Module 8- Activity nine (Cell phone gripes and debate)

In reflection on activity nine which looked at my gripes of cell phones in the classroom and cell phone debate, I believe that students of the primary, secondary and tertiary level in St.Vincent and the Grenadines need to be fully train about its use, and how to be responsible users in the learning environment in order for such implementation to effectively take place. If training is not put in place I can see many problems arising in the learning environment which could affect how students learn. Some of these reasons are:

·         Distraction arising in class due to loud ring type and also the use of social network in class on cell phone when not to, which may affects the teaching/learning process.

·       Another problem is students not being able to interact with the phone properly causing problems in  receiving the information required in the learning activity.

·         If teachers do not provide proper supervision, students may use the phone to surf inappropriate websites which does not relate to the learning outcome.

·         If teachers are not trained in using these devices then, it can affect the teaching/learning process. Time will be wasted in learning to use it to teach, instead of smooth running of the teaching/learning activities.

·         If classroom rules is not put in place and act upon, students may store answers to questions on their phone that may come on their test and may use the phone during exam time to get the answers.

I personally believe that we are not ready to integrate cell phones into the teaching, learning process unless proper training is done with the teaching staff, parents and students.