The use of mobile phones in the classroom

The use of mobile phones being allowed in the classroom is a very questionable topic, it raises many different points of view.

Being able to apply De' Bono's six thinking hats raised many ideas and issues surrounding mobile phones in the classroom. De' Bono's hats is an excellent tool to brainstorm ideas around a topic, it worked well with the wiki because you could see what everyone had to say and then comment on or agree with their specific ideas.

The six thinking hats are applied in classroom's still to this day, my young sister uses them in high school to gain ideas to review in argumentative essays.

I believe they are a great brainstorming tool and a good activity to get students thinking from a different perspective on the topic. When I am teaching in the classroom I will apply De Bono's six thinking hats when there are problems to be solved, when different views of thinking are needed and to gain opinions surrounding a specific topic in the classroom.

The use of the hats in the wiki provided a perfect example of how and why this tool works so well, especially in groups of people thinking, it provides more ideas and issues that surround one specific topic than one person could possibly brainstorm on their own.