To keep up with the changing technology, Anacortes High School is revamping its policy on electronic devices.
Its old rule banning cell phone use in class has been expanded to include all electronic devices — including iPods, MP3 players and PlayStation Portables.
School leaders say electronic devices are so integrated now — like the iPhone that works as a phone, iPod and Internet connection — that it is impossible for teachers to monitor how students are using them.
“Now you don’t know what they’re listening to, reading and watching,” said Monica Bauer, AHS assistant principal. “They can get on the Internet and we have no filter on that.”
Students will be introduced to the new rule the first day of school.
At its Aug. 21 meeting, the Anacortes School District heard the first reading of a similar policy that may be enacted district-wide.
Students will still be allowed to use electronic devices at AHS, it just has to be before school, during lunch or after school.
Bauer said the new rule will cut down on the potential for cheating, bullying and other inappropriate uses. Videos on the popular broadcast sight YouTube show step by step how students can use their iPod to cheat in school.
She said it will also help students be more engaged.
“Our students are clearly retreating and disconnecting when they are plugged in,” she said.
Some businesses are saying young workers are lacking soft skills, like etiquette, Bauer said. That may be partly because they choose to plug in their iPod instead of interacting with others.
And it doesn’t fall into the district’s goal of making sure students graduate from high school ready for college or work. “Having your iPod plugged in is not college ready,” she said.
Bauer said the school still wants to encourage the instructional pieces available with new technology.
“We want to learn about electronics and use it in a positive way,” she said.
AHS bans all electronic devices in class
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