Implications and Teaching Opportunities for Camera Use in Teaching and Learning

Other facts about cell phones:

1. One in ten children are getting mobile phones by the age of 5(Theguardian)
2. Most kids have phones by 11
3. 62% of parents are concerned that they are not able to fully monitor everything their child is doing and seeing on the phone(Edudemic)

   Cell phones have good and bad place in the classroom. They can be beneficial because students and teachers can use them to research, projects, calculators, and even putting in important dates of when things are due. Even though we want to believe that kids and teacher are using phones in a classroom for good use, but they are not. Texting for teachers and students is a distraction. Like Dr. Strange stated on EDM310 Blog 87% of people say their smartphone does not leave their side.
   
    This generation of people pretty much do not know how to live without their cell phones or ipads. Toddlers in the 21st century know how to operate technology now days better than some people. Just like elementary students are able running a successful blog and college students struggle with the same thing. My point is students and teachers are going to have cell phones weather we like it or not, so teachers might as well make good use of the distraction. Find activitys that can engage them to find things with technology.

Edutopia has some great ideas for incorporating iPads into a elementary classroom. Educational apps where students can practice their math skills. or practice reading. I think I would like to add things like this into my future classroom by adding into my lesson plan 20 or 30 minutes a day of fun time for the kids. They could get on the computers or iPads if the school I will work at has them. Allowing them only games that are dealing with educational purposes. Depending the grade I ending up teaching I might be able to come up with some sort of project they can do similar to the book trailer that we created in this class.  I am not sure if it will be possible, but assuming that most kids that i might end up teaching will have a cell phone. I might could have speed drills with them. I could ask them a question and whomever finds it the fastest gets a prize. The younger generation are learning many skills from technology these days that they enjoy being able to be on these devices. My little sister is 8 and in the second grade. I do not think they have yet advanced to using iPads in the classroom but she loves using her iPad at home. Its amazing what kids can do at that age with technology.