Another great audio program brought to us by Teachers Aid. If you click on the title below you will need to then click on the audio button beside #55. There are many other great topics to listen to as well.
55 Cell Phones in the Classroom: Distraction or Undervalued Teaching Tool?
ReleasedOct 23, 2012
While some educators see cell phones and digital devices as distractions and sources of attention deficit, others say these are wonderful, undervalued teaching tools. Do we need to suppress the use of cell phones in classrooms or bring today’s teachers up to speed on how to teach with this new tool? Greg Graham is the author of, “Cell Phones in the Classroom? No, Students Need to Pay Attention.” Liz Kolb is a clinical assistant professor at The University of Michigan and authored “Cell Phones in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for the K-12 Educator.” Lisa Nielsen,award-winning blogger and author of “Teaching Generation Text,” is a long time public school educator.
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