http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2008/08/21/cell-phones-pros-cons/ Notes from the former CIO of Plymouth State University Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:06:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2008/08/21/cell-phones-pros-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-82553 Justin Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:56:47 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/?p=94#comment-82553 Non-traditional students are more likely to have children or aging parents at home. Not every call they receive is an emergency, but the only way they can tell the difference is to quietly leave the classroom and answer the call. In the classes I've had with non-trads, they could minimize classroom disruption by making sure their phone was set to vibrate and sitting close to the door. Non-traditional students are more likely to have children or aging parents at home. Not every call they receive is an emergency, but the only way they can tell the difference is to quietly leave the classroom and answer the call. In the classes I’ve had with non-trads, they could minimize classroom disruption by making sure their phone was set to vibrate and sitting close to the door.

]]> http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/2008/08/21/cell-phones-pros-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-82521 Kristin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:15:49 +0000 http://dcfischer.blogs.plymouth.edu/?p=94#comment-82521 Tell me how many true emergencies occur that would require someone to leave a classroom early because of a phone call? It is vanishingly small. Tell me how many true emergencies occur that would require someone to leave a classroom early because of a phone call? It is vanishingly small.

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