Use of Mobile Phones in Classrooms and Digitalisation of Educational Centres in Barcelona

In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, multiple educational contexts experienced a sudden and accelerated digital transformation. However, this is not new phenomenon. For years, public private initiatives have been designed tested in Spain. regard, role use cell phones classroom has key and, at same time, controversial aspect. Barcelona (Catalonia), for example, recent policies promoted pedagogical phones. Within framework, article analyses whether these to promote mobile are effectively transferred implemented classroom. Using qualitative research, based on co-design, case studies content analysis, we examined reality three centres Barcelona. contexts, field observations, interviews with management teams ICT coordinators, discussion groups teachers were conducted. The information generated was grouped into five main categories analysis. As result, it observed that phone losing prominence Schools tend prohibit prefer computers give priority control technological tools order Internet safely. Mobile phones, sense, only used certain times when there objective, although still need more training teachers.