What is your overall opinion of this article? How do you feel about being a guinea pig for this initiative? What responsibilities does the senior class have to success of mobile devices in education? Is this a good thing?

My overall opinion of this article is that it's pretty cool that we're the first school in an urban community to do this. I feel great that I can be a guinea pig for this initiative. It's really cool that I'm part of the first class in an urban community to do something as great as this. As seniors, we have so much responsiblity that comes with havng the device since we're the first class to have them. If we do really good with the tablets, the whole school might be able to get them too and that'll be good for the students' education.

Tell us how you feel about the school Dress Code. What is your opinion on School Uniforms? Why do you think it is necessary or unnecessary to wear school uniforms? Do you think that students are reacting properly to mandatory school uniforms? What do you think is the effect of mandatory school uniforms? What suggestions do you have to improve the Uniform/Dress Code at East Orange Campus High School?

      I feel the school dress code is kind of stupid. Telling people they can not wear their hoodies and sweaters is completely wrong. I don't really care about wearing the khaki pants and gray polo shirts, but I'm a cold person and I need my hoodies or my sweaters to keep me warm. It is wrong to say that we can only wear gray sweaters if we decide to wear sweaters because the school doesn't know everyone's situation. Not everyone has gray sweaters and to tell them to wear them is wrong, especially if they are a cold person. They don't know if that purple or orange sweater is the only sweater they have, so they should get rid of that policy. Also, it's not always warm in the school or sometimes it's not warm enough for everyone because everyone has different reactions to being cold.
      The whole idea of wearing uniforms isn't a bad one, even though in a way it takes away a student's individuality. Uniforms are good because students are harsh and with the uniforms, everyone is basically wearing the same thing, so you don't really know who has more this and that. It's completely irrelevant who has what because everyone has the same clothes on. With the uniforms, it makes it easier for everyone because you never really have to worry about students talking about other students based on their clothes or shoes.
     I feel that the East Orange Campus High School's uniforms are a waste of time. If the school was going to have uniforms, they should've come up with an organized one instead of just saying wear khaki pants and gray polo shirts. No matter how organized the school might think the uniforms are, they aren't. You see people wearing all different types of shades of khakis and gray polo shirts. If the school came up with an organized uniform, like most schools did over the summer, the students might compromise with the dress code better. Most other schools that have uniforms have sweaters that you can buy to wear with the uniform, unlike East Orange Campus High School.

How is a smartphone different than a cell phone, and what makes it so smart?

A smartphone is different from a cellphone because with a smartphone, you can send emails, it's Internet is way faster, and you can download apps to personalize your smartphone; with a cellphone, you can't do all of those things.

Why is it so important to learn how to learn today and in the future?

It is so important to learn how to learn today and in the future because times are changing and so are people.

Tell us how you feel about the use of Mobile Devices like Cellphones and Tablets as educational tools — whether in or out of the classroom. Do you have a cellphone? Do you agree that it can distract you from your schoolwork?

I feel the use of mobile devices as educational tools is a good idea. Students are more likely to do work on their mobile devices other in their textbooks. Yes, I do have a cellphone and yes, I agree that it can distract me from my schoolwork sometimes.

Tell us how you feel about the use of Mobile Devices like Cellphones and Tablets as educational tools — whether in or out of the classroom. How could your teachers use them during lessons?

I feel that mobile devices like cellphones and tablets can be very helpful in the classroom, but at the same time be a huge distraction. I believe this because students are easily distracted by technology; it basically consumes our life whether we know it or not. The good thing about using cellphones and tablets in the classroom is that most students are visual learners, so cellphones and tablets will most likely help them learn. My teachers could use these devices during lessons by putting the stories I have to read in the textbook on my tablet because I'm quicker to open my tablet than my textbook. My teachers could also put little videos on the tablets for the students to watch that is pertaining to the lesson.

How will you use the Samsung Galaxy Tab™ be used to improve your education? Will tablets enhance learning or be more of a distraction?

   I'm going to use my tablet for my education by doing most of my work on it. I think it's a great idea considering most of my generation can multitask. The tablet will let us do our classwork and homework while doing other things such as playing games, listening to music, and taking notes.
   The tablet can enhance learning and be distracting at the same time. I say this because when teenagers get bored, our minds tend to wonder on to other things and with the tablet, we can easily wonder onto Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. The tablet can enhance learning because it's a more visual thing and most teenagers are visual learners.