Should mobile phones be

allowed in classrooms?
Objectives

• Know the brief history of phone usage in classrooms

• Be able to see the statistics of mobile phones with
student efficiency and motivation in classrooms.
• Be able to determine whether mobile phones should
be allowed in classrooms.
Classrooms and Mobile Phones
• First mobile phone was invented in
1973 by Motorola
• Idea of mobile phones began to
spread in the 80’s.
– By 1980, there were more than 175
million telephone subscriber lines in the
U.S.
• In early 1990's schools banned all
electronic devices, (pagers, beepers,
cell phones) which tended to be
associated with drug dealing or gangs

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-of-phones-used-in-classrooms
Classrooms and Mobile Phones
• The ban of cell phones was relaxed
due to safety in schools since 2002.

• In 2005, the use of phones was

allowed but had to be off during the
day for most schools.

• By 2007, schools all across the world

are starting seeing cell phones as an
important part in learning,
communication, and safety.

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-of-phones-used-in-classrooms
Classrooms and Mobile Phones
• To this day, schools have kept the no-
phone policy in classrooms, but
suggest students to use them for
learning purposes

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/timeline-of-phones-used-in-classrooms
Students want their Phones in?

• From a poll of 520 sampled students, Student Pulse

Survey from Top Hat.com shows that
– 94% of students want to bring their phones in class.
– 75% believe using personal devices in the classroom has
improved their ability to learn and retain information.
– 58% of respondents use their phones to take pictures of
lecture slides.
– 41% use them to Google answers to in-class questions
– 39% use them to access a digital textbook.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/12/12/students-want-to-use-their-cell-phones-in-class.aspx
Students want their Phones in?

• Meanwhile, on the other side:

– 54% also use cell phones to text friends.
– 52% use them to browse social media during class.
• Many students said they would be willing to use their
phone more often for various class activities, such as
– Check in to the class (60%)
– Answer in-class polls (59%)
– Access a professor's slides (54%).
– Just 6% of students said they don't want to use their phone in
class for academic purposes.
https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/12/12/students-want-to-use-their-cell-phones-in-class.aspx
Do we allow Mobile Phones in class?

• We can conclude the following things:

– We can allow students to bring their mobile phones in
classrooms.
– Mobile phones have increased student participation in
class.
– Virtual texts and materials in mobile phones have been
preferred by most students instead of physical ones.
– Students have believed they have increased their retention
of information using mobile devices.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/12/12/students-want-to-use-their-cell-phones-in-class.aspx
Fin