Week 8 Case Study

    In this situation, I think that I would do the exact same thing as the teacher.  I think that she took a very simple route to figure out what was going on, without accusing the students of doing something wrong.  After catching the students cheating with their cellphones, I would confiscate them for the day and give the girls "0"s on the test as well. And then to make sure that it doesn't happen again, I would put forth some sort of rule regarding cell phones during tests. like that the phone has to be on the desk at all times so I could see it, or that it would have to be put in a box at the front of the room until the test was over.  I would not ban cell phones, I think that they can be useful if used correctly and sparingly by students.

    The grades that both students recieved should not be changed, on the test that they were caught cheating on, and should be given a replacement assignment for the initial test in order to recoup some of their lost points.  They should continue to be monitored and have this account put on their student records.  And depending on if it were to happen again, they should have a suspension or some other form of punishment.

   Cell phones should not be prohibited in schools because they could be used as resources, if monitored correctly.  And parents should be able to get in contact with their children while at school, although not in classes or when something is going on.  A policy can be enforced by things that we talked about in class last week: keep your phone on your desk, have both hands on the desk, or give students times when using a cell phone is alright because that might stop them from using phones at inappropriate times during the day.

    This case study could be integrated into a classroom by the policies and rules that I mentioned previously.  As long as there is some form of monitoring, especially during tests, having cell phones and other forms of technology in school should not be such a big deal.  If teachers can show students ways that a cell phone is helpful, without making it too reliable or making students think they have permission to use their phones all of the time, it shouldn't be a problem to have this technology in a classroom.