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Have students take a tech break
Explain the brain science behind addiction and why you want your phone

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When I notice a student is paying more attention to their phone I call out their name and ask them to contribute to the conversation. Typically the distruption calls attention to the behavior and the student understands and complies.

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teach and model technology etiquette  (step out for emergency calls/texts)

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teach and model technology etiquette  (step out for emergency calls/texts)

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Tell students about the research on the phone distraction being out in view.

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Tell students about the research on the phone distraction being out in view.

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Realize that some students learn by talking

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Realize that some students learn by talking

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Make students put phone face-down on desk

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Walk around the room so that students cannot “hide” to perform their bad behavior.

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Start off the first class by asking students about the best class experience they’ve had and the worst class experience they’ve had. The students write about student behavior AND faculty behavior. Write the suggestions on the board and have a discussion afterwards. You could also do this as a group sticky note activity.

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off topic conversations often create trust and community

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off topic conversations often create trust and community

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Students taking notes and using technology sit in the back half of the room.

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Explain the IT policy on the first of class

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Explain the IT policy on the first of class

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I ask about answers to group work and renew the discussion that is on topic. Ask about their answers to most difficult questions. Ask them to help others in the class.

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I ask about answers to group work and renew the discussion that is on topic. Ask about their answers to most difficult questions. Ask them to help others in the class.

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I treat them as adult learners as long as they access their phone without disrupting or dostracing I don’t make a big deal of it

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I treat them as adult learners as long as they access their phone without disrupting or dostracing I don’t make a big deal of it

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Walk around the room so that students cannot “hide” to perform their bad behavior.

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Walk around the room so that students cannot “hide” to perform their bad behavior.

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Pause and wait until i get everyones attention and then move on if several people address using their phone.  If only one or two are using their phone i approach them.

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Pause and wait until i get everyones attention and then move on if several people address using their phone.  If only one or two are using their phone i approach them.

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Dr. Strangelove, or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Phone

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Dr. Strangelove, or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Phone

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I put in the syllabus, Humility: Power Down and Civlity: Speak Up...and let the phones fly, as long as they're not ringing

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Address the distracting students directly...

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Address the distracting students directly...

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success plan which brings the behavior to light with behavior defined, corrective positive responses, and expectation of change.

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A little high school, but it might work at the college level too.

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Students who are talking off topic need to be redirected. I will ask them to share their side bar conversations with the class. If they have left field questions I invite them to ask me after class or email me.

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Ask them to connect the off topic to the class material.

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Consider how you are doing at engaging your students.  Maybe it is partially your fault.

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Consider how you are doing at engaging your students.  Maybe it is partially your fault.

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I invite phones into the class but teach phone etiquette in the classroom.

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I invite phones into the class but teach phone etiquette in the classroom.

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I reflect on what I am doing o not doing that may contribute to students being on their phone. 

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I reflect on what I am doing o not doing that may contribute to students being on their phone. 

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ask the student a specific question about what is being discussed in class.

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do a quiet quick write to circle them back in

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do a quiet quick write to circle them back in

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email student privately to see if you can learn more about what's going on

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email student privately to see if you can learn more about what's going on

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Let the off-topic discussion go for a bit, then bring it back.

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have activities that require phones/devices. example: I passed out vocab terms to each student (1 card per st) and asked them to use device to find definition then share with class

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have activities that require phones/devices. example: I passed out vocab terms to each student (1 card per st) and asked them to use device to find definition then share with class