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  • Olympic High School
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

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We are all guilty of spending to much time glued to our phones, but this is an even bigger issue for teens that are still developing their executive functions skills. Phones have so many great uses but they also distract students from work, allow for cyber bulling, have been linked to increased anxiety, and decreased resiliency. As educators we battle everyday with students that are resistant to putting away their phones. They go away for a moment and then are slipped out of a pocket or a bag for a quick glance on Insta or to message a friend. They are taken away and the cause of many parent meetings. This is no longer a little issue, students are dealing with social media addictions and have psychological or behavioral dependence on social media platforms. How do we help students that can't seem to self-monitor their behaviors? We have seen the success of security pouches at concert venues to prevent people from using their phones during performances. We would like to use this same concept in our class. We want students to be able have their phones in their possession but have the access be monitored by their teachers. Our plan is to help students learn how to increase their ability to self-monitor their access to electronics based on their educational success. We are not purchasing these packs for every student. Some students are able to appropriately integrate phone access and class work. We want to highlight their success and help those that need more support be able to hold on to their phones but not have ready access. Phones will be unlocked at various points throughout the day based on their work production. We hope that this will help students learn how to monitor as themselves as they become adults.

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We are all guilty of spending to much time glued to our phones, but this is an even bigger issue for teens that are still developing their executive functions skills. Phones have so many great uses but they also distract students from work, allow for cyber bulling, have been linked to increased anxiety, and decreased resiliency. As educators we battle everyday with students that are resistant to putting away their phones. They go away for a moment and then are slipped out of a pocket or a bag for a quick glance on Insta or to message a friend. They are taken away and the cause of many parent meetings. This is no longer a little issue, students are dealing with social media addictions and have psychological or behavioral dependence on social media platforms. How do we help students that can't seem to self-monitor their behaviors? We have seen the success of security pouches at concert venues to prevent people from using their phones during performances. We would like to use this same concept in our class. We want students to be able have their phones in their possession but have the access be monitored by their teachers. Our plan is to help students learn how to increase their ability to self-monitor their access to electronics based on their educational success. We are not purchasing these packs for every student. Some students are able to appropriately integrate phone access and class work. We want to highlight their success and help those that need more support be able to hold on to their phones but not have ready access. Phones will be unlocked at various points throughout the day based on their work production. We hope that this will help students learn how to monitor as themselves as they become adults.

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