Howdy Folks! Lets get going!
For this first blog, I want to explore your opinions about technology in school. Tell me how you think we should be using technology in the classroom.
Take cell phones for instance. Everybody wants to gripe about having to have them out of sight, but nobody has any real effective ways to integrate them into the class. Do you have any ideas about how we can REALLY use them in the classroom?
How 'bout Facebook? I was SO EXCITED when I thought it was gonna be opened up for our use in the classroom, and so bummed when I learned it had been reblocked. Do you have any ideas about how we can REALLY use it in a classroom atmosphere?
What other tech items can you think of that could help us out?
As always, you must advance the discussion to get credit for this blog. A yes or no answer won't ever get you credit. You need to THINK about the questions I'm asking. You need to TALK to each other on the blog. You need to feel free to agree and disagree with each other. You need to READ MY WORDS and the WORDS OF YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS. Always give an informed opinion. You need to ALWAYS sign and leave your class number. Ready?
Talk to me . . .
152 comments:
I think that using face book in class was a bad idea. you cant always stop people from doing what you dont want them to. unless you make the websight and you make the rules, people will do what they want with what they know.
-michi
cell phones in the classroom will probably give the school better students..for example, students might behave if they get more privilages
D'jarius Williams-1st
I think that using face book in class was a bad idea. you cant always stop people from doing what you dont want them to. unless you make the websight and you make the rules, people will do what they want with what they know.
-michi 1st per
Using cell phones in class eliminates all the talking in class if people are texting and it will probably keep a lot of people from getting bored
Kyn'Teryn Mack-1st
i think labtops would help a lot because that way if they dont want someone on a site they can just take them off with so weird technology stuff and as for cell phones i dont really think they could help inless there was an emergency , like power going out and facebook would help so much cause it has groups and you can get notified about anything going on in school they should really bring facebook back :(
Cell phones.....
In reality, cell phones are changing the world.
With all the different types of phones we have today, how could they not be effective for classroom use?
So many apps, world of web at your fingertips, easy communication to fellow students and teachers, and plenty of tools for daily use.
Although, not every student has the ability to do all of those things on their cellular device, and not every student would be responsible enough to have that privilege.
Even if electing to have cellular devices for classroom use, i feel like students are not yet ready or responsible enough to handle that type of privilege.
-brittany d. 1st period
facebook would be a bad idea because im addicted:)
djarius williams-1st
i think labtops would help a lot because that way if they dont want someone on a site they can just take them off with so weird technology stuff and as for cell phones i dont really think they could help inless there was an emergency , like power going out and facebook would help so much cause it has groups and you can get notified about anything going on in school they should really bring facebook back :(
-Miara
Using facebook in the classroom for blogging purposes is a good idea but the principal/superintendent thinks that everybody will be taking their own advantage of the site. well how about they take the time and block the main login page and just set up the blog page for it and quit whining about what the students might do and think about what might get them more excited about the blogging theme. TUTT-1ST
i think labtops would help a lot because that way if they dont want someone on a site they can just take them off with so weird technology stuff and as for cell phones i dont really think they could help inless there was an emergency , like power going out and facebook would help so much cause it has groups and you can get notified about anything going on in school they should really bring facebook back :(
-Miara 1st
I agree with Michi, Facebook doesn't really lend itself to education at all. There aren't educational resources on the site and most teachers wouldn't use a class page. With phones, I don't like having it put away, no one does, but they're really not effective classroom tools
-Tobin, 1
Since we live in a technology filled world,we should be able to learn how to take apart and put together things like: old cellphones, mp3 players, or even a computer as a class...
Takarya-1st
wish we can use our phones in class everyday!
jasmine brown 4- mrs L
Well I don't think cell phones are to big of a deal... at my old school we could use them outside of class and at lunch, but I also think its just a way for schools to take money for things the school needs, I mean why make kids and there parents pay for the phone if its already theirs anyway...?
Gavin:) 4th
I think that cellphone use in the class will not be a big deal. Teachers say they are getting us ready for college but then again we can't use our cellphones. At long as it's not interrupting the teaching it's not a big deal.
-D'Ante Riggins 4th
I think we should be able to use cell phones in class because it will stop alot of kids from always talking in class but you shouldnt go over board with the cell phones in class, because you might pay alot more attention to your cell phone then the school work(:
Samantha- 4th
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Blake
as in just use them to talk. or we can use them for school work (thats if you like school work)
jasmine-4-mrs L
Cell Phones In The Classroom Would Make Us Students Actually Want To Learn Because Of The Privilages That We Would Have To Use Them, And We Would Know That As Long As We're Learning Then We Would Always Have The Privilage To Use Our Cell Phones During School.
Jeron G. 4th Pd.
I think that cell phone while fun to play with are not a good class room tool. When you give a little freedom some cant handle it and do what they want. Same goes with facebook people always go off on there own things when given the chance.
Zach-4
Using cellphones in a classroom would most likely be a bad idea. no one would do the assignment and they would just text, how is that beneficial to the student or the teacher trying to teach the subject?
-Austin W. 4th
i think using facebook in the class room was a bad idea anyways because the students would like go somewhere else instead of doing what they suppose to be doing nd some of them aren't even responsible enough yet to be doing that in class..
yoana-4th
Gavin your blog is so true. I wonder where does the money for getting your cell phone goes to.
D'Ante Riggins 4th
i can use face book on my cell phone
-johnnyboy 4period
Gosh! we should like do justice an get the principals to trust us on using cellphones or facebook any time we like OR use them anyways ;)
-Paz 4th
I don't think cell phones should be intergrated into everyday school life. Without every person having a particular phone or app for the ENTIRE school it would be unrealistic to even try because requiring a student to have that certain phone or app might not be feasable to every person in the school.
-Alejandra D. 4th Period
I think using technology in classes is good for ex. using and i-pod when your doing the work in class to concentrate better on it.Also using Facebook why don't they give us a chance before they think we aren't able to use just giving negative thoughts not positive just give us a chance and see how it everything works. out
Marsilo Santoyo
4period-Mrs.L
Cellphones should be allowed in classrooms incase of emergencies.
And teachers should hold on to them during class and return them to the sudents at the end of class. Cellphones could be helpfull on choosing class officers by letting the students txt their votes. That way it would be a much more faster and efficient way for the students.
Bonifilio Soto-4th
Technology is a world in it's own. As far as facebook goes I think that it was one of the worst ideas that the school was going to allow. Has anybody seen the movie Cyperbully?? well its basically about a girl having a "Cliqusters" (form of facebook) and it was all cool at first and then one day people started to harrass her and telling lies about her. It drew her into this oblivious state as to who she really was. She became depressed and was hospitilized for O.D. Facebook should not be used in a classroom environment because it shouldnt be used as a grade to be able to talk and get up on the latest info.
As far as cell phones I dont agree with you D'jarius Williams because the ability to use cell phones in class could cause cheating and yeahh maybey it would cause "better" students in the world of passing and ignoring teachers but in the long run it is a terrible idea because it dosent allow them to succed in college.
Meagan McG-4th period
The secretary of defense runs video game simulations for training purposes. Doctors perform surgeries in a simulated and digital enviroment to practice. If digital technology has already been incorporated into these critical areas of education why hasn't public schools followed suit?
Blake 1st
@ Austin that is so not true now if a teacher sit there and say if you guys listen and do your work and ill give you 10 min on your cellphones at the end of class you wouldnt be good in class.
D'ante Riggins 4th
As far as cell phones go, I think their potential is limited. Yes, if EVERYONE had a smartphone (and the same model would be convenient too) there might be something. But the fact is, not everybody even has a cell phone of any kind. They would probably end up being a distraction anyway.
Facebook. I don't really like it, and don't use it. I agree with Michi and Tobin- people would be checking up on their friends instead of class.
I do think that tablets like the iPad could work. They're portable, and a classroom set could have only certain useful apps for class use.
-Brittany Wells, 4th
Curly you are crazy if you think that you wouldn't work if you could use your phone how do you work when we can use the computers?
Gavin 4th:)
i think more tecnology should be incourporated in the class room. Thing like laptops and kindles for textbooks should be incouraged and utalized.Facebook would be nice to have, but is not vital to learning. Phones, i dont think are completly nessicary but i belive the cell phone policy here should be relaxed. I think we sho;uld be able to use them at school just not in the class room i think this would redouce texting in class if we could text in the halls between classes or at lunch.
-emily 4th
I Just Say That School District Let Us Try It Out For A Week Or So And Whatever The Results Are We Base If We Should Or Shouldnt Be Able To Use Them Off That.
Jeron G. 4th Pd.
Good Answers!
MarsiloSantoyo-4th
im ready
-johnny 4th
Jeron G i agree with you 100 percent. Because the district shouldnt block something from us. when they havent even giving us a chance to try it yet.
Osman 5th
I think that having technology in schools is extremely helpful. For example having laptops would help students be more organized, because they will have less papers to keep up with. It also is a plus if you are eco-friendly having less paper. But using things such as Facebook, or twitter is a bad idea because we preseve it as like a social network and not school.
-Elizabeth Turner-5th Period
i agree
david blackwell-5th
if we could use cell phones, facebook, twitter in class would make our school better and not so left behind in technology
Miguelito 5th
I think it wouldn't benefit us very much with facebook in the classrooms because there are so many distractions on it. This blog is probably just as effective.
Ellen a-5th period
Technology like cell phones, labtops, iPods, etc is part of today's life. It should be allowed to use whenever or wherever. The technology is part of today's life. Sooner or later they'll be as used as clothes are, if they aren't used that much already.
-David
5th Period
Laptops to me is great idea.Sure it can cause problems people still do things they arent suppose to,theres always going to be some type of idiot trying to do something illegal.But overall people need to learn that technology has gone along way, and it can help in our education.
The thought of having facebook incorporated in school classrooms has me so excited, but as soon as i found out it has been blocked made me feel like this }:(
-norma 6th
I believe that technology is very important to use in schools. I believe that more and more students are getting bored with school because there is not enough interesting things going on. For instance I found a school online that is using the iPad in their classrooms (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?pagewanted=all). They use it for textbooks and to play educational games. They also use them to do assignments and turn them in. I believe that if more and more schools began to use technology to help the students learn visually they will have better success in school. In my opinion cell phones should not be used because a phone is used to talk to people and that is not what school is for. I do believe that things like the iPad could be useful only if it is for educational purposes
-Meleah 5th
I think cell phones should be allowed in class to prepare us for college. Teachers are always saying how they are trying to prepare us for the future but really no other place out there in the real world stops you from using your phone. It can be used effectively in class also. Giving us more privileges will help us mature. Facebook in class also has its ups and downs like any other thing. It can help students stay connected in class it’s easier and can be effective. By restricting all these things it only makes students want to find ways around them.
Ivette-5th
I agree with Jeron. The school should allow us to at least try to use technology [ Facebook, cell phones, etc. ] for a period of time to see how the students and teachers respond to it. If students are given the privilege to use cell phones and Facebook for school purposes only, they will participate in class more, and actually become interested in school work. The school also says we can't have music players at school. Personally, music helps me focus, and in middle school I had a teacher who allowed us to bring our mp3 players and iPods to school to listen to while we worked. It cut down the noise in class and kept us focused while we did our class work. We were born in the era of technology, so we relate more to things that involve technology.
-Jameika-5th
I think that since we getting ready for college then we should just pratice being mature. As long as we get the notes and our work done. Technology is a great thing for our education .
-ambria curl
5th
cell phone gona love that converstion
Nickolas Morin - 7th period
Well it all depends upon which cell phone is used. If you use a regular phone it might not be great due to the fact that you might only be able to call people. If you had something like an I-phone, or I-pad on the other hand, It could be used to teach classes various things on websites that need a computer to be used. We could have an off campus Facebook Group. But then again everyone would need a computer in which case, I don't have one...Maybe I can ask the Hobo down the street if hes got one, But it might turn otherwise.
-Matthew DeWard
i think cell phones in the classroom would be a good idea if everyone had a smartphone. facebook in class would be useful but u would have to find a way to keep everyone focused and on task.
Shaq - 7th
I am not a rule Nazi, but i honestly think that cell phones are better not being seen.
Honestly guys, if we had the option, we would be so distracted by cell phones that we would never be able to focus to get anything done in class.
Facebook, on the other hand, would most likely be useful as long as it is not on a phone or on free time.
the reason behind my thinking this is because Facebook is a social network that alows us to get into contact with other students that we barely see.
also, more teachers could use blogs on Facebook, im not saying to add them as a friend, but atleast put it on their wall so that students can see it.
in all, i think cell phones= No
and Facebook= Yes
-Luke 7th
At my old school in McKinney we were allowed to use our cellphones during certain classes because our teachers would have a free system set up that allowed us to send in questions anonymously. It saved us from the embarrasment of asking a question that may have seemed stupid to others and it helped eliminate repeated questions.
Rye- 7th period
using facebook in school will only work if all of the students follow the instructions given to them.
Huesca-7th
the only good use i can think of for cellphones is if they are used as USB's if we dont have one (or as flashlights for tests when power goes out as Mrs.Christian talks about all the time) facebook might be used to figure out more about certain things we could be studying since a lot of things are on facebook now but a downside for both would be ppl using them for talking or games or inappropriate stuff (like Porn e.e perverts!)
we could use recorders for our classes for when we cant write the notes down fast enough so we could record it then write later. and ipods bc some teachers have podcasts (Madame Wright)
Jasmine 7th period
i dont think cell phones would be a good idea because...although their being used for school you cant always be sure of what your students are doing while your teaching.
-devin 7th period
My opinion on cell phones is that we should be able to have them out in class but only to be used for reasons pretaining to the class asignment.
Facebook in the classroom opens up just as many problems as it does advantages. I think that it should be alowed but it have a filter on it so as to filter out graphic or distracting photos.
I think the school system should branch out and use more tech in the classroom because in the real world jobs are becoming more and more technology based.
Nicholas Morin - 7th period
At my old school we use our phones to take notes and do reseach; instead of using our laptops, or which ever we perfered.Facebook could be use to tell us about assignments ect.and communicate with teachers and other students.
-Gary -7th
SELL phones are awsomeeeeeeeeeee!!!!-matt c
In response to Kyn'Teryn Mack from 1st period's comment
"Using cell phones in class eliminates all the talking in class if people are texting and it will probably keep a lot of people from getting bored"
While students probably wouldn't talk as much to one another and interupt the lesson verbally, the constant checking of text messages would interfere with being able to hear all of the lesson and students would be paying more attention to an incoming text rather than the teacher. In addition to that, on the boredom aspect, yes, school tends to not be the most interesting at many a time, but we are here to get an education. Sometimes we just have to grow up and deal.
-Ashley,7th period
well, in terms of cell phone use in class, I honestly believe there is no way to effectively use it in the class room. Because of its size, it would be far too easy for the student to text or browse without the teacher ever noticing. Beides this, I find it hard to see any real progression in learning that a cell phone could possibly bring. I don't know, if I'm wrong some one please tell me...
Facebook, I do believe is a different story. Because practically everyone uses it, it has potential to be a very reliable tool for memos and...
ross c. - 7
Cellphones outside of the classroom doesn't really seem like a problem to me. If you're in the hall or lunch or wherever, it should be fine to check or use your cellphone. In class it is a problem, but if they allowed us to use them at other times, we wouldnt be so tempted to use them during class. Riiiiiight?
-Katherine, 7th:)
Cell phones are unecessary in the education world. Cell phones might be useful, but they don't prove to be beneficial. They are a distraction for the students because they'll focus more on their phone instead of the actual lesssons that teachers have provided for them.
As it comes to Facebook, it might not be useful becuase students will be distracted be the social lives of their friends instead of focusing on the essentials. Honestly, I would chat with someone rather than comment on something dealing with school, it is just the way of the high school student. Boredom and privelages are not a factor in the education world because in reality, jobs are the same way.
-Neil Baquiran 7th
Cell phones and Facebook can be useful in school but incorporating them into the system is a waste of time. Despite their various uses, if the students can't be trusted to stay on task then there's just no use in trying
Gage Green-7
man if they took of dresscode then skool will be a s*** load more fun n if they let us use cell phones then people would be gettin into trouble as much
-placido/pachi 8th period
well i think it would be nice to use a cell phone in class for educational purposes -Andrew 8th period
I respectfully disagree Niel I think cell phones would come in handy in class for example when you need to find an answer some people can use the internet on their phone to find it or tell a friend
Raul 8th
It seems like school would be allot easier to deal with if we could use our cell phones whenever. It would be #boss if they let us.
@reidperry14 8th
I think that we should try to find a way to use cellphones in classes and if not then I feel that after the lesson is done and if there is spare time, we should be able to use our phones. We should be able to use them during lunch since that is our free time and other points of the day where it would not interupt learning. If it is not disrupting class or interrupting a lesson or the teaching, then why not? Is that not the reason for most rules at school. No distractions from learning. They just take up our property that we pay for already to pay to get it back. They must really need some money.
sam 8th
i Honestly think that cellphones should be allowed at ceratin points not during class but may be in lunch or so. cell phones now a days is a nessasity and everybody knows that even to teachers so cell phones should be allowed.About Facebook i really dont know anybody that doesnt have one and then when people have the time to have social time and they shouldnt had blocked it!!!
Nelis- 8th
technology is upgraded like everyday.. there's soo many things we have the ability to do on our cell/smart phones its ridiculous.. for example if the teacher calls on you and asks a question instead of taking so many minutes trying to find the answer in the book, you could just google it on your phone in less than a minute..
-Tee 8th
I think using more social networking in school would be a bad idea. Most to all students like the social part of school and will take advantage of the learning opportunities.
-Savannah 8th
D'jarius Williams I like the way u think
Raul 8th
cell phones in class should be premitted, but to a certain point. we should have a rule where whens is okay to use it, or after the teacher is done teaching . i dont see how it can ditract us when were walking to the classes .
as for facebook i think it would be a good idea that way the teacher could post things we need in class or assigments. facebook can be good if you use it right, the teacher should let them know if they do something wrong is there fault and not theres. so for the people who are agaisnt this thy suck and have no life ! (:
-eli 8th
I feel like using more technology in school would be beneficial to integrating into the real world. However, High school students aren't exactly experts at following rules. If Nac High, would just relax the rules they already have, but at the same time increase the punishments, then everyone who follows the rules would recieve more incentive to continue to do so, while those who don't would be more prone to actually follow those rules.
-Trenton B. 8th
the phone to for classroom the is to school that for people to school it phone to need put pant the beause will teather take phone around 5$.beasue cant network and cant game beause will virus competer. we need payattention cant look comptere and listen teahcer.
lucas 8period
Yoana really u think is a bad idea that they would of let us get on facebook well i think your wrong because i think that we would of been able to show that we were mature enough to not in other places!!!
love nelis.. :)
I would add NHS as a friend on facebook anyways.
@reidperry14 8th
Facebook and cell phones have its advantages & disadvantages. If it is used as a privelege it would be okay. If the privelge is abused the student should not be able to use them.
Just kidding.
@reidperry14 8th
I totally agree Reid :D
-Andrew 8th
@andrew - ur #1
Facebook and cell phones have its advantages and disadvantages. It should be a reward.If the privelege is abused it should be taken away.
rebecca 8th
everyone likes the idea of using cell phones because we all have one what if everyone had labtops would u exspect us to use them also?
-Miara 1st
I do not think that we should use cellphones in the classroom, because it will only create problems
Takarya-1st
First thing first. THE CELL PHONES we can use them to text our budies to help us on our assignment or use them to search something on the internet that we need to help us me more sucessful. Second if facebook was unblock in here at NHS, their will be more socialism in school! But i dont see how it will help us with school work. ALL IT DOES IS DISTRACT US FROM WORK.
-HM 1st period
Several people have said that one use of cell phones in class would be to find answers more quickly, but I don't think this is a positive thing. If you need to Google the answer when a teacher calls on you, then you already don't pay attention in class and really don't need another distraction, and it would also encourage cheating.
-Tobin, 1
well on the other hand cellphone use in the classroom is not good because "IM GONE BE ON DAT PHONE"....PERIOD! so it may be better to not use em =) TUTT-1st
MAN!!! Yall have had some GREAT things to say about technology in the classroom this week. Keep it up!
Cell phones in the classroom is a good idea because it would cut down on some of the unnecessary talking, by texting. But facebook isnt a good idea, because most people wouldnt participate in what were supposed to be doing on the web... They'll just be checking their own messages, notifications, etc. ..
1st - Vincent(:
The cell phone usage in the school i personaly think that is a bad idea, because WE ALL KNOW each of us would take advantage of it. Facebook is a diffrent story. When i found out that it was unbloked i was extreamly excited, because even when it was bloked here i would post avideo or an article on my wall and there would be TONS of cooment on it. Bolging is fun we could, there could be ristrictions that could prevent foul lang if it get taht personaly. This is just what i think. Dont cooment on my spelling, because i will get you, i know who you are. >:)~
as far as cell phones go in class if you think we should say "I" well post it. and for those who disagree wit me=) "megan" i understand where your coming from but if i can use my phone you better believe i am.no matter what rules are going to be broken so why not have fun breaking them??
D'jarius Williams-1st
cellphone would be a valuable to in the class room, but there must be a way to prevent students from activating Apps,and texting, or making calls. Like the teachers could have an app that locks apps, and texting for the period of there class. The student could still make calls in case of an emergency, but the teacher could see if the student is making calls
-- Michael 1st period
The cell phone usage in the school i personaly think that is a bad idea, because WE ALL KNOW each of us would take advantage of it. Facebook is a diffrent story. When i found out that it was unbloked i was extreamly excited, because even when it was bloked here i would post avideo or an article on my wall and there would be TONS of cooment on it. Bolging is fun we could, there could be ristrictions that could prevent foul lang if it get taht personaly. This is just what i think. Dont cooment on my spelling, because i will get you, i know who you are. >:)~
Victor - 1st
Cell phones would be a distraction from learning, even if the conversation was about school or homework. I feel like kids would take advantage of this rule. I think Facebook should be used because having something on facebook like a blog or something would make kids participate more because they use Facebook so much.
Cell phones would be a distraction from learning, even if the conversation was about school or homework. I feel like kids would take advantage of this rule. I think Facebook should be used because having something on facebook like a blog or something would make kids participate more because they use Facebook so much.
Ellen 1st
@Michael, i love that idea, the teachers should have that kind of power, put i think it would be a legal battle when a student sya his right are being taken away.
Placido! Scholarly language PLEASE!!!!!!
Neil! Fantastic point! Jobs are boring, and you have to stay focused in a job too just like in school.
@Nick Morin - I might be wrong, but I don't think there's any way to filter FB like that. You get all the content all the time.
@Jasmine (7th) some excellent ideas!!
@Rye, how cool that McKinney ISD is able to do that! We actually have that ability from your computers in this classroom (using Vision). Maybe we can turn it on and test it out and you can help me model how McKinney does it?
Ivette & Bria - Good point about getting ready for the real world and college teachers / bosses not making you put up your phone. However, bosses & college teachers ASSUME that you're mature enough to deal with those disctractions. Here in high school I think we ASSUME that you're NOT mature enough to deal with them.
I think cell phones would be great for keeping track of events that happened during class. People would be able to keep the discussion going outside the classroom.
Amanda-1st
So I'm seeing a lot of NO on the cell phone and a lot of YES on the Facebook. Interesting.
I really do think we could use Facebook effectively.It would be so easy to talk to all of you at once. It would be easy to remind you about what was coming up. It would be easy to remind you about what I'm looking for when I grade something (i.e. Inspiration Files).
When I learned that Facebook was unblocked I did run out there and make one for my class. It's Lanham's Class. IT's wide open so parents / administrators / everybody can see it. If I can get enough participation I'll start updating through FB and we'll see how it works.
Go home. Friend my school FB. Lanham's Class. All the cool kids are doing it!
hmm nelis :) your right huh but we all think differently but also i say that because gurl im like that i would just go some where else and i know you would too. :)
:) yoana
I Agree With Jameika, Music Helps Me Do Homework (When I Actually Decide To Do It) Haha
Jeron G. 4th Period
Oh Yea And Twitter > Facebook....Just Saying =)
Jeron G. 4th Period
Facebook in the classroom is a horrible idea. Not because students can't handle the freedom to use it but because it opens the door for teachers and administrators to pry into a student's personal life and information.
-Blake 4th
I think that cellphones are better than some teachers. for instance Mrs.Lanham is the best teacher ever. Such in such is the worst teacher ever and you dont learn anything in that person's class. You can get on your phone and learn the information better off of google or something.
D'Ante Riggins-4th
Curly you got to be kidding me dude.....
D'Ante Riggins-4th
I agree with Tobin that if you need your phone in class to answer questions then you are not listening in the first place.
Zach-4
i think that using facebook in class is a bad idea as well. i think it would be distracting and not work well. i believe that cell phones should be incorporated in class. i think if we began to use them it wouldnt be such a distraction in the class and it could help the environment instead of hurt.
Caroline Kingham-5
i think that using facebook could be a good for class.
5th- david blackwell
I don't like the day of Facebook in class. But I think the whole NO cell phone thing is too much, and we need to learn to have a cell phone and learn, like college does.
Elizabeth Turner-5th
i agree with using cell phones because most peoples have smartphones which is good technology for this class, lpike the internet connections and stuff.
-ambria curl 5th per
Twitter would make more sense to have than facebook cause you can easily put your dicussion questions as your status, and the teacher won't have to worry about you doing other things on twitter, like they would with you being on facebook..
-the boss; David Radnitzer
-1st period
everyone here has a point... but i personally think we should use facebook, cell phones,laptops
and any other technology we have...technology has been around for years and its not going anywhere so mind as well use it!! :]
-Norma 5th
twitter is so much better than facebook. just saying!! and caroline you dont know what your talking about!
Osman-5th
I think cell phones should be allowed sometimes and somehow incorporated into our learning but they would be distracting sometimes
-Landon-5th
-the boss; David Radnitzer
-5st period***
I think Facebook can be useful but distracting. I agree that Twitter would be a way better canidate. Cell phones they are to strict about. They could prevent kids from talking and they are sometimes needed for certain people such as teen moms who need to check on their babies. This school aggrevates me when the last bell rings, the school is out and the rules are out. They have no right to take a persons cell phone if we are in the building...
Rhiannon-5th
I think you we should be able to use youtube as we work becuse If we listen we would stop gettin' on the teacher's last nerves 5 DRE DOWELL
I think that cellphones could be permitted at a certain point, not during lessons or when a teacher is talking.
& to facebook, some people aren't mature enough to use it, but it would be ok if the district would let us use it and see how mature people are..
-7th Pd.
Diana
@ at Dre yes youtube thatd be great bc i could use that for a lot of stuff in school x.x
i wish theyd unblock the tinypic and photobucket because the images i can find at school is so limited because of them and i really need those
Jasmine 7th
Why is everyone saying no the cell phones.
Nicholas Morin - 7th period
I really can't think of any ideas to use our cellphones since we have computers in front of us. Of course in other classes the cellphones would be useful to quick-search a answer. I think we always remember the things we do in our cellphones & that means we could even remember the answers. I don't know about facebook (;
Eric M - 7th
I really can't think of any ideas to use our cellphones since we have computers in front of us. Of course in other classes the cellphones would be useful to quick-search a answer. I think we always remember the things we do in our cellphones & that means we could even remember the answers. I don't know about facebook (;
( P.S Mrs L just hit me : \ AGAIN ! )
Eric M- 7th
we will never get away with using sell phones,(cell phones is mispelled on purpouse)(so is purpose)because the "mann" wants to keep us down. ha:)
we will never get away with using sell phones,(cell phones is mispelled on purpouse)(so is purpose)because the "mann" wants to keep us down. ha:)
we will never get away with using sell phones,(cell phones is mispelled on purpouse)(so is purpose)because the "mann" wants to keep us down. ha:)-matt c
diana i agree with you like totally and gurl you didnt make since either your with it or without it hahaha but im still with you :)
love yoana :)
Yoana well i am with it as long as people are mature enough :)
-Diana
lol yeah i know that we all think diffrently but you know that people now a days are mature... Nelis-8th
If people could be mature with cell phones it would be okay as long as it doesn't interrupt class. I think that cell phones being allowed out would be tooken advantage of, same with Facebook. There's some kids who would be able to still do their work with cell phones and there are others who would get too easily distracted.
-Destiny 8th period
Wats up Eli!!!
Raul 8th
heeeey, (: raul wasssaap' / C:
My opinion about Facebook blogging is that we should be allowed to use it mainly because it will let us let out our opinions to new people.Cellphones would really keep certain people from talking and getting bored which I think would be a good idea to be used in classes.
Juanita-8th
Sitting next to you
Raul 8th
we have to work to at school to the is work hare to school beacause u will 100 to test to try best to 100
lucasjardon 8prideo
I thought using facebook in class was a great idea! It would be allowing all of the kids in this class to connect with each other and possibly learn more about each other.
Kacy-8th
ohhhh emmmm qeeeee ? ;O really ha, noo duh. anywaaays' qet too WORK >;D
- eeellliii(: <3
As far as cell phones go, I don't think that there's any reason for us to use them in class. I do think, however, that cell phones shouldn't be banned in school. School should be like the professional world: we should be able to check messages, etc. between classes and at lunch, but we should be expected to put them away during class simply out of courtesy. Teachers have the right to give lunch detentions for seeing phones out in class because it's disrespectful, but I think that charging $15.00 to get a phone back is overkill. Just treat us like adults; we're almost there, anyway, and we might as well learn the proper etiquette instead of finding ways to fight the system.
Facebook for me is a trickier issue. I think that it could be a great tool for the classroom for discussion and research purposes. But using Facebook in school is tricky because it can (and, inevitably, will) lead to an extreme waste of time. When students should be working, they'll be chatting, browsing photos, and updating their statuses. I DO think it's a good idea to set up class Facebook pages for after-school use. That way, students can discuss assignments in an open forum or ask the teacher questions. Teachers can also create projects that involve social-networking components. My 9th-grade English teacher did this. We were learning about Greek mythology, and she assigned us to create a Facebook page for a Greek hero of our choice, customizing the profile, statuses, photos, etc. to fit their personality and story. I'm sure that there are TONS of other ways to use Facebook in school projects. But it's probably a better tool OUTSIDE of school.
Note: I'm a big fan of class discussions online, like this blog. So teachers that don't feel comfortable creating a Facebook page for their class should create blogs or use turnitin.com like my English class did this summer. It was a great discussion tool that was more academic than Facebook because it was separate from all of our other info and notifications. But any type of Internet is great for extending the classroom outside of the school day, which is REALLY important for learning.
~Miranda Adkins, 8th
ohhhh emmmm qeeeee ? ;O really ha, noo duh. anywaaays' qet too WORK >;D
- eeellliii(: <3
I think it should be a persons choice. If they want to use technology in school it should be allowed and if they don't they don't have to use it.
Alfredo Sedano-5th
I like the idea of being able to use cell phones in school but haveing the coutesy to put it in class, but then, sadly, I think that people would abuse the privalege eventualy because as Miranda said we're only almost adults.
Nicholas Morin - 7th period
Miranda! Excellent thoughts! Thank you for your reflection.
Thank yall SO MUCH for your reflection and thought this week! I think this was a FANTASTIC discussion. I think for next week we'll look at some sparkly new cell phone technology.
Technology is very important in school, but cell phones for instance might not be. Students would be too focused about texting and their social life. Facebook is a bad idea for school because of profanity and other inapropriate comments.
I personally think that cell phones and allowing Facebook is just a big waste of time as Gage stated earlier "if the students can't be trusted to stay on task then there's just no use in trying"
Using your phone as part of class is too much for the common high School students to resist to abuse. This same principle applies to facebook. Even if you say you won’t do it what about the person next to you or the next person can you promise for them? The fact is someone will always abuse the system it is only a matter of time.
On the topic of other tech that we can use; I have read that some people wanted laptops inside of class for various reasons. Personally I think it is a good idea, but it should be school provided, because if a student brings their own laptop it may have some unsavory content. Though there is a high chance of the laptops being abused or stolen I would suggest that they would be only used by the better students, ones that are more trust worthy and have a very "clean" record. If the student doesn't have a "clean" then they should be able to apply for probation and see they will qualify in a few months
This is my thoughts on this subject and nobody can convince me otherwise.
Tyler S.-8
I really liked the laser keyboard on the phone. These days the keypads on phones are so small and hard to type with. If you have the laser keyboard its like having a keyboard built into your phone, but you don't have to carry the keyboard along with you. I like how you can also just slide your finger up or down on the screen of your phone and it comes down or goes back in.
-Meleah 5th
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