Friday, July 16, 2010

Mobile Phones in Class

In class, we talked about pro & con about letting stdents have mobile phones in class.
Dr. Gilbert said it is the generation gap that adults don't feel like having mobile phones in class is a good thing; there are great amount of potential in utilising the devices.
I think that is true. However, we teachers have to be more creative or attractive than before, to get attention of  those children who are very good at multi-tasking.

We also talked about how text messages are different from orally conveying the same message to each other. If children have a verbal fight using text messages via phone, the words can be more powerful and harmful than they mean to. I think the situation is very difficult for teachers since they can't hear or watch whats happening among stuents in trouble.

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