Gabrielle Miller
English 112
17 January 2018
Annotated Bibliography
Summaries of the Cell Phone Articles
Freed, Richard. “Why Phones Don’t Belong in School.” Huffpost, 13 Apr. 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-freed/why-phones-dont-belong-in-school_b_9666730.html. Accessed 17 Jan. 2017
The article titled “Why Phones Don't Belong in School " is written by Richard Freed. Freed is a Psychologist, author, speaker, and helps teach parents on parenting kids growing up in the age of technology. His article was published on the Huffington Post. The Huffpost’s audience is geared for teachers and parents, each article either relates to politics or school related topics. Freed's article was about why cell phones don’t belong in school and ways to stop teenagers from using them during class time. Freed explains that cell phones give both students and parents a false sense of security, they open doors for cyber-bullying, and it allows for students to become districted and miss important instruction. Parents in today’s world, think that allowing their kids to have a phone will keep them in constant contact, but students do not need a phone because they can be reach through the main office. If there was a stricter policy on cell phones children’s grades may increase and they would be less distracted.
Schaffhauser, Dian. “Research: College Students More Distracted Than Ever.” Campus Technology, 20 Jan. 2016, https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/01/20/research-college-students-more-distracted-than-ever.aspx?m=2. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018.
The article titled “Research: College Students More Distracted than Ever” is written by Dian Schaffhauser was written in the year of twenty sixteen. Schaffhauser is a credible source because, she is a senior contributing editor for The Journal and Campus Technology. This article was written on the Campus Technology website, and it is a site that most teachers can receive information regarding topics that link technology and school together. Each article posted goes through various editors before being posted online. Schaffhauser found that about 12 percent of students use their phones in class for things like texting, emailing, and other things non-classroom related. Some of the students who have took part in the study said that using their cell phones in class have caused them to not pay attention and miss instruction. When students use their phone in the classroom, it is usually because they are fighting boredom, but students need to learn not to use them because it can have a negative impact.
National Communication Association “Texting and Tweeting in the classroom: How do they impact Learning?” Science Daily, 4 June 2016, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/06/150604141531.htm. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018.
The article titled "Texting and tweeting in the classroom: How do they impact student learning?" is written by the National Communication Association. The article was published to Science Daily which is one of the most popular science news sources. It offers free content to many students, professionals, and government agencies. The article was about the effects of being a cell phone usage in a classroom setting. Many studies found that people on their phone recall less information then those who do not use theirs in class. Studies also found that people who text about course related material scored higher than those who text about non-course related material, while on the other hand, tweeting about course related material is even helpful in some cases. Now that some of studies are proving that as phone usage is helpful in class, teachers are starting to include class phones in their classroom.
Pawlowski, A. “Kids Who Are Addicted to Smartphones May Have an Imbalance in the Brain.” Today, 30 Nov. 2017, https://www.today.com/health/teen-smartphone-addicts-have-chemical-imbalance-brains-t119423. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018.
This article was titled “Kids Who Are Addicted to Smartphones May Have an Imbalance in the Brain” by A. Pawlowski. Pawlowski is a writer who writes about health, travel, business, and lifestyle. The article was written on the Today, which is not only a TV show, but also a great source on the internet for viewers to get news pertaining to the digital world. Pawlowski mentions in her article that many kids have trouble leaving their devices only for more than a couple of minutes which cause the brain to form a chemical imbalance. There was a study ran to try and reverse the chemical imbalance, and it involves teaching teens self-control and things that parents can do to stop their child from being coming an addict.
Weimer, Maryellen. “The Age of Distraction: Getting Students to Put Away Their Phones and Focus on Learning.” Faculty Focus, 8, Jan. 2014, https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-professor-blog/the-age-of-distraction-getting-students-to-put-away-their-phones-and-focus-on-learning/. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018.
The article titled “The Age of Distraction: Getting Students to Put Away Their Phones and Focus on Learning” is written by Maryellen Weimer. Weimer has a PhD in teaching, and has written for a ton of online blogs that talk about teaching and instructions pertaining to college courses. This article was published on Faculty Focus. Faculty Focus has a mission and that is to help college professors make strategies to help students in the classroom. This article is one of hundreds that Weimer has posted to their site. Weimer's article was all about student's using their phone in class and ways for the teachers to prove that using a cell phone in class can, in fact hurt their grade. Over the past few years, people have developed an addiction to their Smartphones to the point that people are scared to leave them alone for even a few minutes. Weimer suggested that instead of taking the phone away for the remainder of class, show the students the research on the effects that using your phone in class can have on their school work.