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Teachable moment to show your son how to be dan lekaf zechus. Many people use such devices as their notepad. The rebbe is likely to be checking his notes. Second, if the rebbe is on call for a hotline, such as a halacha or other emergency hotline, presumably with the full consent of his yeshiva, he would be responding to them.
Laskern it is a machlokess rishonim whether atifas Yishmaelim (assuming it leaves the top of the face exposed) is required for talis, or only for an avail. See Bais Yosef citing Itur. Many Sepharadim leave the top of the face exposed and cover the base, up to the nose. Most Ashkenazim cover the top of the face, down to the nose.
Laskern: Wearing it as a scarf is a mistake according to all minhagim. Since it is only around the neck, it cannot be considered wearing it around the body. The machlokess minhagim is whether it should be wrapped around the body, with the tzitzis coming over the hands, or pulled back over the shoulders, which means that it doesn’t cover the sides of the body. In addition, the long part of the talis is not being worn around the body, only the wide, shorter part. As for the opinion of the Itur that there should be two tzitzis in front and two at the back, possible based on the Midrash that you reference, they have a way to reconcile that as well. For a scholarly treatment of the sources for the minhagim google nosachteiman and/or נהבג תמן בעטיפת טלית
Regarding some Sepharadim who seem to wear it as a scarf, Temani “Sepharadim” wear the talis gadol draped around with all four tzitziyos at the front, except when they are chasanim. For ashkenazim, this is a mistake. For Temanim, this is the correct way it is worn.