As a teacher, my
toughest challenge was handling and managing the behaviors of my students. In
my six and seventh period classes I spent so much time trying to manage my
students that I didn’t really get a chance to actually teach. Without proper
classroom management, teaching any kind of concept is nearly impossible. Some of
the major management issues were: students getting out of their seats and
distracting others, students talking too loudly, students swearing, students
listening to loud music on their IPods, and student’s texting during class
time.
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| (Britton,2007) |
I go along with the
McGraw-Hill company statement “Improved
Technology—Increased Distraction” I believe that smart phones, cell
phones, and IPods should not be allowed to be turned on during class time
unless they are specifically going to be used for a lesson.
Some of the problems
I had with cell phones and IPods in my class were; students in my classrooms
were playing games, watching videos, and texting others during class time. According
to the “Cell Phones in the Classroom” article (McGraw-Hill Company, n.d.), many
other teachers have also complained about students unauthorized use of cell
phones during class time. Some of the complaints included students taking
pictures during class, harassment in the form of text messaging, and searching
for test answers.
One teacher I
volunteered with, “Terry Commean”, a sign language teacher with Seminole High
school, allowed her students to bring their IPods to school on Fridays. Every
Friday her students worked on signing to music for their end-of-semester
project. They could not wait for Fridays and loved signing to music. For her, IPods worked as a great motivational
tool with her students. I have come to the conclusion that for some classes, cell phones and IPods are just distractions while
in other classes they can be beneficial tools.
Do you think cell phones and IPods are major distractions or are you able to use them for motivational tools in your classes???
Do you think cell phones and IPods are major distractions or are you able to use them for motivational tools in your classes???
(Dellinger, 2012)
References
Britton, I. (2007, May 07). [PDA Cell Phone]. Retrieved
September 19, 2012, from http://www.freefoto.com/preview/04-12-24/PDA-Cell-Phone
Dellinger, A. (2012, July 30). [IPod]. Retrieved
September 19, 2012, from
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-free-ipod-touch-games
McGraw-Hill Company. (n.d.). Cell Phones in the
Classroom. Teaching Today. Retrieved September 19, 2012, from http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/cell-phones-in-the-classroom
