Restricting the use of smartphones

As students are using smartphone more and more often these days, people are trying to think of an idea to control students from using their smartphones. Schools in South Korea are starting to use an application called iSmartKeeper to be in controlled with their student’s smartphones. Each student has to download the app and teachers can adjust what they decide to do from their computers. The teacher can control weather the smartphone should be turned on or off and when it’s turned off, only emergency calls are allowed.

The school’s intention of having this application is to stop students being distracted during class by technology. It blocks social media sites and messaging and it only allows certain apps to be downloaded on the device.  Though the application only works on school grounds but it is optional for parents to use this app at home to restrict their child's smartphone use. How would you feel about that?

Over 600 schools are using this application and the Education officials want to expand the program to more schools soon. As they think it’s an affect way to keep students focused in class and not to update their Facebook status all the time.

This application wouldn’t be liked by many students all around the world as social media seem so important. It’s crazy how much we use smartphone these days and maybe this application will spread all around the world, even to your school.

 

Bibliography:

"Schools in South Korea are Controlling and Disabling Students’ Android Smartphones"(online)(accessed on 20/10/14)

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2014/03/schools-south-korea-controlling-disabling-students-android-smartphones.html 

"schools controlling students smartphones"(online)(accessed on 20/10/14)

http://www.dailytech.com/South+Korean+Schools+Can+Now+Disable+Students+Smartphones+During+Class/article34557.htm 

"South Korean Schools Use App to Control Student Smartphone Use"(online)(accessed on 20/10/14)

http://mashable.com/2014/03/20/south-korean-schools/