Student Cell Phone Info

Designed to be Addictive and Affect Focus

Electronic devices are designed to be addictive and negatively affect an individual's ability to focus.

"Many tech leaders (even Steve Jobs from Apple) don’t allow their own children to use the products they build — which implies they’re keenly aware that the products from which they make so much money from pose risks, especially for young users."

We know these devices:

• • remove us from being present and being able to focus on what is being taught in class (let alone interrupt us when with friends and family)

  • cause us to lose our ability to literally focus and think and involve us insead on what is generally unimportant in life, such as "Likes", text messages or Social Media, etc.

  • cause anxiety, bad sleep, bullying, inappropriate use and constant interruptions. Who really needs that anyways?

Cell Phone Use Impacts Students

As educators, we know how things are going with cell phone use and how students try to hide their usage.

• • use them to "check the time", when individuals are typically checking their text or social media messages.

  • say they are just using them as "calculators", when he or she is really checking their messages or surfing the internet.

  • text message others in different class, to meet other students outside of the classroom during class. .

  • have lost attention and focus on what is being taught in class

  • Students faking they need to use the washroom, only to meet with others during class

  • have addictive type behaviours with text messaging and social media apps (Instagram, SnapChat, FaceBook and others...)

  • Anxiety and defensive behaviour, when approached on their cell phone use during class

  • Self-isolation, ineffective use of their time, cheating or other forms of inappropriate use (sexting, bullying, etc...)