The majority of secondary schools where smartphones are used, let the students look up there with information. For this educational apps are deployed, which the mobile phone can be used for quizzes and test purposes. One third of the schools the phone is even used for communication between teacher and student. Also, a fifth of the schools used the phone for student collaboration.
Half of the schools would consider the mobile phone as an enrichment, but most schools see above problems. By using the smartphone students could concentrate less and they would watch less. Bullying by phone would be also identified a number of schools. The mobile phone could also be used to commit fraud, such as photographing keys and send them to other classes.
Schools smartphones using emphasize that it is important to encourage the proper use of the phones. The pupils could for example not allowed to look at the phone when the teacher explains something. Some schools believe that the smartphone offers new opportunities as they find that there are new possibilities, it being a support to better understand the curriculum or to make your own in a fun way. Some schools have the use of the mobile phone totally prohibited. They believe that it goes against the social relationships between students and teachers.
© National Education Guide
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