Digital break at the push of a button: How LOCKSTA and VS are rethinking the use of smartphones in schools
4 mins

Smartphones are part of the reality of students' lives. At the same time, concentrated learning phases need a framework without constant notifications, social media and digital stimuli.
Many schools are faced with a dilemma:
- Complete ban? Hardly suitable for everyday use.
- Collect? Organizationally complex and problematic under liability law.
- Trust rules? In practice, it is often fraught with conflict.
What is missing is a solution that pedagogical clarity with practical implementation connects.

The solution: LOCKSTA mobile phone cases
LOCKSTA is based on a simple principle:
The smartphone stays with the student — but out of reach.
This is how it works in class
- Safe safekeeping
At the beginning of the lesson, students place their smartphones in a sturdy textile case. The bag is closed with the push of a button. - Psychological advantage
The device remains physically with the student. This reduces resistance and separation anxiety. At the same time, it is completely shielded visually and haptically. - Highness of the teacher
The bag can only be opened with a special opener — controlled by the teacher.
For specific research phases or at the end of the lesson, the device is available again in seconds.
The result:
No discussions, no collection, no storage — but a clear, technically supported framework.

From product to school infrastructure: “Lock-IT” with VS
In partnership with VS, the LOCKSTA mobile phone bag is used exclusively as an overall concept in the school sector under the name “Lock-it” offered.
The difference with isolated solutions:
LOCKSTA is used as part of school infrastructure thought.
- Opener variants can be firmly integrated into learning rooms
- Schools get advice on implementation
- Training and media literacy concepts accompany the introduction
- Smartphone rules are structurally anchored instead of enforced situationally
This is how a bag becomes a well-thought-out overall system.
Successes from practice
The system is already being used at over 100 school locations. The feedback shows clear effects:
- Quieter start of lessons
- Noticeably higher concentration
- More effective study time
- Fewer conflicts between teachers and students
- Increase in social interaction during breaks
- Technical reduction of secret photo and video recordings
LOCKSTA replaces control with structure.
Structure instead of prohibition
Using smartphones in the classroom remains one of the central challenges of modern schools. But blanket bans often fall short.
LOCKSTA stands for a different approach:
Not whether smartphones are allowed — but how their use is sensibly regulated.
Together with VS, we create a solution that is pedagogically sophisticated, technically practicable and suitable for everyday use.
Would you like to find out more?
If you are interested in the LockStA system or the “Lock-it” concept, please feel free to contact us:
LOCKSTA — Klipto GmbH
Mainzer Landstraße 33
60329 Frankfurt/Main
info@locksta.com
Or contact our partner VS Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG directly.
VS Vereinigte Spezialmöbelfabriken GmbH & Co. KG
Hochhäuser Str. 8, 97941 Tauberbischofsheim
vs@vs-moebel.de
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