The CoSN Webinar Series: To Ban or Not to Ban Tackling Cellphones in Classrooms

Eliminating students' use of smartphones during the school day is right in concept but challenging in execution. Students would absolutely benefit from less distraction from phones and social media, and more in-person interaction at school. The challenge for schools comes not in establishing these policies but in enforcing these policies, which requires diligent participation from the whole community. School policies should be accompanied with learning about digital citizenship and proper phone etiquette to help kids learn the challenges and benefits of technology and how to establish healthy digital habits. This will serve them well not just in school, but for the rest of their lives.  This session will address students' digital well-being beyond phone bans with evidence-based lessons designed to help build agency, reduce anxious thoughts, and increase mindfulness related to their tech habits. Attendees will receive hands-on experiences illustrating activities centered on digital well-being strategies for students.  Key Take Aways: Identify opportunities to pair digital citizenship implementation with cellphone bans or policies develop a whole community approach to addressing device bans/policies Learn from colleagues to reference best practices Presenter:Merve Lapus Vice President, Education Outreach & Engagement Common Sense Media The Sessions Everyone Was Talking About Webinar SeriesMissed CoSN2025 in Seattle or couldn’t attend every session? Don’t worry—we’re bringing the most popular, standing-room-only presentations to you in a special webinar series. Learn from top EdTech leaders from across the country—no travel needed!In our professional advancement webinars, education technology experts from across the country and worldwide present their specialties. During each interactive session, experts engage in dialogue to address the challenges and opportunities facing educators. Webinars are FREE for members and $59 for non-members. Partner webinars are free for all.For a complete listing of all CoSN's webinars, please visit:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cosn.org/⁠Produced in partnership with ⁠edCircuit⁠.