Smartphones in High School

Harry S Truman High School

Myrna Cortes-Library Media Specialist

Introduction

In this information age, Smartphones have given high school students the opportunity to access information instantly. Young adults use the Smartphone as a necessity everyday tool for engaging socially with peers and not academically. Smartphones allows them to participate in online activities during class and school hours. It distracts students from class participation, school work and unfortunately influences students to participate in negative online activities that can have serious consequences.

Student motivation:

Ask the students to brainstorm different ways they have use their Smartphone during school hours which are not school relate?

Task

Ø The students will research different ways Smartphone are used inappropriately during school hours.

Ø The student will define the problem, the consequences and solution.

Ø In groups of four the groups will pick a topic from the Smartphone problem sample list below or add their own.

Ø The groups will focus on inappropriate Smartphone actions that could get them in trouble in the school or in legal consequences. For example, if they chose to research “hacking” and they will research the consequence that can be “jail time”. In developing their group research they will use the Public Policy Analysis worksheets that are hyperlinked below.

Process/Resources:

Research Topics	Description	Sub-topics/Problems
Disclosing personal information	Students post personal information such as address, social security on a social network...	· Images of themselves · Debit cards · Address and social security
Cyber bulling	Students use social network to bully a peer in school.	· Reasons for bully · Different techniques student use cyber bulling on social networks. · Effect of cyber bullying · Homosexuality
Dangerous communities	Students join an online group is interacting with illegal actions.	· Names some students dangerous communities and their offer service to students. · Illegal action · gangs
Twitter and Facebook in schools Social networks	Students are using twitter and Facebook to fights, teacher absentees and discuss peer apparel in a negative form.	· Track memes · Follow school daily issues · Live tweets trips and sports · Facilitate negative school discussion
Hacking	The student obtains personal information from another school peer.	· Script kindle · Hacking is research · Hacking music , movies and programs
Cheating	The student uses Smartphone to cheat on examinations.	· Class exams · State exams

Once the team has gathered their information using the PPA they will develop a prezi using the information they have researched. Using their research context they will develop a Prezi focusing on the Smartphone problem, consequences to problem and solution. PREZI should be design using the evaluation rubric.

Finally, the team will present their PREZIs in sharing the information they learn about using the PPA project.

· Worksheet # 1: DEFINE THE SOCIAL PROBLEM

· Worksheet # 2: GATHER THE EVIDENCE FOR THE SOCIAL PROBLEM

· Worksheet # 3: FIND CAUSES FOR THE SOCIAL PROBLEM

· Worksheet # 4: EVALUATE EXISITING PUBLIC POLICY

· Worksheet # 5: DEVELOP SOLUTIONS FOR THE SOCIAL PROBLEM

· Worksheet # 6: SELECT THE BEST SOLUTION

Evaluation:

PREZI Rubric

Conclusion:

As a result of doing this WebQuest, you have learned a great deal about the social problems associated with Smartphones at Truman High School and you have developed some solutions to deal with these problems.

Standards:

Common Core- Reading Standard for Literacy Science

2. Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but still accurate terms.

7. Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.

9. Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.

Common Core-College Ready Standard

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Information Literacy Standard

1. The information literate student determines the nature and extent of the information needed.

4. The information literate student, individually or as a member of a group, uses information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose.