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Students using their cellphones to learn

Do you let your students have their cellphones on in your class or do you ask them to turn them off ?  Cellphones have not been well received in the educational arena because they are considered a distracting "toy" .  But cellphones are an essencial item in the screen agers ' lives. Do you doubt about this statement? L ook at the infography below:  Via:  STUDYBLUE.com So , as educators, let's  understand and explore  with  our students the possibilities cellphones offer to include them in our classes.  You can start with very simple tasks such as taking photos with a purpose such as to illustrate a piece of writing. As you and your students get familiar with different softs, you can do more challenging projects: slide shows and short films! When I attended Virtual Educa Buenos Aires , there was a workshop called "Short-films" using cellphones. I liked the idea very much because short films may help students to improve their narrative literacy, a