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Below mentioned points, to highlight how the usage of smartphone is bane for students:
Creating Disruption
As has been said already, smartphones are being seen to have a disruptive influence in classrooms. The number of children using them and bringing them to class is always going up. This has created a situation of sorts for the teachers as well. The seriousness of the situation could be understood from the fact that even primary school students have these gadgets. Some of them have tablets as well! The usage of a smartphone during the lectures is not only degraded the performance of the students but also create a disturbing environment for the other student.
How are the schools dealing with it?
Different schools around the world have reacted in various ways when it comes to dealing with the bad side of using these devices in schools. Some of them have partially banned the use of such devices and in some cases, there is zero tolerance being shown. Experts say that the pull of using smartphones in the classroom is one temptation that students are finding quite hard to resist.
However, they say that instead of banning it outright schools should give some thought to how their proper usage can be promoted in classrooms. They suggest that students could be allowed to use them in cases where the teachers themselves ask them to do so.
Getting access to technology at a young age
One of the biggest issues, in this case, is that children are getting access to technology at an age when they may not even be ready for it. Parents often ask experts when they should give their children their first smartphone. In answer to that, they say that the ideal time is when they are at ease with the idea of them watching pornography. Children, experts say, are a curious lot and they would always check those things out when they get hold of a smartphone.
The importance of adult supervision
Experts say that if a child is given a smartphone before the age of 16 years there should be strict monitoring by the adults to see that nothing untoward is happening. It is very important that they are shielded from social ills such as racism and violence that is freely available on the internet these days. Ideally, they should be using smartphones in order to get a rough idea of the world that they live in and further their knowledge. It should be used for improvement.
How the use of a mobile phone can they be beneficial/boon for students?
It would be completely wrong and unfair to assume that nothing good can come out of using smartphones in schools. Just like two sides of a coin technology to has its benefits – even for kids in schools – and probably these benefits outnumber the ills significantly.
These days, learning and school management systems are being created with the view of making education better and easier than what it was earlier. These technological systems are available only on the internet and this is perhaps the biggest reason why students should be encouraged to use smartphones in class.
Information on hand at all times
One of the biggest benefits of school ERP software system is that students always have all the information they need at their fingertips. These technologies are dashboard driven and they are pretty user-friendly as well. They are designed in such a way that the students using them have a great experience. Here they can get all the information of their school such as the latest news, birthdays, events, leave applications, and discussions to name a few. This enables them to plan their schedules properly enough and maximize their time.
Making communication easier and better
These school management systems have also made it really easy to communicate with teachers and fellow students regarding studies and other important issues. These systems come with inbuilt messaging systems and this makes it really easy for them to send and receive messages to and from other users in the network. In fact, these systems are beneficial for other entities related to the school such as parents, teachers, and administrators as well.
Communication done on these systems can be used for future references as well. Students also get automated messages from these systems about all important affairs in their school.
In almost all cases these communications remain private and this is a great facility to have in this day and age of peer pressure. Thanks to this students can sort out their doubts and get answers to questions that they would be afraid to ask in the class. This is because there is always the fear of being mocked by their fellow students for asking those questions. Since this can be done at any time in the day students are encouraged to study at all times and this only benefits them in life.