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An amusing letter about maintaining focus in the "always-on" mobile network environment. I fear, though, that if first-years actually saw this, it would read as something between "eat your broccoli" and "get off my lawn." (In fact, I fear it reads that way to staff and faculty too.)

I'm intrigued by the finding that 49% of students who use their mobile devices in class have done class work with them. Of course, that doesn't address how often they use a phone for class work instead of recreation... and it does mean 51% of students who text in class have never been on task.

Two interesting approaches to getting students to regulate their cell phone use in class. What do you do to help students learn to focus?

If we want students to be more mindful about digital distractions, they may need intentional training, not shaming or blanket orders.