iPhones In My Classroom

Light On Light Through · Sep 5, 2007

Fall 2007 classes begin today at Fordham University, where I teach. I have a big Intro to Mass Media course, which I teach every term, and I'm looking forward to igniting at 1:30pm...

I have a policy - which I'm pretty relaxed about, as I am about most rules - about cell phones and laptops in my classroom. In general, I discourage students from talking or texting on their cell phones during class. Talking, of course, can distract the rare student who wants to hear my lecture. But even texting has its problems - let's say I ask a question, and someone texts a student from last term for the…