Students should be Allowed to Use Mobile Technologies in Class

For hundreds of years, education has been closely connected to writing. Professors had been writing down their lectures, and students had been keeping notes after their teachers. Goose feathers and parchment changed to ballpoint pens and paper. With the emergence and development of mobile technologies, students nowadays tend to use smartphones or laptops in class more often than pens and paper. There are many arguments in favour of doing so.

"What has education been intimately tied to for centuries?

• A) Writing

• B) Mobile technologies

• C) Goose feathers

• D) Ballpoint pens

For hundreds of years, education has been closely connected to writing. Professors had been writing down their lectures, and students had been keeping notes after their teachers. Goose feathers and parchment changed to ballpoint pens and paper. With the emergence and development of mobile technologies, students nowadays tend to use smartphones or laptops in class more often than pens and paper. There are many arguments in favour of doing so.

What do today's pupils utilize more frequently in class?

• cellular phone

• Laptops

• ballpoints

• paper

For hundreds of years, education has been closely connected to writing. Professors had been writing down their lectures, and

students had been keeping notes after their teachers. Goose feathers and parchment changed to ballpoint pens and paper. With the emergence and development of mobile technologies, students nowadays tend to use smartphones or laptops in class more often than pens and paper. There are many arguments in favour of doing so.

Which picture is goose feather?

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First of all, let us face reality: people do not write as much today as they used to several years ago. This is especially true in the case of the youth: teenagers and young adults tend to feel more confident and comfortable typing on their devices rather than with handwriting. Keeping records after a teacher in class requires a student to write extremely fast, which often decreases the readability of the notes taken. Sometimes it can be extremely difficult for a student to understand what he or she hurriedly wrote down in class. At the same time, typing on a smartphone or laptop helps write the important information down in a comprehensible and accurate way. Also, handwriting always involves grammatical mistakes, typos, blots, and so on.

What is one reason why teenagers and young adults prefer typing over handwriting?

• It allows them to write faster

• It is more enjoyable and familiar

• It improves their handwriting skills

• It reduces grammatical mistakes

People do not write as much today as they used to several years ago. This is especially true in the case of the youth: teenagers and young adults tend to feel more confident and comfortable typing on their devices rather than with handwriting. Keeping records after a teacher in class requires a student to write extremely fast, which often decreases the readability of the notes taken. Sometimes it can be extremely difficult for a student to understand what he or she hurriedly wrote down in class. At the same time, typing on a smartphone or laptop helps write the important information down in a comprehensible and accurate way. Also, handwriting always involves grammatical mistakes, typos, blots, and so on.
What tends to happen to handwritten notes taken quickly in class?

• They are highly readable

• They are easily understood by students

• They became tough to recognize

• They remain clear and organized

People do not write as much today as they used to several years ago. This is especially true in the case of the youth: teenagers and young adults tend to feel more confident and comfortable typing on their devices rather than with handwriting. Keeping records after a teacher in class requires a student to write extremely fast, which often decreases the readability of the notes taken. Sometimes it can be extremely difficult for a student to understand what he or she hurriedly wrote down in class. At the same time, typing on a smartphone or laptop helps write the important information down in a comprehensible and accurate way. Also, handwriting always involves grammatical mistakes, typos, blots, and so on.

What advantage does typing on a smartphone or laptop offer when taking notes?

• It increases grammatical mistakes

• It decreases readability

• It makes notes incomprehensible

• It helps to write crucial data accurately.

Technology is something youth nowadays have got so accustomed to that without it, they operate less efficiently. Students are native to such devices as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other gadgets, and naturally incorporate them in whatever they do, be it leisure time or studying. Not allowing students to use smartphone and laptop in class means to deprive them of something that is almost a part of them and of their daily lives. If young people know how to use technology to their advantage and increase their studying effectiveness with its help, why forbid them from doing it?
What devices are mentioned as commonly used by students today?

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Technology is something youth nowadays have got so accustomed to that without it, they operate less efficiently. Students are native to such devices as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other gadgets, and naturally incorporate them in whatever they do, be it leisure time or studying. Not allowing students to use smartphone and laptop in class means to deprive them of something that is almost a part of them and of their daily lives. If young people know how to use technology to their advantage and increase their studying effectiveness with its help, why forbid them from doing it?
What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• Students rely heavily on technology for studying and leisure activities.
  

• Smartphone and laptop usage should be restricted in classrooms.
  

• Youth today are more efficient without the use of technology.
  

• Students should be deprived of technology to improve their focus.

The use of mobile technologies helps make the studying process more engaging for students. For example, there are teachers who like to illustrate their

lectures with photographs, charts, or interactive graphics. If students are using smartphone or laptop, a teacher can send them supplementary educational materials via email or in social media. Or, students may be able to look up contradictory and/ or insufficient information during the course or a lecture, and ask questions immediately. Smartphone and laptop also allow changing the format of teaching. Some teachers develop experimental ways of lecturing, and these new methods tend to show promising results. Needless to say such formats of studying are more appealing to young people who value their freedom and time, and prove to be extremely effective.

What advantage do smartphones and laptops offer in terms of studying?

• Students can engage in lectures by illustrating their understanding using photographs, charts, or interactive graphics.

• Students can receive supplementary educational materials via email or social media.

• Students can only access reliable and sufficient information during the course or a lecture.

• Teachers can limit their teaching methods and stick to traditional formats.

The use of mobile technologies helps make the studying process more engaging for students. For example, there are teachers who like to illustrate their

lectures with photographs, charts, or interactive graphics. If students are using smartphone or laptop, a teacher can send them supplementary educational materials via email or in social media. Or, students may be able to look up contradictory and/ or insufficient information during the course or a lecture, and ask questions immediately. Smartphone and laptop also allow changing the format of teaching. Some teachers develop experimental ways of lecturing, and these new methods tend to show promising results. Needless to say such formats of studying are more appealing to young people who value their freedom and time, and prove to be extremely effective.

Why are mobile technologies more appealing to young people?

• They provide limited access to educational materials.
  

• They allow for experimental ways of lecturing.
  

• They assess their independence and time, and are highly effective.

• They restrict freedom and time.