Table of Contents
Introduction 5
1 Electronic Devices Can Be Useful Learning Tools Day Rosenberg 8
2 More Schools Are Encouraging the Use of Electronic Devices Ian Quillen 15
3 iPods Can Help Students Learn Kathleen Kennedy Manzo 24
4 iPads Could Hinder Teaching, Professors Say Ben Wieder 29
5 Bring-Your-Own-Laptop Programs Help Education Jeff Weinstock 37
6 Bring-Your-Own-Laptop Programs Are Complicated but Worthwhile Eamonn O'Donovan 46
7 Laptops Should Be Banned from Classrooms Timothy Snyder 54
8 Schools Should Ban Cell Phones Eric Novak 59
9 Cell Phones Can Be Learning Tools Instead of Distractions William M. Ferriter 64
10 Texting Is a Distraction from Learning Patrick Welsh 69
11 Cell Phones in the Classroom May Lead to Secretly Created Videos Vaishali Honawar 74
12 Electronic Communication Between Teachers and Students Raises Difficult Issues Katie Ash 81
Appendix
What You Should Know About Electronic Devices in Schools 88
What You Should Do About Electronic Devices in Schools 90
Organizations to Contact 93
Bibliography 97
Index 99
Picture Credits 104
