Technology use scenario
“During word processing class, Mr. McIntosh notices
that Mary has both of her hands under the computer desk. As Mr. McIntosh come
around to her station Mary puts her hands back on the keyboard but he notices
that her cell phone is on her lap with a text on the screen. Mr. McIntosh asks
Marty to stay after class, where she says that she was sending a text to her
mother about picking her up after school. What does the teacher do”? (Ribble
p.92).
This particular scenario definitely falls under Inappropriate Digital Communication because Mary was using her cell phone during her class. (Ribble p. 24). The can cause disturbance to other classmates, she is concentrating on her text messages, rather than her class and also Professor Mr. McIntosh also got distracted due to this situation. There are so many ways she could have avoided this incident by advising her mother of her pick up timings earlier, could of called her mother during her lunch break, or could have went up to Mr. McIntosh and asked for his permission for few minutes for her to use the phone outside of the class. Using cell phone in class should not be allowed, not only Mary is getting distracted, but along with others. Teacher should give her a serious warning and give suggestions for future references so that this incident would not be repeated again. Regardless of the reason Mary was involved in Inappropriate Digital Communication.
Hi Janani,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your explanation of how this situation was inappropriate. Mary should not have been using her cell phone in class, as that is not an appropriate way of using technology. I agree with you that there was probably a better time and place to have her phone out and to send that text message. It also took Mr. McIntosh away from the class as he was distracted by Mary's actions, which was not a good thing. A better idea would have been to plan before school or on break to discuss a time to be picked up at, not during class. I think teachers need to discuss their cell phone policies in the classroom at the beginning of the semester. This way, all students will know what is expected from them. If the teacher did this and Mary continued to use her phone in class, a harsher warning could be used.
Thanks for sharing!
Alyssa
Hi Alyssa thank you very much for your reply
ReplyDeleteI like how you mentioned "I think teachers need to discuss their cell phone policies in the classroom at the beginning of the semester" If the teacher did that earlier then this situation would not have occurred. Good suggestion thank you
I totally like the solution of asking for permission to use the phone. I think it is also appropriate to ask to leave the classroom for a minute, then make the communication.
ReplyDeleteHi Logan thank you for your reply as well
ReplyDeleteYes getting permission would have made a big difference rather than causing distractions to the class along with the teacher
Hi
ReplyDeleteI agree some of your opinion. Since using cell phone in the classroom is very common for each student, I know some professor do not like their students using cell phone in the class and it is not good for their learning and it is not respect the professor as well.