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Winning Position: Yes, they are beneficial
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Yes, they are beneficial
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No, they distract students
Some say smartphones give students a wealth of creative options to enhance the classroom experience, including
1. access to the internet for research and referencing
2. access to email
3. the ability to snap a picture of the day's homework assignment scribbled on a whiteboard or take a short video of a key
lecture moment
4. Apps like Evernote to store, catalog, and annotate smartphone photo
Others urge that smartphones distract students and they can not concentrate on their study
1. smart phone not durable especially when not taken good care of. For example, it can malfunction easily when
they come into contact with water
2. it is very expensive to buy compared to other phones
3. more complex when it comes to operation because of the many applications which need to be mastered to avoid
confusion when operating it
4. can only work efficiently where there is accessible internet connection when it comes to browsing.