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Essay / Essay on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Cell Phones
“Students Can “Self-Direct” Their Learning.” By sharing the lessons or watching online videos that help them learn the lesson in different ways. Additionally, the cell phone can be used as a resource such as a textbook, calculator, dictionary, camera, and recorder. (Dian Schaffhauser). In fact, from my experience, I think the cell phone is an essential device for students. First, students can instantly connect to 911 and the hospital when faced with emergency cases. Secondly, nowadays cell phones are upgraded to smartphones with programs similar to a regular desktop or laptop. We can easily access a large amount of information on the Internet in class instead of having to bring a heavy laptop to school every day. In addition, it is bulky enough to take up more space on student desks. In “Mobile Devices in the Classroom,” the author reports that “advancements in mobile technologies show enormous untapped educational potential for today’s generation.” (Joan Ganz Cooney). Not only students but also teachers have also benefited from mobile devices. The teacher can use their smartphone to share their lesson plans. And “students can also download assignments that the teacher sends to the server, and then the teacher can grade those assignments and send them back to the students electronically.” (Ron