In this age of technology, teachers find it really hard to get students to put away their phones, and focus all their attention on the lecture or other class activities. A number of students present in the classroom are often found busy on their mobile devices.
More often than not, these mobile devices are smartphones, which provide easy internet access. And hence, the students are able to check out their social media sites using these devices. But this is not the only purpose these devices can be used for.
As they also have a host of education-friendly apps, all the teachers out there – who are dealing with this issue – would be glad to know that they can usefully incorporate smartphones into the process of learning. Device-based learning has been found to improve the learning outcomes achieved by the students. The teachers only need to know how making it possible.
Making sure the use is academic
Teachers usually feel frustrated when the students sitting in front of them are more interested in checking their cell phones rather than what is going on in the class. In order to have the full attention of the students, teachers should give up the method of lecturing at the front of the class. Instead, they should walk around while delivering the lecture, or after they have assigned a task to the students. Meanwhile, they can keep a check on the students’ activities on their smartphones,in order to ensure they are purely academic, and related only to the task the teacher has assigned.
Using smartphone apps for organizing better
Countless education-related smartphone apps are available these days. These apps can be used effectively for the purpose of enhancing the process of learning in several different ways. For instance, there is an app Remind101. When the students sign up for this app, a text reminder is sent to them whenever they have an assignment deadline approaching.
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