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Should Mobile Devices be Banned in
Classroom
Various technologies and the internet have
become ubiquitous. The development of mobile technology also has been quite
mature now. Therefore, many people use mobile devices every day for daily
chores. Even students bring their cell phones, tablets, and laptops to school
and classes. Even though mobile devices bring benefits to education, they also
bring some challenge to education. Therefore, whether mobile devices should be
used in classrooms become a controvertible topic now. Some people think that
mobile devices bring benefit to students, but some people think them
negatively influence students’ learning. Even though adversaries allege that mobile devices should be
used in classrooms, mobile devices should be banned in classrooms because they
influence teaching efficiency and quality; they bring negative influence to
students’ learning; using mobile devices still has some limitation.
First, because using mobile devices in
classrooms brings negative influence to teachers’ teaching, mobile devices
should be banned in classrooms. If all students use mobile devices in
classrooms, teachers need to take more time to check how students use mobile.
For example, because all mobile devices can install various entertainment
softwares like social media, game, and video. Students are easily attracted by
these softwares. During class, teachers need to improve their teaching
quality, and they need to make sure that students understand what they are
taught. Therefore, teachers need to constantly remind the distracted students.
If all students use mobile devices, they will increase more chances of
distractions in classrooms. Therefore, teachers must take more time to check
whether students use mobile devices for entertainment. Thus, the teachers’
teaching quality will decrease, and this method reduced teacher’s teaching
efficiency. Moreover, when mobile devices are allowed in classrooms, if mobile
devices produce sound and vibration, they will affect the classroom atmosphere.
For any instructor, interrupted thinking is so terrible. All mobile devices
inevitably produce sound, even though these mobile devices have vibrational
functions because their vibrational still cause sound in quiet classrooms. The
noise of mobile devices will interrupt teachers’ logic. As a result, teachers
need more time to maintain order and restore their thinking. In “Is Mobile
Technology in the Classroom a Helpful Tool or a Distraction? A report of
University Students’ Attitudes, Usage Practices, and Suggestions for Policies”
Lorraine D. Jackson (2013) claims that not only notice like vibration, ringing,
and notification caused by smartphone will cause the distraction, but also
students tend to check their mobile devices frequently (p. 2). Furthermore,
because teachers’ teaching is a process of communication, students having verbal
respond or making eye contact with teachers can improve teachers’ mood.
Therefore, teachers who are high spirits will be organized and clear, and they
can use their passion to improve learning and teaching atmosphere in class
efficiently. If students using mobile devices in classrooms, teachers’ mood
will be influenced. Their passions are weakened because many students only
focus on their mobile devices but not teachers and class materials. The result
is that both quality and efficiency of teaching will decline. Students using
mobile devices in classrooms not only influence teaching efficiency and quality
but also bring negative influence to students’ learning.
Next, mobile devices should be banned
in classrooms, because using mobile devices will influence efficiency and quality
of students’ learning. It
is hard to imagine what happens if every student uses mobile devices in
classrooms because it is harmful to students’ learning. If mobile devices are
common in class, users will rely heavily on the search function of the mobile
devices. Because students can...........
Finally, the last reason that mobile devices
should not be used in classrooms is the limitation of their usage.
Counter-arguments:
However, some people argue that students should use mobile devices in classrooms. They allege that using mobile devices can easily take notes and students would not miss any part of the lecture. This is true. Nevertheless, because using mobile devices to take notes is quick and instant without thinking and organizing, the students cannot remember the notes deeply. In contrast, the students who use pens to write down the notes need to understand and think about how to organize the information. This process helps the students to have a better memory about the notes and class materials. According to " The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking," Pam A. Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer discover that using the pen to take notes results in having better remember than using laptops (p. 4). Therefore, students still should use traditional methods to take notes.
However, some people argue that students should use mobile devices in classrooms. They allege that using mobile devices can easily take notes and students would not miss any part of the lecture. This is true. Nevertheless, because using mobile devices to take notes is quick and instant without thinking and organizing, the students cannot remember the notes deeply. In contrast, the students who use pens to write down the notes need to understand and think about how to organize the information. This process helps the students to have a better memory about the notes and class materials. According to " The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking," Pam A. Mueller and Daniel M. Oppenheimer discover that using the pen to take notes results in having better remember than using laptops (p. 4). Therefore, students still should use traditional methods to take notes.