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On Aug 24, 2010, at 8:37 PM, "Jonathan E. Martin" <jmartin@stgregoryschool.o=
rg> wrote:
> Reading the three responses posted publicly to Vinnie's question prompts m=
e
> to share this; it is an excellent analysis from a renowned private school
> educator, Vicki Davis, aka Cool Cat Teacher.
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> *10 Reasons Why Cell Phones Should be Allowed in
> School.<http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2009/03/making-case-for-cell-ph=
ones-in-schools.html>
> *
> The full discussion is on the blog link, but here is here is her list:
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> 1. Cell Phones Can Save Us Money
> 2. Cell Phones Can Help Students Be More Organized
> 3. It Makes Kids More Safe
> 4. It Allows Sensitive Issues to be Kept Private
> 5. It Alleviates Strain on the Network.
> 6. It Alleviates Strain in the IT Department
> 7. It Speeds Up Information Retrieval
> 8. It Allows Us to Teach Kids Digital Responsibility and Citizenship
> 9. It Sets a Model for Effective Change and Innovation
> 10. You're fighting a losing battle.
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> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Sandy Lyon <slyon@saccds.org> wrote:
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>> We do not allow cell phone use during the day at all. They need to be in=
> the backpack or locker, but the students may use them after school. If th=
e
> cell phone rings in class or is otherwise caught out, it is confiscated
> until a parent can pick it up. An afternoon detention is also administere=
d.
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>> Sandy Lyon
>> Head of Middle School
>> Sacramento Country Day School
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: A forum for independent school educators [mailto:
> ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Vinnie Vrotny
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:28 AM
>> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>> Subject: Cell phone policies
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>> I know that this was just sent recently, but I am in a faculty meeting an=
d
> cannot search. Does anyone have a cell phone policy which is working and y=
ou
> would be willing to share (vvrotny@gmail.com)
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