By Alexandra Pannoni, US NEWS
Many high schools have relaxed strict bans on student cellphones in recent years, and some have even embraced the devices as an instructional tool in the classroom.
Some schools allow teens to use cellphones in class for educational purposes. (US NEWS)
New York City Schools, the largest school district in the country, will end its cellphone ban for students, Education Week reported this fall.
Officials from Princes George’s County Public Schools in Maryland adopted a new cellphone policy earlier this year that permits the use of portable electronic devices during the school day under certain circumstances, the community’s local publication, The Gazette reported.
“When cellphones first came out, the first response was to restrict them. Now they’re beginning to see that this technology, if used correctly, can be a great educational tool,” Earnest Moore, who was then president of the Prince George’s County PTA Council, told the paper.
Students could use cellphones in the classroom to research information for assignments or by completing digital quizzes through apps, for example.
But whether teenagers know how to use the devices politely and appropriately is another issue. Parents and teachers can use these methods to teach students cellphone etiquette.
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