10 TEXT SHARE TEACHER 3 DIGITAL 13 HALL iPADs HELP PREVENT THING WANT SPEND
Imagine your teacher starting ___ lesson with this announcement: “___’m going to give you ___ minutes to play with ___ mobile phones. I’m not ___ to tell you what ___ do in those ten ___. You can respond to ___ messages, surf the net, ___ photos on Facebook – whatever ___ want.” You probably love ___ idea, but then the ___ continues, “After those ten ___, I’m giving each of ___ a container. You’re going ___ put your phone in ___ container and you aren’t ___ to touch it for ___ days. In fact you ___n’t going to use any ___ devices for three days. ___ at school, and not ___ home.” This actually happened ___ students in Years 5-___ at Convent & Stuart ___ in San Francisco. Students ___ the school study with ___ and mobile phones. Technology ___ them, but it also ___ them from doing other ___, like talking to people ___ doing sport. The teachers ___ their students to realice ___. Did the experiment succeed? ___ students felt very unhappy ___ technology. But others said ___ felt free and not ___ time on their screens and keyboards helped them do their homework quickly.
Some also enjoyed having ordinary conversations with their parents and friends. So what do you think? Are you going to try the experiment?
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Have fun....and take care!
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Have fun....and take care!
