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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?
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I can understand how students having their phones out can be distracting. There might be a reason for it. Are the students with EBD using their phones as an easier way to communicate? Are they using them as comfort? Are your lessons not interesting enough? First try to figure out, maybe by talking with them, why they feel the need to always be on their phones. Then, let them know that you understand their need. Try to incorporate the phones into your learning. Let them know that the phones can't always be a part of the lessons, but if they give you their attention without having the phones for a certain amount of time, you will then let them use the phones for a fun activity. This privilege should only be given if the students put them away and listen to your lesson first. A fun way to incorporate phones into teaching is through a website called kahoot.com. As a college student, this was still a fun way to learn so I imagine high school students will find it to be a fun reward too.
 
     
     
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Comments: helpful
Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:36 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: like this solution
Rated On: October 19, 2019 6:02 pm
Rated By: hunyry
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
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The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I love this solution as it focuses on always talking to students first when there is misbehavior in your classroom. this will give you the most effective method to making a plan with them to mitigate the behavior
Rated On: October 30, 2021 9:04 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 10:20 pm
Rated By: NyXaze