Comment on Smart phones in the classroom by Ashish

I teach the first year engineering classes at Virginia Tech, and I have an open social media (or Internet) policy, that means anyone (I guess except me?) in the class can use social media (or Internet) if it does not disturb others or the flow of the class. I do so because I believe that I cannot force students to pay attention in class. A will to pay attention has to come from them. And a lot of times, we need the Internet to look up stuff in class. So, having a no Internet might be a hindrance in the flow of the class.