Technology grows every year, becoming less expensive and more suitable for students who use and rely on technology. However, using technology at school can be a distraction to some students and teachers while class is in session. The reason why I bring this up is because many high schoolers carry technology with them — cellphones, laptops, tablets, and more — wherever they go.

Many students, while in class, can see what other people are doing that the teacher may not notice or students think teachers do not see.

I have seen people using their phones by putting their backpack on top of their desk and using their phone behind or under the backpack. Another thing students do is attempt to use their phone under the desk. In both cases, the teacher sometimes does not notice at all. This breach of the rules creates a lot of distractions for teachers and students. The effect is teachers wasting class time by stopping instruction just to call out the person using his or her phone, confiscate the device, and go on.

Don’t get me wrong. I, personally, love technology, but I am aware of my limits. I do not let technology overtake me to the extent where it is a distraction. Technology really comes in handy in the era we live in now. We are living in a world of the future, where everything is gradually becoming more simple and efficient for all of us. For example, computers are very useful to type up essays and stories, and they also give you the ability to edit your essays as you are typing them.

We must not get completely sucked into the world of technology and rely on it for everything, because there will be times when technology will malfunction and not work properly- or maybe not at all.

All in all, technology is very helpful to all of us, but we must not take advantage of technology to where it would cause an unneeded distraction or problem, such as in high school classrooms.