At a school district outside Chicago, students participated in a French class by using cellphones to call classmates and speak with them in French And when school starts this fall at Mason High School near Cincinnati, students like Mrudu Data will pack iPads and iPhones in their backpacks"(Using technology in everyday life is) not that new to us because we grew up with technology," Data, a sophomore, said. Although schools have traditionally banned or limited cellphones in the classroom, 73% of Advanced Placement and National writing Project teachers said their students use phones in the classroom or assignments, according to a Pew Research Center study to complete released in February.