cellphones

http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/cell-phones-in-the-classroom

Cell phones have become a huge accessory of high school students since the late 1990s. Initially banned by schools as an unnecessary distraction, events such as the Columbine tragedy and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have made most districts reconsider the place of cell phones in middle and high schools. Although the bans have largely been removed, the problems—or distractions—of cell phone technology have only increased. Cell phones today allow users to do so much more than just a few years ago. Students can use their cell phones to write and send text messages, take and send digital photos, and even take and send short digital video clips, in addition to making phone calls. Nearly all of the uses can become inappropriate and undesirable in middle and high school classrooms.

This article was fair in which it described the positives and negatives in regards to the use of cell phones. I really learned a lot from reading about the part where the If found with a cell phone turned on during a test, students receive an automatic two grade deduction from the test scores. Remind everyone to turn their phones off prior to the test. However there was a rule about taking the phones at the beginning of class. I don't think the is realistic and plausible; they will just pretend that they don't have one.

Digital camera for fieldtrips would be awesome and they could send them to my phone and I can make a presentation or review of we saw on the trip. However in high school we don't go on many field trips especially in social sciences. They can be great for calculators, however I would rather supply calculators if possible just to decrease the risk of texting. Which I come to my next topic about them even being used at all. I think cell phones should not be used at all because there are more cons than pros when it comes to using them among teenagers.