The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called for a global ban on smartphones in schools, saying it can disrupt learning in classrooms.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has called for a global ban on smartphones in schools, saying it can disrupt learning in classrooms.
“Even just having a mobile phone nearby with notifications coming through is enough to result in students losing their attention from the task at hand. One study found that it can take students up to 20 minutes to refocus on what they were learning once distracted,” UNESCO said. Further, UNESCO raised concerns about data privacy as only 16% of countries guarantee data privacy in education by law. The report also cited an analysis, showing that 89% of 163 education technology products recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic could survey children and at least 39 of the 42 governments providing online education during the pandemic fostered uses that risked or infringed on children’s rights.
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