by Eric Sheninger This morning I read a great article on PBS

Last updated: 4/9/2023

by Eric Sheninger This morning I read a great article on PBS Media Shift by Audrey Watters entitled Why Schools Should Stop Banning Cell Phones and Use Them For Learning Up until this past year the rule of thumb was that students could bring their phones to my school but they could not be on seen or heard This rule applied throughout the school day on or at any school sponsored functions and was strictly enforced I cannot begin to explain all of the battles with students and parents that my administrative team and I had to deal with because of the established policy Fortunately for me I have already begun to work with my staff and students to transform the teaching and learning culture at New Milford HS as it pertains to cell phones as mobile learning devices As a principal it took me a while to accept the fact that these small but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis The knowledge that I have acquired from my Personal Learning Network PLN provided me with the ideas and strategies to utilize student cell phones as mobile learning devices 17 Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article Up until this past year the rule of thumb was that students could bring their phones to my school but they could not be on seen or heard BI cannot begin to explain all of the battles with students and parents that my administrative team and I had to deal with because of the established policy As a principal it took me a while to accept the fact that these small but powerful computing devices could play an important role in the classroom This shift in mindset can be directly attributed to what I have learned from innovative educators in the social media spaces that I now delve into on a routine basis 18 What kind of argument is the author making A Logical