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Hillsborough Teacher Shows How Distracted Students Are By Cell Phones In Classroom

Geno February 28th, 2019

We know what a distraction cell phones can be. It’s certain not just a problem for students. How often do we see drivers on 275 staring at their phone while doing 70MPH? A teacher here in the Tampa area came up with this exercise to see just how distracted kids are by cell phone alerts. Check out how many times students’ phones buzzed in just 30 minutes.

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Posted by Hillsborough County Public Schools on Wednesday, February 27, 2019


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