Tech Task # 8- Rethinking Classroom Cell Phones- Podcast

This podcast had talked about how cell phones are being used for cheating, and the response was well don't ask questions that are able to be answered by Google. Using technology as a tool of engagement will help reduce management problems in the classroom and allow students to enjoy school and technology. When I was in high school we were not allowed to use our cellphones at all in class and they would be taken away if they were seen out in the classroom at all. But I think in todays classrooms that is not at all how it is anymore. Teachers are really experimenting with various uses of bring your own device to allow students to use them for educational purposes (not texting) while in the classroom. I think that the ideas of this podcast are somewhat dated in the fact that some believe that students should not have their devices in the classroom. Using podcasts in the classroom is a great way to create a discussion or a debate in the classroom. You could have students take one side or the other of the podcast and engage in pros and cons of the topic at hand. Cheating and chatting is the topic of this podcast- I also do not believe that cheating is possible with cellphones, because if you are asking questions that students can easily answer than that is not an effective question. Students need to be able to access technology during assessment, to access the tools of technology and to use it at any time during their learning and not just some of the time. The podcast had talked about the fact that devices will be pencils and papers of the future- yes I agree that they will be the main way that students take notes and create assignments, but I also think that pen and paper skills are also critical for students to still know. Cellphones being forbidden in poor schools? I do not know if that is a fair question- why should all students suffer in that school if some students cant afford devices but some can. I think that with the school divisions headed towards providing devices for students this will eliminate this problem somewhat!
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