Smartphones can enhance learning by allowing students to access educational resources in different ways and keeping them organized with reminders and apps. However, smartphones can also be distracting with notifications. Educators should teach students proper smartphone usage and study habits so they can reap the benefits of the technology while avoiding distractions. When used appropriately under teacher guidance, smartphones have the potential to both improve learning and build students' organizational skills, despite some risks of becoming off-task.
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why we should be allowed to use cellphones in school
1. Garak Young
Hook: Accordingto a nationwide survey,“51percentof highschool studentsare alreadybringingtheir
smart-phones to school”.
Transition:Insteadof cuttingoff the educational benefitsof online resources,educatorsshouldnot only
take advantages of them but utilizes them in daily lessons.
Background info: However, use of smart phone can help students learn, but also disrupt students
learning focus.
Thesis: The use of smart phones could not only enhance learning but built structure in youth
organization and efficiency with minor complications.
Body 1: enhance learning: As humans we have our own way of style and training. The usage of smart
phonesand other uses of technological device could improve by enabling them to see lesson thought
different ways. “By allowing students full access to their handheld devices, teachers can instruct
studentson proper and polite technology use while enabling them to tap in to powerful resources”(A
Changing Student Body). Hence meaning, while teachers are properly directing them, they are
encouraging them to use influential assets. (Tie it up)
Body2: buildsstructure organization and efficiency:throughreminders and apps students are capable
of keeping track of their work. This keeps the student aware of assignment, events, and due dates.
“Students are becoming accustomed to ….reminders and apps that help them manage their time and
schedules” (A Changing Student Body). To clarify, reminders and apps keeps them on task and
productive. (Tie it up)
Body 3: how they distract: Using smart phones may distract and not be available to many students.
Notifications and other distractions can lead the students off topic.”While these technologies can
provide manywonderfullearningopportunities, they also can make it difficult for students to focus on
the content they must master” (New Technologies Require New Rules). Significance, they are superb
learningchooses,butthe harmthe student primaryabilityconcentration.Thisistrue butas (A Changing
StudentBody) states,“We cannotcontrol everyaspectof the students’environment;we can only teach
them the best learning methods and study habits we know and hope that they become motivated to
apply them”. (Is it tied up?)
Conclusion:Inconclusionsmartphones are greatlearning devices. They enhance learning by accessing
many different learning tools. Build structure in organization and efficiency, through the use of
remindersandapplications. Undoubtedly,theyare still distractions such as notifications and ringtones.
Therefore, smart phones are astonishing learning devices with minor problems.