Phone prison classroom

I decided to make a cell phone "jail" for my classroom this fall. It is true that I do allow students to listen to music on their phones at certain times during class with specific rules. My Phone Rules: iPods/phones are only allowed during individual work time. I must have expressly stated you may use them. No one should be able to hear ANY sound from your iPod/phone. You must have your music set to a playlist (meaning you cannot be scrolling through anything. It must be playing a playlist…

It’s a well-known fact that most teachers at any school do not like it when their students are on their phones during class. This led to many teachers here at Monte Vista getting creative and developing their own ways to create a phone-free learning environment. One good example is Mrs. Perruso. Mrs. Perruso is a...

Cell phones aren't going anywhere, so how do you manage their use in the classroom? Blogger Ben Johnson offers some advice. BONUS: The comments are full of teacher-tested tips & tricks.

I saw this cute creation on Pintrest and I thought I can do that! I actually did it too! Not just pinned it but made one (actually many) of my own! There where several different designs they used the clear paint cans (craft ones) and I'm assuming vinyl. I did mine just slightly different. What is a "Phone Jail" its a place to put a cell phone when a child is being punished from using their phone or as I thought also, their video games you can put their video game remote in "Jail". How many…

I’m not sure if you are aware of this but teenagers are pretty much obsessed with their cell phones. While it’s true that I do have the occasional student who does not have a cell phone, I’d say 99% do and are glued to those little devices. It’s a constant battle to teach them cell […]

Phone prison for classroom when students get caught playing on their phones.

Phone prison :)

Teachers cell phone prison bucket for quizzes and tests!!

My phone jail for this year.