Smartphones
Jordyn Macri
May 21, 2014
English Essay
Thesis Statement: High school students should be allowed to use smart phones as educational tools in classroom settings. Smartphones if used properly can be effective academic tools for high school students. Smartphones can be helpful for students as an educational resource in class. If used responsibly they can be a beneficial aid to student learning. Allowing students to use smartphones in schools can support the students academically and may help schools financially. Teachers should trust students to use this free technology that most students have. High school students should be allowed to use smartphones as educational tools in classroom settings.
Smartphones can make use of thousands of useful educational, technical, and reference related applications that can be integrated into the curriculum to improve student outcomes and learning. Many “apps” are available for students such as language translators, calculators, dictionary apps, and daily quizzes like SAT words of the day. All of these applications could be helpful for students in classrooms and outside the classroom. Apple alone has reported. “There were more than 1.5 million apps available, over ten percent of which were said to be educational or reference apps. That means there were over 150,000 apps specifically geared towards students” (Concordia). These tiny pocket computers called smartphones offer students access to thousands of applications, improving their academics. These educational resources are extremely powerful and can be very beneficial to students. High school students all over the world are blind to the power in their hands; the power of educational applications, the potential for achievements. (Smartphones). There are many ways to learn using a smartphone. Mobile learning is a gateway to tools and resources. These applications are available to students inside and outside of the classroom, so learning can be done anywhere. An
May 21, 2014
English Essay
Thesis Statement: High school students should be allowed to use smart phones as educational tools in classroom settings. Smartphones if used properly can be effective academic tools for high school students. Smartphones can be helpful for students as an educational resource in class. If used responsibly they can be a beneficial aid to student learning. Allowing students to use smartphones in schools can support the students academically and may help schools financially. Teachers should trust students to use this free technology that most students have. High school students should be allowed to use smartphones as educational tools in classroom settings.
Smartphones can make use of thousands of useful educational, technical, and reference related applications that can be integrated into the curriculum to improve student outcomes and learning. Many “apps” are available for students such as language translators, calculators, dictionary apps, and daily quizzes like SAT words of the day. All of these applications could be helpful for students in classrooms and outside the classroom. Apple alone has reported. “There were more than 1.5 million apps available, over ten percent of which were said to be educational or reference apps. That means there were over 150,000 apps specifically geared towards students” (Concordia). These tiny pocket computers called smartphones offer students access to thousands of applications, improving their academics. These educational resources are extremely powerful and can be very beneficial to students. High school students all over the world are blind to the power in their hands; the power of educational applications, the potential for achievements. (Smartphones). There are many ways to learn using a smartphone. Mobile learning is a gateway to tools and resources. These applications are available to students inside and outside of the classroom, so learning can be done anywhere. An