Cell phones should be forbidden in classroom
direct response to mounting levels of cyberbullying
concerns over distractions
struggling with discipline
In case of an emergency: reaching kids by calling the school.
Ban mobiles: French government (2018)
Debates: UK, Denmark and Sweden.
Investigation: 80% of adults: ban mobiles in classrooms
NO:
Cyberbullying: takes place outside school hours
source of multi-tasking among students of all ages
educationally relevant
distraction apply equally to laptops, iPads and other digital devices.
beneficial purposes
looking up for information
Early zeroes
20 years later: big part of the social life
YES:
Distracting
Lack information provided during lessons
Grades?
Privacy violation: taking pictures
Distracting other pupils
It's the way pupills and schools use it
didactic value --> significant
Recording lessons
Center for Economic Performance
distraction --> children: difficulty learning