Where are your studens looking? Are they looking at what you are trying to show them? Are they looking at the book? A quick glance around the room can be a handy strategy of detecting off-task behavior. If you are showing a power point or a movie or a math problem and your student is looking down near their belt buckle area then they are probably on the phone. They could also be fascinated with various objects. Kids get fascinated with all sorts of objects. I'll show a $20 million dollar movie with lots of special effects and violence and I still find students staring at their erasers or bottle caps. Teen behavior is really fascinating, isn't it?
Again, watch their hands; watch their eyes. Don't let them get behind because once they do, they'll copy off of somebody or simply give up. Don't let them get behind. Don't let them think they can get away with it!
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