Cell phones have become essential for teenagers in recent years. It is due to this increase in cell phones that teenagers carry them everywhere, including school. As a result, however, students who bring them to school often use them without the teacher's consent and become distracted. On the other hand, if teachers allowed the use of these devices, they could serve as an aid. Although some believe that phones distract students in class, implementing them in the classroom could aid learning and help students use them as safety measures. Cell phones have numerous uses in the learning process due to the daily use and availability of students. Most students carry cell phones with them and use them in class, so implementing them in lessons should help teachers get more students' attention in class. USA TODAY's Shane talks about this when he says, "Teachers ask students to use their smartphones to look up a vocabulary word, take a photo of an assignment written on the board, or text each other to remember homework" (A4) . Implementing mobile phones into classroom learning policies could save teachers time and increase student engagement in the classroom. In another instance, Shane notes statistics from a study showing how often students use cell phones. For example, students rarely use cell phones in class under adult supervision. Shane explains: “A November study by Teen Research Unlimited, conducted for the Verizon Foundation, found that 39% of middle school students use smartphones to do homework. Among them, only 6% said they could use the smartphone in class” (A4). Statistics like this show that students use cell phones to their advantage, so teachers should use it to their advantage, too. Cell phones implemented in school would... middle of paper...all phones could make school more engaging. Cell phones could also attribute to safety measures such as disaster communication. Students could contact the authorities immediately. Methods like this engage students in learning and help schools become safer. If using your cell phone can help solve some problems, this is one more reason to use them. “BYOT: Bring your technology to school.” USA TODAY. 08 August 2013: B6. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. November 13, 2013.Schoenberg, Nara. “Is your smartphone hurting your GPA?” Chicago Tribune. March 17, 2013: 24. SIRS Issues Researcher. Network. November 13, 2013. Shane, Brian. “Smart devices create smart kids.” USA TODAY. December 28, 2012: A4. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. November 13, 2013.Tyrrell, Joie. “From Textbooks to Texting.” Newsday. October 17, 2011: A4. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. November 13. 2013.