More About the Use of Cell Phones in Schools

I have written numerous posts about the use of cell phones in school for educational purposes, and I continue to search for others who have written on the same topic.  Here is a great article which states the many reasons for allowing students to use cell phones and other handheld electronic devices (such as iPods) [...]

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Texting and Driving

Tomorrow I will be taking my 15 year old daughter, Marni, to get her driving learner’s permit.  OMG!  I remember when my dad took me to get my permit.  Later that day we went to a deserted parking lot so I could drive around and get a feel of the car.  Then we went out [...]

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I’m Not Changing My Mind About Cell Phones…

Regardless of what transpired at school yesterday,  I am not changing my mind regarding cell phones at school.  See the posts here and here for my earlier thoughts on this topic.
Here’s what happened.  A fifth grade girl got on the bus at the last stop on the way to school.  There were no open seats [...]

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Cell Phones and Cheating

An interesting post was written on LeaderTalk the other day which really hit home with me. The post was titled: General thoughts on handheld technology and assessment (a boring title, but hopefully a good discussion) by Matt Hillmann.  Matt writes about the use of handheld devices in school and about the concept [...]

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Rethinking Cell Phones in School

So many kids have cell phones these days.  It appears as if the cell phone is a standard issue school supply for students starting in 5th or 6th grade.  I will admit that my own two daughters (ages 14 and 11) have cell phones, and these phones have come in handy on many occasions over [...]

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