In this episode of Driving Questions, Kevin raises an excellent point talking about the future of smart phones and their possible use in the classroom. I remember when I was in high school that phones were mainly used by students for sending text messages and calling. Of course though, technology is ever moving forward and phones now have many different functions. I like the idea of using certain educational apps in the classroom because it can offer a different perspective than just doing a project or assignment out of a textbook. For most adults, we favor using laptops or computers with keyboards because that is the easiest way for us to type and create documents. But nowadays most kids are so used to texting and chatting on their phones that it wouldn't be very difficult for them to use word processing applications on their phones. Even though I feel like it may be difficult to monitor student's actual work during class, I like the possibility of using smart phones in the classroom.
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