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I am an intern in a high school EBD classroom. The students have great difficulty putting their cell phones away, and often ignore me the asked or take it right back out. We are not supposed to confiscate the phones. What should I do to get them to put their phones away?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I have always liked the idea of keeping a basket in a common area of the classroom to ask students to place their phones into at the beginning of the class. You could also integrate extrinsic motivation by rewarding the students who put their phones into the basket or do not pull them out during class. Before sending the student(s) with a referral to the office, you could bring this issue to the attention of the parents or caregivers first. There are parental controls that can be placed on phones during school hours. If they can't use the phone's functions during class, then they will not be as inclined to take them out.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think that this is a great idea. not only does it reduce the amount of students using their phones, but it also motivates them through extrinsic motivation to not have the desire to use their phones either.
Rated On: February 28, 2017 12:10 am
Rated By: yzujyV
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: I feel that the basket is a form of confiscating the phones and that is not encouraged.
Rated On: February 28, 2017 8:53 pm
Rated By: tuBaZu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree with this solution.
Rated On: March 2, 2017 12:16 am
Rated By: eVeQat
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: the basket idea is great!
Rated On: March 2, 2017 10:04 pm
Rated By: Travis Cannon
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I love the idea of a phone bucket. I am a musical theatre director, and we have used a "phone jail" during rehearsals to accomplish the same goal.
Rated On: March 4, 2017 6:41 pm
Rated By: uHubaT
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: Students should not be awarded for this because they are not supposed to have them in the first place.
Rated On: March 5, 2017 7:35 pm
Rated By: Gytusa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Good idea
Rated On: October 6, 2017 6:04 pm
Rated By: usaWaZ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: agree
Rated On: October 15, 2017 7:23 pm
Rated By: yheGeS
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: helpful
Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:32 am
Rated By: aTuraJ
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I like the idea of having the opportunity for the student to make a positive choice by putting the phone away on their own.
Rated On: February 24, 2019 9:26 pm
Rated By: qaRada
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: like this solution
Rated On: October 19, 2019 5:44 pm
Rated By: hunyry
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No
The suggested solution is relevant to the case No
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: if they are in highschool, you should talk to the students first. if it becomes a huge issue, then incorporate parents
Rated On: October 29, 2021 8:28 pm
Rated By: TyNede
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I think that this solution is great a lot of teachers would benefit from this.
Rated On: April 25, 2022 10:13 pm
Rated By: NyXaze