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The Role of Handheld Devices in Modern Classrooms

This article explores the integration of handheld devices like iPods, iPads, and smartphones in educational settings. Highlighting their benefits, such as promoting interactive learning and providing easy access to information, it also addresses potential downsides, including distractions and cheating. The piece argues that while handhelds can enhance the learning experience when used appropriately, they can also foster antisocial behavior and financial burdens if misused. Discover whether these tools are a boon or a bane in the classroom.

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The Role of Handheld Devices in Modern Classrooms

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  1. Handhelds in the Classroom Katie Brewer, Julie Buescher, & Brittney Wilczynski

  2. What are handhelds? • IPods • IPads • Cell phones • Cameras • Camcorders • Calculators • Personal Digital Assistants (PADS)

  3. Why are they used in the classroom? • Promotes interactive learning • Easy access to information • Makes learning faster and easier

  4. How are they used? • Ipods and Ipads • Cell phones • Cameras and Corders • PDA’s

  5. Pros • Easy to stay in contact • Help the students learn • Study with other peers • Share lesson plans • More engaging

  6. Cons • Distracting • Cheating devices • Antisocial Behavior • Expensive

  7. Handhelds Good or Bad? • Handhelds are good in a classroom when used for learning purposes. • Handhelds are bad in a classroom when students are using them for their own entertainment. Here is a video to prove this point!

  8. Works Cited • “Cell phones in Schools.” Cell Phone Tips. Tricks and Information- Cellutips. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. • Charles, Robert. “Bad Things About Cell Phones in School | EHow | How To Do Just About Everything! | How To Videos & Articles | EHow.com. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. • “Handheld Devices Make Inroads in the Classroom, Education Up Close, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online,” Glencoe/McGraw- Hill. Sept. 2006. Web. 21 Mar. 2011.

  9. Works Cited 2 • Kervin, Lisa, and Jeff Vardy. “LOOK WHO’S TALKING: INCORPORATING IPODS IN THE CLASSROOM. (Cover story).’’ Screen Education 48 (2007): 58-64. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. • Schachter, Ron. “Mobile Devices in the Classroom.” District Administration 45.10/11 (2009): 30-36. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 20 Mar. 2011. • Vess, Deborah L. “History to Go: Why iTeach with iPods.” History Teacher 39.4 (2006): 479-492. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 20 Mar 2011.

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