Should electronics be used in class rooms?

            It is controversial on whether or not phones and other electronics should be allowed in school. With the high increase of technology intelligence, electronics in school would be a much better alternative than using outdated textbooks. Most textbooks today lack the information that students can simply search up on their phones, iPads, or tablets. Young people are growing up in societies where technology involves everyone; it is a common knowledge we are all coming about. “Instead of spending time and energy making sure students do not bring them to school, we should be investing that same energy into showing them how to use them properly” (Edubabbling 2014). People often take advantage of the free access to the wide variety of information we can attain just through our phones. Electronics should be allowed in the classroom for emergencies, faster easy research access and better information. It is just being the path to a more intelligent future.

Details:

            Today looking at the news and other surroundings, it is becoming more dangerous for everyone to be in public. There are a lot of natural disasters happening and lots of stories of strangers finding their ways into schools and this is very dangerous for students and their lives. With the past events such as Columbine and the Sandy Hooks shootings, coming to school often seems scary if there is not enough security. In schools we are not allowed to have our phones and are just to rely on the teachers. But in some cases, if something happens to the teacher there is no other way to contact families. “You will be better prepared to safely reunite your family and loved ones during an emergency if you think ahead, and communicate with others in advance” (Ready.gov 2012). Everyone has the fear of losing contact with his or her families in case of any emergency. Having phones in class for this reason will ensure the families that the students is okay or to let the outsiders know what is going on.

            Textbooks often tend to lack information that students need. They do have very useful information but there is always better and more helpful knowledge on the Internet. We use the Internet everyday for our small, quick, searching and social media. Information is always found on the Internet because of how much information we put out there. “The politics of the matter aside, the demonstrates the power of thought when it is articulated on the Internet today. It has the power to transcend the obstacles that offline communication faces” (Chrling 2011). With Web 2.0 rising, we are open to more opportunity of information.

            Using the Internet also allows faster searches. Web 2.0 is a better and faster tool everyone uses that advances more and more each day. “Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, folksonomies, video sharing sites, hosted services, Web applications, and mashups” (Wikipedia 2014). There is so much more options to finding information besides a textbook in a better way than what a textbook can give students. Growing up in a technological society, it can appear to be easier to learn to type, text, and use other concepts of using electronics to educate us. Using the Internet is much faster and can help organizations and businesses work together better, give knowledge, and also improve on social structure. The Internet does not only provide faster searches, they also provide information on social media, news, and others. “According to some Internet experts, with Web 3.0 you’ll be able to sit back and let the Internet do all the work for you” (Strickland 2008). Using Internet could be helpful with gathering much information that is provided.

Conclusion:

            Electronics being allowed in schools will be very beneficial because it will allow better access to information we need in studies. The Internet has a lot more resources than an outdated textbook can give us. The youth is raised being able to use such technology to do quick searches. There is always the situation where there can be in an emergency and a student will need to contact their parents in case a teacher is incapable of doing so. Our phones, tablets, and iPads are very useful to our lives and the technology it brings us can often be taken advantage of. If phones are allowed in school, we can be taught all of the opportunities we have to educating ourselves (Wikipedia 2014).
 

Should electronics be used in classrooms? There are several arguments debating whether or not electronic devices should be used in classrooms. Schools have restricted their policies on the use of electronics during school due to distractions in learning for students. Although there are cons in the use of devices there are also pros as well. Now that technology is advancing and the Internet is becoming more mobile, the policy of electronics can change into this new age of the 21 century. Electronics provide a safe way of security then ever before.

Knew Knowledge: I never even thought that this concept would ever be considered due to the past policies of using a device in class.

Prior Knowledge: Now, a senior in High School I understand and obey the rules of keeping my phone in my locker. I always thought that the reason was because it serves as a distraction to the classroom, but always wondered, if an emergency is to happen what can students do in order to be safe if they’re individually at risk of danger. Electronics such as phones can be used to obtain information and used to cheat on tests but the teachers can suspect if they are really using it or not. Another way is through textbooks as stated in our essay, “Textbooks often tend to lack information that students need. They do have very useful information but there is always better and more helpful knowledge on the Internet. We use the Internet everyday for our small, quick, searching and social media. Information is always found on the Internet because of how much information we put out there”. Overall Electronics provide information, safety, and update of the 21^st century future development.

Clarity: What will electronics in classrooms look like five years from now? 
 

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