The Irish Times

Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools

Smartphones should be banned from schools to tackle classroom disruption, improve learning and help protect children from cyberbullying, a UN report has recommended. Unesco, the UN’s education, ...

Smartphone surge fails to boost learning outcomes

VIJAYAWADA: Though there is a surge in smartphone access among children, the learning outcomes in government schools continue ...

Brazil introduces law restricting smartphone use in schools amid concern over the impact on learning

Brazilian students returned to class this week with a new task: staying away from their smartphones as a new law restricting ...
The New Indian Express

‘Adolescents use smartphones more for social media than educational activities’

BHUBANESWAR: Access to smartphones among adolescents aged 14-16 is very high in Odisha but a larger chunk of these youngsters use the device for social media - expectedly so - than for educational ...