Some students in New Jersey say social media, text messages and other technology can distract them from getting their homework completed after school. Shawna Bu Shell, an educational-technology professor at Rowan University, is training more teachers to be creative when integrating social media into the curriculum. "If a teacher is good at designing homework and is willing to integrate social media, then students won't be sneaking, trying to use it," Bu Shell said.

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