CELL PHONES IN CLASS

43%
2nd-5th graders
Cell phone

Students should be able to have their phones in class.

TEACHING TOOLS

• Check into class
• Polls/survey
• Interactive materials

TEACHING TOOLS

• 75% improved ability to learn
• 41% googled answers
• 39% access textbook
• From Student Pulse Survey

PARENTS WANT CONTACT

• Emergency/accident
• Used to reach authorities
• 48% parent monitor child’s location with phone
• Video

PARENTS WANT CONTACT
“Parents need to stick with limits schools place on using the phones.”
- Jennifer Hartstein
Child and adolescent psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY

COUNTER ARGUMENT

REBUTTAL

Phones should be brought into class by a student.

Using cell phones in our school work

WORKS CITED
“Cell Phones in School.” Safe Search Kids, safesearchkids.com.

“Cell Phones in the Classroom: Learning Tool or Distraction.” Oxford Learning, oxfordlearning.com.

Cohen, Maya. “Cell Phones at School: Should They Be Allowed.” Family Education, www.familyeducation.Parents.”

-Irvine, Martha. “Cellphone Help Kids Keep in Touch with Parents.” The Seattle Times, seattletimes.com.
-Kelly, Rhea. “Survey:94% of Students Want to Use Their Cell Phones in Class.” Campus Technology, campustechnology.com.
-Kolb, Liz. “Adventures with Cell Phones.” Education Leadership, 2011, pp. 39–43. EBSCOhost, web.b.ebscohost.com.
-Liss , Andrew, and Aaron Zabawa. “Should Cell Phones Be Allowed in School?” Junior Scholastic, 2011. EBSCOhost, web.b.ebscohost.com.

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