tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post4290290629300479964..comments2024-03-11T04:40:23.756-07:00Comments on The Blog of Phyz: The Ready DeskDean Bairdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681829220589441713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-23167303550374128392017-06-11T17:51:42.379-07:002017-06-11T17:51:42.379-07:00I like the phrase "I'm chasing, but they&...I like the phrase "I'm chasing, but they're outrunning me." That's exactly how I feel. No matter how much content I remove and no matter how slow I cover what's left, I still have 5 - 10% of my students failing Physics 9. And as much as I preached the "it's our responsibility to help them learn how to use their phones" message for years, last year I finally had to admit that the benefits of allowing phones in class are so overwhelmingly outweighed by the drawbacks that I had to institute a ban.Dave Eckstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521336850803352134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-2414622977382845462017-06-07T20:33:08.681-07:002017-06-07T20:33:08.681-07:001. I'd need more pockets.
2. Our Social Studi...1. I'd need more pockets. <br />2. Our Social Studies teachers use these to take attendance. Students have secondary "dummy" phones to put in the carrier so they can keep their real phones with them. Bree Barnett Dreyfusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573322357929132000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31189917.post-36350750575298973812017-06-05T14:56:27.810-07:002017-06-05T14:56:27.810-07:00Many of our science teachers are installing these ...Many of our science teachers are installing these in their classrooms next year after positive reviews from other teacher who have been doing it the past couple of years:<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LNDWZD2?psc=1<br /><br />Dan Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02319981523410756611noreply@blogger.com