E-readers can be used as an interactive alternative to textbooks during class instruction. Students can also use communication apps on their phones to text each other for in-class group assignments. Integrating QR codes into assignments allows students to independently check answers using their phones for educational purposes. Teachers can build trust by allowing mature students to prove they can control personal phone use and focus on academics.

2. Use other media options
The use of an E-Reader
is an excellent
alternative during
instruction as it
provides an interactive
electronic resource that
is used similarly to a
smartphone to read
books or articles for
school.

3. Try a New Communication App
Put the student’s cell
phone use to their benefit
by meeting the need to
text but also remain
focused on the task at
hand within the
classroom by
communicating with their
peers through in class
group assignments via
texting.

4. QR Codes in the Classroom?
Integrating QR codes
creates a new collaboration
of learning with a sense of
mystery. For example, on a
page full of math equations
to solve, putting a QR code
on the top lets students
check their answers while
in class or at home. This
provides an independent
way for students to use
their phones for
educational purposes.

5. An Opportunity of
Trust & Maturity
Give students the
opportunity to gain your
trust by letting them prove
they can control their need
and/or want to use their
phone for personal use.
Once the trust is set, they
will gain a sense of
maturity and motivation to
do well academically while
learning there’s a time and
place for personal cell
phone use.