smartphone based learning media: elementary school teachers’ perspective ontechnology intervention in teaching

Technology assists students to gain and accelerate their skills to solve problems and manifesttheir experiences to relate it into the learning in the society. the use of media by applying smartphone isin line with the context of today’s phenomena where technology has become the essential and integratedpart in most human life, especially education. it offers information back up in unlimited supply.technology in smartphone as learning media gains students to be active within the instructional processby affected activities such as in-class leisure activities, physical activities and social interactions. itsupports students’ to learn in more reflective and progressive way. this study aims to understandelementary school teachers’ perspective in seeing technology by smartphone used as the learning media inthe instructional process occurred in the classroom. there are 20 teachers across area of tulung district,klaten regency, indonesia by varied socio economic levels. the data in this study is gathered by semistructuredinterview and followed by descriptive analysis. the results show that applying smartphone inthe classroom activities were found to be beneficial for the students. teachers believe that science andsocial lesson, physical activities, and in- class fun activities. those activities were represented such as indigital games, e- learning activities, moral and values education. the teachers were also faced with someobstacles of smartphone implementation during the lesson consisting of; time management, teachers’technological skill and background, and controlling students’ behavior.