Mixed Reaction To Students Using Laptops In The Classroom

Students get to class, take a seat, power up and tune out.Laptops can be both a distraction and an aid, but it is up to the student to decide which road to take. At ASU, laptops are everywhere. One professor says while some students do use laptops for quietly taking notes, others have loud keypads and use them for Internet access instead of listening to a lecture or participating in discussion. "I don't permit any students to bring laptops to my classes," said another professor. "I tell them they have to leave their laptops, beepers, cell phones, radios, TVs, DVDs, CDs, iPods, IMs, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, electric banana peels and all other electronic devices at home." Read more at:
http://www.asuwebdevil.com/issues/2008/02/13/style/703591