This document discusses the positive and negative usage of handphones in schools. Positively, handphones can be used as learning tools to look up information and communicate with parents. However, handphones are often misused by cheating during exams, playing games in class, and browsing inappropriate content. This negative usage is distracting and demotivating to learning. To prevent misuse, the document recommends setting clear rules and consequences, limiting handphone use to certain times, enforcing penalties, and teaching students to use handphones wisely.
5. 1. USE HANDPHONE AS LEARNING TOOL
? Access to an online dictionary to look up for a word
? Looking for a map
? Checking a fact on the internet
? Allow learners to use the handphone when
participating in classroom activities
- To get new information from the internet
- Share knowledge through their phones
6. SHORTYLY, WHEN HANDPHONE IS USED AS
LEARNNG TOOL¡¡.
? The tasks can be accomplish quickly and efficiently
on their phones without ever leaving their seats
? Time-saving
7. 2. USE HANDPHONE AS COMMUNICATIVE
TOOL
? Allow learners to use the handphone to communicate
with their parents before examination
- parents¡¯ advice serves as a motivation for them to do
well in the classroom
- Good factor for them to get more serious and
concentrated.
? To inform parents about additional class or school co-
curricular activities
? To inform parents about current needs at school, for
example: money or attires
9. 1. Cheating during exam.
2. Playing games during teaching and learning.
3. SMS/texting during the lesson.
4. Browsing inappropriate websites, downloading
inappropriate pictures (pornography, violence)
5. Cyber bullying (email, texting)
MISUSED OF HANDPHONE
11. 1. Distraction to the T&L
(Ringing tones, SMS notification).
- Students lose focus easily.
- Teacher unable to deliver the lesson accordingly
due to the disruption.
NEGATIVE IMPACT
15. 1. Set ground rules and consequences
e.g. Misused of handphone lead to an automatic
discipline referral (No tolerance policy)
2. Limited usage only
- Before school
- During recess
- After school
- During certain activities¡¯ time
16. 3. Penalty
- School send official letter to parents for information
and agreement
- Punish as community service like librian, teacher¡¯s
assistant or Master of Ceremony of assembly
4. Teacher teaches learners to use handphone
wisely
- Through assembly or talk
5. Teacher confiscates handphone from learners