What To Do When Your Students' Cell Phones Ring During Class?

I attended a session led by Susan Crosson (Santa Fe Community College) at the 2006 Colloquium on Change in Accounting Education on Saturday.  She gave this tip for handling cell phone usage in class.  Any student whose phone rings during class is fined $5.00 which must be paid prior to taking the next exam.  The student who gets the highest grade on that exam then gets the monies collected.

I'm thinking of using this policy for students who are tardy to class...

Comments

[Kaleigh Arguello]

I think that is an okay rule. But why not just have them turn their cell phone on silent/vibrate. Or just turn it off until school is over. Just as long as they have it.