Guest Commentary: Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones and Use Them for Learning

Audrey Watters writes about education and technology. In a recent post on Mind/Shift, which explores the future of learning by covering cultural technology trends and innovations, Watters wrote that she was tired of the obstacles prevent cell phones and other mobile devices from being used in K-12 classrooms.
"For man schools, these are formal rules written in school policy or in student handbooks," Watters writes. "But as phones become more like extended appendages in everyone's life, schools are rethinking their policies."
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