ky ▁ident ifies ▁one ▁bar rier ▁as ▁teachers ▁view ing ▁digital ▁devices ▁as ▁dist ra ctions : ▁" Let ' s ▁admit ▁the ▁real ▁reason ▁that ▁we ▁ban ▁cell ▁ph ones ▁is ▁that , ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁use ▁them , ▁students ▁would ▁vote ▁with ▁their ▁attention , ▁just ▁as ▁adult s ▁would ▁' vote ▁with ▁their ▁feet ' ▁by ▁leaving ▁the ▁room ▁when ▁a ▁presentation ▁is ▁not ▁comp elling ." ▁ ▁The ▁mind set ▁of ▁b anning ▁new ▁technology , ▁and ▁fear ing ▁the ▁bad ▁things ▁that ▁can ▁happen , ▁can ▁affect ▁educational ▁dec isions . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁ban ▁digital ▁devices ▁impact s ▁students ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁Any ▁tool ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁poor ly ▁or ▁incorrectly ▁can ▁be ▁unsafe . ▁ ▁Saf ety ▁less ons ▁are ▁mand atory ▁in ▁industrial ▁technology ▁and ▁science . ▁ ▁Yet ▁safety ▁or ▁eth ical ▁less ons ▁are ▁not ▁mand atory ▁to ▁use ▁technology . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁dec isions ▁in ▁schools ▁are ▁measured ▁by ▁common ▁ground ▁belief s . ▁ ▁One ▁school ▁district ▁in ▁Ontario ▁b anned ▁digital ▁devices ▁from ▁their ▁schools . ▁ ▁Local ▁schools ▁have ▁been ▁looking ▁at ▁doing ▁the ▁same . ▁These ▁kinds ▁of ▁re actions ▁are ▁often ▁about ▁immediate ▁actions ▁and ▁not ▁about ▁teaching , ▁learning ▁or ▁creating ▁solutions . ▁ ▁Many ▁bar riers ▁to ▁I ML ▁exist . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁August , ▁D iane . ▁( 2 0 0 6 ). ▁ ▁Develop ing ▁Liter acy ▁in ▁Second - Language ▁Lear ners :