Phones in class?

The majority of the new generation of children have mobile phones. Gone are the days when  we ring peoples house phones for any other reason than to see if they're home. Instead we ring their mobile because its win win. Most keep their mobiles with them at all times, i know i do, worried they'll miss something thats happened on Facebook or Twitter. 


So in this world where children are constantly exposed to mobile phones and know the ins and outs of one better than most adults they are not aloud in class? This is because to most teachers they are the 'evil of all evil'. mobiles are now becoming so advanced that there are multiple uses for them in class. IPads are another tool which should be used more! The countless apps available are so beneficial to children. 


At an inspirational meeting with @russelprue in september 2011 Russel said something which made me think. It went along the lines of 'some schools take phones off of children, so all i would do if i were one of the children is take a rubbish old phone in and give them that one then i'd still have my phone with me' i thought this was highly comical. The teachers would think they have got a lock on mobile phones in schools when really they have no idea. 


Children are undoubtedly going to take mobiles into school so why not embrace it and allow them to use them even at primary school. They all have the intellectual capability to use a mobile phone so teachers should try and further that knowledge because at the end of the day they will need those skills in further life. 'Technology is the future' @timbuckteeth, If children are allowed to use their mobiles in school, they might not feel the need to be sneaky about it. after all we all know if we get told not to do something, we feel the undying urge to do it.