Mobile Learning
I have seen some success with allowing students to use smartphones like iPhones in class. They are able to check their grades on the the schools grade program and they are able to access class materials through Moodle. This has allowed be to start flipping my classroom. Students also have access to the internet at all times which allows them to search topics we are discussing.

However, these devices can be very distracting for high school teenagers. From their phones they can go to you tube, text, listen to music, surf the net, update their Facebook and check their e-mail. Why would they do a chemistry assignment? I have issued detentions and taken away phones, but the problem persists. Some students are addicted to the instant gratification and social interacts that their phones offer them. Asking them to stick with something they would rather not be doing seems a bit naive. It is not my intent here to be pessimistic. Rather, to be realistic and proactive. If my performance is going to be tied to student achievement then I will need to be sure they spend every I have them productively without constantly policing them. So for now I would have to say I do not support the use of cell phones in class.

I would like to see some examples of classroom policies that have been successful. I looked for them on classroom 2.0 but only found acceptable use policies that did not mention discipline. I Google Cell Phone Policy and had 42,000,000 hits. I saw a lot of articles supporting their use in class, but no mention of how their use was monitored or controlled.