Here are some useful resources on the topic of cellphone use in class:

STATISTIC OF THE DAY: CELLPHONES IN CLASSROOMS DON’T HELP OUR STUDENTS

Study: ” 94 percent of high school students accessed social media on their phones during class”


Research Studies Of The Week

More Info On Student Cellphone Use In Class Research

Here’s a thoughtful post from Larry Cuban’s blog.

Managing Student Cellphone Use In Class

6 Reasons to Put Your Phone Away is a great infographic.

Statistic Of The Day: Student Cellphone Use

Do Smartphones Have a Place in the Classroom? is from The Atlantic and is by Paul Barnwell.

Fomo, stress and sleeplessness: are smartphones bad for students? is from The Guardian.

Here Are Two Activities I’ll Be Doing With My ELL Students Day We Come Back From Break

New Study On Cellphones Helpful To Teachers Everywhere

France grapples with whether to ban cellphones in schools is from NBC News. The article covers a lot of ground.

Laptops And Phones In The Classroom: Yea, Nay Or A Third Way? is from NPR.

Best Article Ever To Have Students Read About Cellphones!

New Study Finds That Using Cellphones During Lectures Hurt Exam Scores, But That’s Not The Most Important Result

France Bans Smartphones in Schools Through 9th Grade. Will It Help Students? is from The NY Times.

France Moves To Ban Smartphones In Schools is from NPR.

Hide Your Phone When You’re Trying to Work. Seriously. is from The NY Times.

383 disruptions and learning wasn’t one is from EdNC.

Problematic smartphone use linked to poorer grades, alcohol misuse, more sexual partners is from Science Daily.

HERE’S THE ARTICLE & PROMPT THAT STUDENTS USED FOR AN ESSAY ON CELLPHONE USE – PLUS SOME OF THEIR RESPONSES

Hack Your Space is by Angela Duckworth, and shares some useful research and ideas to share with students about cellphone use – once we get back into the physical classroom.

The Case for Making Classrooms Phone-Free appeared in Ed Surge. It raises important points, though I think it offers an unrealistic solution.

 

ARE MOBILE PHONES HARMING YOUR STUDENTS’ CONCENTRATION? is from Inner Drive.

Though I think the author of The Case for Phone-Free Schools (updated links) shares an unrealistic perspective that many non-teachers have about cellphone use in schools, he does share research that can be used in classroom lessons as part of developing a more practical policy.

Cell Phones and Schools is from the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium.

NEW STUDIES SUGGEST THAT CELLPHONES MAKE STUDENTS LEARN LESS & MAKE THEM FEEL WORSE MENTALLY. IS THAT TRUE &, IF SO, WHAT DO WE DO?

Everyone Is On Their Phones, But is it really phone addiction we’re experiencing? is from The Guardian.

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