to teachers ipods and phone are good in class??

[rocknrollgirl]

Not allowed in my school. The texting KILLS me......and they are so good at it, they can put their hand in their backpack and just text away.

[Andrea]

I teach college, and even though I tell my students that it's rude to text while I'm lecturing, they still do it. I've gotten pretty good at saying "student (name), stop texting" in mid-sentance while I'm lecturing without breaking my rhythm...

[solobiker]

I can't believe people would text during a lecture,....well actually I can. When I was taking neuroanatomy one of my classmates would sit in the front row and knit. I asked her why she did it and she said she didn't understand a word he said so she figured she would try to accomplish something while she sat there. Very strange and rude.

[Crankin]

At my old school we confiscated the cell phones and they couldn't get them back until the parent came in and got it. Sometimes the kid forgot (if it was an I Pod) and didn't get it back until the end of the year.
Last year when I was subbing, one of my kids was walking down the hall, texting. He was warned. He came into my class and they started working on their writing pieces, or in groups. I snuck over to my computer and checked my email; another teacher had just emailed me that she caught one of her kids texting the one in my class! I sneakily went up to him and said, "Give me the phone, stop texting..." He tried to look innocent, but he handed it over and was amazed that another teacher had relayed this information.

[Aint Doody]

When I was doing the Tour de Palm Springs, I passed a guy who I just thought was riding no hands to maybe stretch out his back. He had his Blackberry in hand and was texting! On a bike ride with 10,000 people on a 2 lane road with traffic!!!!!

[Biciclista]

At my old school we confiscated the cell phones and they couldn't get them back until the parent came in and got it. Sometimes the kid forgot (if it was an I Pod) and didn't get it back until the end of the year.
Last year when I was subbing, one of my kids was walking down the hall, texting. He was warned. He came into my class and they started working on their writing pieces, or in groups. I snuck over to my computer and checked my email; another teacher had just emailed me that she caught one of her kids texting the one in my class! I sneakily went up to him and said, "Give me the phone, stop texting..." He tried to look innocent, but he handed it over and was amazed that another teacher had relayed this information.

[derailed]

I'm taking night classes, and had to make up a class during the day when the high school kids are there.
I used my phone, the teacher kicked me out of the room.

When no kids were looking, I handed him the phone and said "give me hell!"

At the end of class, he handed me back my phone and tore me a new one; "IF I see you using a phone in MY class again, I'll crush it and you can go tell your parents why you need a new one! Well, you know what I mean!"

Oh, the looks on the kids' faces! If he can do that to an adult, they don't stand a chance!

I'm noticing that the kids who have been texting for a large percent of their lives don't know how to communicate face to face very well. Many of them seem quite lost when addressed. I'm concerned.

[DDH]

They are allowed to have them on their person, but not allowed to have them out nor are they suppose to have them on.
He takes it to school, so he has it to call me if I need to come get him.
It's not a necessity only a convenience, so if he gets' caught doing something wrong, it will be taken.