Inside One State’s New Classroom Cellphone Ban

Inside One State’s New Classroom Cellphone Ban

PETERSBURG, W.Va.—Science teacher Linda Lou Carlson stared at her cellphone. It was pointed at a blue model of an aquaporin—a protein that channels water in and out of cells. The phone app that pairs with the model’s QR code was taking a little while to work. “There!” On Carlson’s screen, molecules of H20 coursed through the structure. A process that keeps us all alive had come to life digitally. It is the sort of tech-enabled lesson she loves t…