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HI Folks; For me this is no different than a teacher who brings a class in and = then sits and reads the newspaper, or grades homework etc during the = period and is not in touch with what students are doing. It is not the = technology that is the problem. It is the behavior. I agree that the behavior demonstrates as lack of professionalism. I = usually speak with the teacher when the he/she is not "involved" with = the students. Regarding cell phones: Here is Thailand cell phones are the norm. We do not have a ban on them. = However, policy states that students are not to USE them during class = time and we equate being in the library the same as being in class. = Phones are to be turned off or put on silent and students are not = "dismissed" so they can take or make a call during class time. If a = student does use the phone it is left in the library for the rest of the = school day and returned after school. (This does not happen very often). = If it occurs a second time the phone is kept in the library for a = longer period. Actually, I have not had that happen at all. These kids = can't imagine life for a day without the phone. When using the library = after school they must put the phone on silent and then they must take = the phone outside the library to use it. We are a K-12 grade school and = have over 1200 students. The majority of our students have cells = phones. It starts at about grade three--by grade five many/most of the = students have one. When parents use the cell phone in the library we = simply but kindly ask them to step outside to use it. We also have a = small sign posted outside the library that is a picture of a cell phone = with the words "Please use phone outside" written diagonally across it.=20 Mary Anderson Head of Library Ekamai International School Bangkok, Thailand manderson@ekamai.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=