1. Should cell
phones be banned
in schools?
Sungoo Jung
English
Period 2

2. What is a cell phone?
• a portable usually cordless telephone
for use in a cellular system
• Also called a “mobile phone”
• movable, portable

3. History of cell phones
• In Britain on January 1st 1985, the first
call on a mobile (cell) phone was made by
Ernie Wise.
• Motorola was the first company to
produce a handheld mobile phone.
• First cell phone that Motorola sold was
called DynaTAC 8000X, at a price of
$3,995.

4. What can you do with a cell phone?
• Call / Text messages
• Photos and videos
• Internet (Emails / Social Networking)
• Play games
• Listen to music
• Use GPS / Maps

5. Pros and cons of
cell phones in school
Pros
∙Easy communications
∙Safety reasons
∙Mobile Learning
∙Research tools
Cons
∙Distraction / Interrupt
lessons
∙Cheating of exams
∙Get stolen

6. Word Cloud

7. Interview
• Jae Shin
• My bible study teacher in Church
• Manages AT&T cell phone store
• Cell phone mania

8. When did you start using a cell
phone?
• I started using a cell phone when I was
in high school. I begged my mom to get
me a cell phone from 6th grade in middle
school. The first cell phone I got was
the iPhone 1st generation. I remember
when I first got it, I could not sleep for
few days because there were so many
things that I was able to do.

9. Why did you decide to work in a
cell phone store?
• I decided to work in a cell phone store
because I love technologies and
machines like cell phone. When you start
to learn more about cell phones, it is
very interesting and entertaining.

10. Do you think cell phones should
be banned in schools?
• I think cell phones should not be banned
in schools because there are more pros
than cons. The main benefit of having a
phone is that you can get in touch with
other people whenever you need to. As
long as students do not use them in bad
ways, cell phones are a great tool that
students can use in schools.

11. Article
• Title: Classroom duty Cell phones
finding proper place in school
• Author : Patti Welander

12. • Carson Satchwell, a Sophomore in high
school, uses her cell phone to work on her
Spanish homework.
• Students in her class are allowed to use
cell phones for academic purposes.
• Superintendent Gary Tipsord said, “Smart
phones are an incredibly powerful piece of
technology. If that technology allows
students to more effectively or
differently learn or network, why restrict
that process?”

13. Follow-Up
• http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/c
ell_phones.html
(Cons about having cell phones in school)
• http://life.familyeducation.com/cellular
-telephones/school/51264.html
(Pros vs. Cons)
• http://cellphonesinschool.org/
(Opinions about cellphones in school)

14. Questions
• What is another name for cell phone?
• What is the name of the person who I
interviewed?
• Did he agreed or disagreed in banning
cell phones in schools?
• What is one of the pros?
• What is one of the cons?

16. Reference
• http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question54850.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Wise
• http://www.netprolive.com/cellphones.php
• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/cellpho
nes.html
• http://www.useoftechnology.com/pros-cons-cell-phones-
schools/
• http://www.sheknows.co.uk/parenting/articles/966493/pros-
and-cons-of-mobile-phones-at-school
• Welander, P. (2010, Dec 28). Classroom duty cell phones
finding proper place in school. Pantagraph. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/837423027?accountid=1
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