tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post8474321420389109332..comments2024-03-19T05:14:54.748-04:00Comments on Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Finally! Research-based proof that students use cell phones for LEARNING Lisa Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759123507185453030noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-81507067366278495242017-07-03T09:21:21.609-04:002017-07-03T09:21:21.609-04:00Thanks for speaking my mind for me. I don't c...Thanks for speaking my mind for me. I don't care for misleading articles like this one. And even if the stats were good, students using mobile devices for homework doesn't mean they should use them in the classroom. The classroom is where they have the unique opportunity to learn face to face. leyna123https://www.blogger.com/profile/07221000781964484231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-46890806911410708072013-03-17T11:16:39.973-04:002013-03-17T11:16:39.973-04:00We can’t deny the fact that smartphones can be use...We can’t deny the fact that smartphones can be used to facilitate learning, but it can also serve as a distraction inside the classroom. The truth is, everything else can be used for learning, the teachers and the students just need to use it appropriately. Restrictions are made to limit the use of these technology, and if by all means that any research regarding smartphones would prove that it can truly be useful inside the classroom, then restrictions would still serve as the boundary to avoid using the said technology to what it was not intended to inside the classroom.Ruthhttp://www.just5.com/usa.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-81338453713933216212013-02-24T14:17:28.825-05:002013-02-24T14:17:28.825-05:00This is a classic example of the excessive hyping ...This is a classic example of the excessive hyping technology in the classroom receives. The article throws some numbers around as if these are concrete evidence that all students will learn better with mobile devices. Even the premise of the article is misleading<br /><br />"Getting more schools to stop fighting and start embracing student use of mobile devices for learning in school..."<br /><br />No school I know is fighting student use of mobile devices for learning - though many ARE fighting it for non-learning, distracting activities. Sometimes that means that devices are not used at all because the risk of distraction is greater than the benefits gained.<br /><br />The interpretation of the statistics is also rather unusual:<br /><br />"More than one out of three middle school students report they are using smartphones (39%) and tablets (31%) to do homework."<br /><br />Or in other words....69% of students do not use tablets to do homework. Hardly proof that we should all allow unrestricted tablet use in our classrooms.<br /><br />"More than 1 in 4 students ( 26 %) are using smartphones for their homework, weekly or more."<br /><br />So almost 3 in 4 don't, right?Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379681493173802478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-74306488598880928152013-02-21T08:02:37.946-05:002013-02-21T08:02:37.946-05:00I agree. A phone survey is not a study and it is c...I agree. A phone survey is not a study and it is certainly not quantitative research. Unfortunately, many vendors provide misleading information to fill their coffers. Having said that, this does not mean that smart phones are not being used for educational purposes. However, true research should have a control and experimental group. One group will do their homework with smart phones and one will not. Additionally, some kind of unit of measure will need to be used to document how effective smart phones are for the purpose of learning. For example, a review of completed student homeworks using a rubric could validate or invalidate the effectiveness of smart phones. Jacob Gutnickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05677371920286939228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8318734518772387227.post-33015038171585001522013-02-18T01:16:54.041-05:002013-02-18T01:16:54.041-05:00Hello:
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