Have you ever thought how will you spend a day if you don't have a phone , Yes it is very difficult but what if you get some rewards to do so ?
In the generation of Whatsapp and Facebook it is very difficult to keep your mobile phones away in classroom . It is a new age menace . 10 years ago people did not imaging about mobile phones and the technology we have right now , Every teacher now a days gets pissed off when they see students using mobile in class room . Few years back no teacher would have thought that they will punish students for using mobile in class.
A Student of Computer Science junior at Chico State University named Rob Richardson has come up with a very innovative idea to this class room mobile usage problem . He has developed a IOS app named Pocket Points for users which gives the students some rewards for not using mobile phone in the class room at a stretch for some time.
It is a win-win for Students , Faculties and the local shop keepers says Rob Richardson . He came up with this idea in 2013 but was launched in 2014 september.
The App functions in this way :-
When students attend the clsss they just need to turn on the app and keep the mobile phone away and start earning points , Once there class is done they can take off the phone and swipe the pocket point notification and unlock their phone . They can now see how much points they have earned .
The students can enjoy discounts at 15 local shops including some bar and pizza joints.
Their has been more than 1000 downloads till now and students at the campus are enjoying this cheat in class.
You earn one point for every 20 minutes . Team work can let students earn more point , More students using the app at one time gets you more discounts . Penn State University says that points can even be used to buy books at college bookstore and per 10 points you get 15% discount .
Awesome Innovation we must say !!
In the generation of Whatsapp and Facebook it is very difficult to keep your mobile phones away in classroom . It is a new age menace . 10 years ago people did not imaging about mobile phones and the technology we have right now , Every teacher now a days gets pissed off when they see students using mobile in class room . Few years back no teacher would have thought that they will punish students for using mobile in class.
A Student of Computer Science junior at Chico State University named Rob Richardson has come up with a very innovative idea to this class room mobile usage problem . He has developed a IOS app named Pocket Points for users which gives the students some rewards for not using mobile phone in the class room at a stretch for some time.
It is a win-win for Students , Faculties and the local shop keepers says Rob Richardson . He came up with this idea in 2013 but was launched in 2014 september.
The App functions in this way :-
When students attend the clsss they just need to turn on the app and keep the mobile phone away and start earning points , Once there class is done they can take off the phone and swipe the pocket point notification and unlock their phone . They can now see how much points they have earned .
The students can enjoy discounts at 15 local shops including some bar and pizza joints.
Their has been more than 1000 downloads till now and students at the campus are enjoying this cheat in class.
You earn one point for every 20 minutes . Team work can let students earn more point , More students using the app at one time gets you more discounts . Penn State University says that points can even be used to buy books at college bookstore and per 10 points you get 15% discount .
Awesome Innovation we must say !!
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