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Bring Your Own Device.


                It seems as though my generation always has their face glued to their devices in a never ending battle with the unread text messages, unchecked news feed notifications, and mindless images. As a high school senior, I’ve spent most of my 13 years in school without a cell phone or an iPod. I got my first cell phone at the end of 9th grade, and my first iPod just before 10th grade. Now, anyone without a touchscreen and 4G data access is lost in the hopeless hustle and bustle of our world. Even the schools are allowing secondary students to use their phones and other multimedia devices in class. The official statements includes words like “enrichment” and “expanding abilities,” but we all know what this really means. They can’t stop kids from using their phones in class, so they’re going to embrace it.

                Throughout the first semester, we’ve had many opportunities to be able to use our laptops and phones for research and data access, and every time, I’ve seen someone abuse this opportunity by checking their text messages, sending a tweet (which strangely isn’t blocked by the schools), or updating their email. I don’t agree with the school’s new policy, and this may surprise many of my peers because I’ve been to the office more times to collect my phone than there are songs on my iPod. My ability to learn has never been affected by my use of technology, but to our schools, the two are related. They don’t see that these policies are actually hurting us in the long run.

Ed - Moez Janmohammad is a high school senior who is our newest writer for ATBOM.  We hope that this blog can act as a voice for him and his generation.  Please share your thoughts and comments, and welcome him aboard.
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Patience LeBlanc said…
Wow, who knew! I totally agree with Moez's statement. I don't think that full access all the time is necessary. There is something to be said about pencil and paper. But I have to be honest, I am a teacher. I think technology has made us better at multitasking, but for some students grasping the basics can be difficult. More importantly, I feel like we as teachers assume that our students can use their technology correctly. But in fact many can't sift through the enormous amount of information and teachers aren't really teaching them how. The assumption is that this techie generation with their iPhones and iPads already know how, but in fact they don't always.
January 18, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Anonymous said…
you're just anti development
February 9, 2012 at 9:56 PM
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