Throughout the whole United States, 75% of teens have cell phones"(Kirst 2010). They use it in a lot of topics like education or as they called they are cell phones best friend. Every teen also in ages below will want a cell phone.
The whole wide world is surrounded by technology. The most common will be cell phones. According to Prensky, "One and a half billion people, all over the world, are walking with powerful computers in their pockets and purses" (2011). Students use cell phones in school to help them, but some schools prohibits cell phones.
The data cell phones have includes fast internet, calculators, and much more. It helps the students to study and research for school. The schools ban cell phones because they distract kids but they don't know thery are useful for education."Good tools make the job easier, and at times are even essential"(Mack 2011). This quote means that the cell phones are good tools.
Cell phones may also bring distractions in school. In some cases, students use it for texting chatting with friends on facebook and other sites. "Supporters of cell phones in school argue that student cell phones have many benefits, like improving student safety and enhancing learning"(Richards 2010). In schools, they prohibit these good benefits because of distractions. Mack says "Technology allows teachers to rethink the way they operate. They can tailor lessons for individual students , for instance, or chat online with students who need homework help" (2011).
If cell phones would not exist in the world, their wouldn't been any way to communicate. Also their would not be a way for it to help you in education. Cell phones are useful for life and education.
Works Cited
Prensky, Marc. "What can you learn from a cell phone? Almost anything!
Throughout the whole United States, 75% of teens have cell phones"(Kirst 2010). They use it in a lot of topics like education or as they called they are cell phones best friend. Every teen also in ages below will want a cell phone.
The whole wide world is surrounded by technology. The most common will be cell phones. According to Prensky, "One and a half billion people, all over the world, are walking with powerful computers in their pockets and purses" (2011). Students use cell phones in school to help them, but some schools prohibits cell phones.
The data cell phones have includes fast internet, calculators, and much more. It helps the students to study and research for school. The schools ban cell phones because they distract kids but they don't know thery are useful for education."Good tools make the job easier, and at times are even essential"(Mack 2011). This quote means that the cell phones are good tools.
Cell phones may also bring distractions in school. In some cases, students use it for texting chatting with friends on facebook and other sites. "Supporters of cell phones in school argue that student cell phones have many benefits, like improving student safety and enhancing learning"(Richards 2010). In schools, they prohibit these good benefits because of distractions. Mack says "Technology allows teachers to rethink the way they operate. They can tailor lessons for individual students , for instance, or chat online with students who need homework help" (2011).
If cell phones would not exist in the world, their wouldn't been any way to communicate. Also their would not be a way for it to help you in education. Cell phones are useful for life and education.
Works Cited
Prensky, Marc. "What can you learn from a cell phone? Almost anything!
<https://www.innovateonlineinfo/pdf/vol1_issue5>. 3 March 2011.
Mack, Julie. "Column: Does classroom technology improve student achievement". 1 March, 2011
<https://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/03/column-does-classroom- technolo.html>. 3 March 2011.
Richards, Rebekah." Pros of cell phones in school-benefits of phones for students." 24 April 2010
<https://www.suite101.com/content/pros-of--in-school--benefits-of-schools-a229426>. 3 March 2011