Smart phones improve the learning environment

     Nowadays, smart phones are so popular among people. In my school, it is more difficult to find a student who does not use a smart phone than to find a student who uses one. I, also, use a smart phone. I am enjoying the numerous technological conveniences of the smart phone applications. The functions of the applications vary from educational ones to addictive games. Even though the addictive games can harm the students’ learning environment, I still believe that smart phones hugely improve the educational circumstances.

     First, various types of highly convenient educational applications can be downloaded and used through smart phones. When a user feels technological inconveniences while studying, the user may go to the application store and download one that can eliminate the problems. For example, I learn Spanish in school, and I desperately needed a Spanish-English dictionary during the classes. However, I could not use a computer in the Spanish classes. Therefore, I simply downloaded the Spanish-English dictionary application and used it comfortably during classes. It is even more convenient than the computer dictionaries because the application provides a Spanish keyboard which includes alphabets that only exist in Spanish, such as á and ñ. In addition, my friends memorized Chinese characters in the bus, using a smart phone application. They simply touched and slid the screen with a finger to use the application. In a nutshell, the learning environment can be highly improved by using diverse types of educational smart phone applications efficiently.

     Next, smart phones eliminate the constraint of time and place in learning. Due to the ubiquitous aspects of the smart phones, the users can learn whenever and wherever they want. For example, a student can check the assignment via e-mail in the smart phone. Then, he or she can collect information through ubiquitous Internet, and write a research paper with a document-editing application. Then, the student can mail the document with the e-mail. Smart phone users can check, write, and submit a research paper whenever and wherever they want with only a single palm-sized electronic device! Smart phones eliminate the temporal and spatial constraints, and hugely improve the learning environment.

     Finally, the smart phone users can easily protect themselves from the functions of the smart phones that can harm the educational environment. Some people claim that the addictive games and lewd applications of the smart phones can damage the learning environment. However, the smart phone companies provide services that block access to the applications that are detrimental to education. If the users sign in the services, the user cannot download them. They are able to control themselves to avoid the harmful applications. Therefore, even though smart phones have functions can deteriorate the learning environment, they can be easily eliminated.

     In conclusion, smart phones are convenient and ubiquitous in education, and the harmful functions can be blocked by simple services. Therefore, smart phones can highly improve the educational circumstances. As a smart phone user, I guarantee that smart phones can give you numerous benefits in an educational way if you use them healthily and efficiently. Smart phones provide you smart education whey you use them smart.