1. Should Cell Phones be
used in the
Classroom?
Shaneira Evans
Education 320
Standard 1

2. Pros
 Cell phones can be used to check
the spelling/definitions of a word,
research a topic, and look up
reference images.
 Mobile devices have the ability to
play the role of a computer in a
classroom. They have many
features of a computer and are
cheaper.
 Students know how to use them
and it could provide added benefits
to communicate and help one
another.

3. Pros
 Mobile skills will be important
in the future workforce.
 Cell phones bridge the digital
divide (using the same too
inside of the classroom as they
do outside the classroom).
 Students want to learn
anytime, anywhere, anyplace,
at any time.

4. Cons
 Cell phones are a distraction to the
student as well as the class.
 Cell phones can be used as a
method of cheating.
 A student with a cell phone is an
uninterested student, one with a
short attention span who cares
more about socializing than
education.
 Cell phones claim they are a
nuisance and a cheating device
and can even be a danger.

5. Position
 Cell phones
should be
allowed in the
classroom.
They can bring
a positive
influence to the
classroom and
learning.

6. Reasons
 Cell phones are a
means of
learning.
 Assessments can
be done through
cell phone
technology, such
as oral quizzes,
and text message
homework
assignments.
 Cell phones can
be used to gather
information.

7. Reference
 http://www.helium.com/items/845428-why-cell-
phones-should-be-banned-in-the-classroom
 http://ww.teach42.com/2008/05/06/mobile-phones-
in-the-classroom-again/
 http://glickreport.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2009/02/19/
a-new-learning-tool-in-the-classroom-cell-phones/
 http://cellphones.org/blog/interviews/cell-phones-in-
education-an-interview-with-liz-korb
 http://findarticle.com/p/articles/mi_m0BUE/is_7_139
/ai_n17215695
 http://www.edutopia.org/should-cell-phones-be-
allowed-school