{"id":725,"date":"2023-08-07T12:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/?p=725"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:19:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T11:19:19","slug":"smartphones-in-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/news\/smartphones-in-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphones in school? Only when they clearly support learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726 lazyload\" width=\"840\" height=\"351\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-500x209.jpg 500w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 840px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 840\/351;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-726\" width=\"840\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/dreamstime_s_271423491-500x209.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"copy-line__content js-copy-line-content\">Photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/children-sitting-room-smart-phones-pupils-surfing-school-children-sitting-room-smart-phones-image271423491\">271423491<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/photos-images\/smart-phone.html\">Smart Phone<\/a> \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/candy1812_info\">Candy1812<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dreamstime.com\/photos-images\/smart-phones-children.html\">Dreamstime.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/unesdoc.unesco.org\/ark:\/48223\/pf0000385723\/PDF\/385723eng.pdf.multi\">2023 Global Education Monitoring Report<\/a> has just released a call for technology only to be used in class when it supports learning outcomes, and this includes the use of smartphones.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows that <em>some<\/em> technology can support <em>some<\/em> learning in <em>some<\/em> contexts, but not when it is over-used or inappropriately used. In particular, the use of smartphones can disrupt learning in classrooms. One study looking at pre-primary through to higher education in 14 countries found that it distracted students from learning. Even just having a mobile phone nearby with notifications coming through is enough to result in students losing their attention from the task at hand.\u00a0 One study found that it can take students up to 20 minutes to refocus on what they were learning once distracted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/articles\/smartphones-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning\">Please click link for full article<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo 271423491 | Smart Phone \u00a9 Candy1812 | Dreamstime.com \u00a0 \u00a0 The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report has just released a call for technology only to be used in class when it supports learning outcomes, and this includes the use of smartphones. The report shows that some technology can support some learning in some contexts, but not when it is over-used or inappropriately used. In particular, the use of smartphones can disrupt learning in classrooms. One study looking at pre-primary through to higher education in 14 countries found that it distracted students from learning. Even just having a mobile phone nearby with notifications coming through is enough to result in students losing their attention from the task at hand.\u00a0 One study found that it can take students up to 20 minutes to refocus on what they were learning once distracted.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stemgenerations.com\/news\/smartphones-in-school-only-when-they-clearly-support-learning\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Smartphones in school? 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