Read this claim from paragraph 2 of the passage:
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Cell Phones: Classroom Technology of the Future
The popularity of cell phones has expanded among
1 The cell phone. No longer a device just to make telephone calls, cell phones
adolescents in the past few decades as well, and now 78 percent of now be used to take pictures and record video, send text messages and tweets, a
teens use cell phones.
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access the Internet. Using a smartphone, you can receive and send email, get
directions, play games, listen to music, and watch movies. You can now speak to
Which type of evidence does the author use to support this claim? your cell phone and it will answer back. Ask it a question and it can tell you the
answer At some stores, customers can pay using their cell phones. The cell phon
become a handheld computer-an integral part of day-to-day technology. The
question, therefore, inevitably arises: Is it appropriate for students to use cell phr
in schools? Some schools have adopted policies to ban cell phone use in the
classroom, but are these initiatives reasonable? Although they have limitations,
phones can be used to ensure student safety, help with job skill preparation, and
in classroom instruction
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2 The first cell phone call was made in 1973 by Martin Cooper, an engineer at
Motorola. On a New York City street, he wowed observers with the new device.
years later, mobile phones were available to the public, and since then cell phon
technology has completely changed communication (CBC News, 20131 Accord