Mobile phone ban at schools: Teachers call for sensible rules!

Mobile phone ban at schools: Teachers call for sensible rules!

A new mobile phone ban for schools in Austria causes excitement! This has now been officially decided for the first eight school levels. The result of a survey of 949 teachers, carried out in cooperation with the Johannes Kepler University of Linz (JKU) and the Austrian Bundesverlag (ÖBV), shows that 44 percent of the teachers support a clear ban, while 30 percent have at least a "rather" positive attitude towards ban. Consent is particularly pronounced at elementary schools and middle schools, so jku.at

But what about the use of smartphones in class? According to the study, many teachers see the cell phone not only as a distraction, but as a useful learning tool. Up to 70 percent of teachers use mobile phones for lessons, especially at higher schools. Christoph Helm, Head of the Department for Education Research at the JKU, explains: "Our results suggest that apart from the school type for the use of smartphones in class, the perception of cell phones is particularly important as a learning aid." This shows that teachers who positively evaluate the pedagogical benefits of digital media positively demand a ban. These are important considerations for the future implementation of the mobile phone ban, as well as in the communication of the