse mainly because of smartphones. In one study by Associate Professor Barney McCoy stated that the amount of time that students are on their phones adds up to about two thirds of the school year. 53% of students think that if there were a rule not allowing digital devices, it would be helpful to them. However, there was 90% that said digital devices should not be banned from classrooms.

 

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“Texting and Tweeting in the Classroom: How Do They Impact Student Learning?” Science Daily, 4 June 2015, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604141531.htm.  Accessed 22 Jan. 2018.

     In this article from Science Daily, the author also states that teachers are competing with phones for their students’ attention. This summary sites a research article by Kuznekoff and others that shows cell phone use during class can sometimes be helpful and sometimes be detrimental. The research showed that cell phone use can be helpful to learning when students are texting about the subject matter. On the other hand, a study shows that different types of messaging affect the students’ ability to retain the information given to them. It is proven that the amount of times the students tweeted or texted affected the quality of note taking and understanding of the material. The studies also show that students who divert their attention away from their phones and study or pay attention in class are proven to get much higher test scores rather than those who are always on their mobile devices.

 

 

 

Weimer, Maryellen. “The Age of Distraction: Getting Students to Put Their Phones and Focus on Learning.” Faculty Focus, Magna Publications 8 Jan 2014, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/the-age-of-distraction-getting-students-to-put-away-their-phones-and-focus-on-learning/.  Accessed 22 Jan. 2018.

     Maryellen Weimer writes an essay for Faculty Focus about how distracting phones are and how most students do not multi task well. In September 2012, there were multiple studies that claimed students do not multi task well. She asks her audience how can teachers get their students to put the electronics away and focus on what they are teaching. She makes another point saying that students and their phones are inseparable, and how it is hard for them to stop looking at their phones and connect with their surroundings. A tip given is to put the rules of electronic use on a syllabus or the class website, so that the students are told up front the policy that the teacher has about it.