How Teachers Deal with Phone Usage During Class - Pros & Cons List

Pros

Cons

VS

Teacher's pros to not using cellphones during class

Student's cons to not using cellsphones during class

Focus

Trust

Students tend to focus more when not in possession of a cellphone.

Teachers should trust students and allow them to keep their cellphones.

Connections

Organization

There may be a physiological connection between students and their phones.

Students may use their phones to keep themselves organized.

Use

Resources

Students do not know when it is or is not appropriate to use the phone.

Students may use phones for resources, whether to take notes or search the web.

Engagement

Decisions

Sometimes, teachers make the best decisions for students.

Students may be more enganged when viewing interactive media content.