Generation Faraday uses a proprietary fabric to create cell phone bags that are impermeable by radio waves, effectively deactivating the phone will in the bag, freeing students and classrooms from ...

How can you decrease distractions while prioritizing work? Oh, the irony, about writing about distractions while I have 10 windows open on my laptop. We’re multitasking more than ever, ...

Some suburban students will be welcomed back to school with new procedures to help quiet cellphone distractions in the classroom. As experts continue to warn about harmful effects of cellphones and ...

As mobile phone use continues to be a leading cause of vehicle accidents, a range of technologies has emerged designed to combat distracted driving. From mobile apps to hardware-integrated systems, ...

How can schools best manage phones? There’s a lot to suggest that bans can help. But there are big questions about how these will fare over time and the best ways to cultivate good habits in students.

Morgan Dean recommends parents walk younger children to bus stops before school starts and warns older students about cell phone distractions RICHMOND, Va. — As students prepare to return to school, ...

AS HIGH SCHOOLS across Contra Costa County and the state of California have been finding ways to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's no-smartphone policy, teachers and students are ambivalent about the new ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

The enforcement problem An issue with preventing students from using their phones in the classroom is enforcement. Lowell Elementary School’s handbook requires students’ phones to be off and in their ...