1. Misael Morales
Technology
January 19, 2012
Cell phone reflection
First of all, cell phones are probably the most useful and rising gadget of this
century. You can listen to music, take pictures, surf the internet, text messages, and do
much more with them, especially if you have a smart phone. Having a phone opens a
whole new world of possibilities and facilitates tasks. You can also download apps for
entertainment, travel, sports, weather, and much more. However, the use of cell phones
in school grounds has been banned partially and completely in some places. Some say
it is better that way, but I sincerely think that cell phones are a key tool and an
advantage for every student and teacher, and therefore its usage in school and
classrooms should be allowed.
All teachers should allow their students to use their cell phones or itouch/ipad in
class. Not only are they like miniature computers, which most teachers allow, but they
are also much more handy, and the kids of nowadays use better and faster their cell
phones and their computers. In Mathematics you can use you phone as a calculator, in
English as well as in several other subjects, cell phones could be used to take notes, as
a dictionary, or to search something in the internet. Also, the camera can be used
instead of taking notes, making it much simpler and faster though equally effective.

2. Voice notes or videos of a class can be taken in order to remember better what the
teacher explained and to review for a test or quiz. With phones, everything would be
much simpler and faster, making students’ life way better.
The truth is that I couldn’t live even a week without my cell phone. I might survive
a couple of days, but that I would not let go of my itouch and my laptop. I use my cell
phone all the time, either for texting my friends and parents/family member, to search
things in the internet, to take pictures, to listen to music, for twitter, facebook, and many
other things. I mean, I would practically go crazy if I didn’t have my cell phone for a
relatively short period of time. Since I got my first blackberry, which was basically my
first real phone, I have always had one. The longest I’ve been without a cell phone was
like a week, but that was because I sold it to buy a new one. It is like a need to have my
cell phone, even if I am not really using it 24/7. However, now I do use my phone all
day, the battery doesn’t even last 24 hours! It would be very hard for me to live without
my cell phone, or any other electronic device of mine.
In conclusion, I believe that using cell phones in class should definitely be
allowed. It is a way to do things faster, and maybe even better. It is an advantage for
both teachers and for students. Of course, there is always the possibility that the
students end up using their cell phones for the wrong things, such as texting their
friends in class or looking at webpages they shouldn’t be during class hours. But
teachers and students would have to write an agreement in order to establish the
boundaries of the usage of the cell phones. All in all, I truly think that phones should not
be banned, but actually promoted. They are a key aspect of modern day society and
youth.