tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post2926542977695212661..comments2023-06-12T10:08:26.187-05:00Comments on Lake Winneblogo: Should we ban laptops?Lake Winneblogohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063703316063246957noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-65680059061209708422010-03-15T20:26:33.199-05:002010-03-15T20:26:33.199-05:00Much of the content I teach requires sketching and...Much of the content I teach requires sketching and laptops are a hindrance not a help in such activities. But Tom is right; let the (Intel) chips fall where they may, so long as other students are not impacted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426239.post-20760309642138859342010-03-10T10:19:37.394-06:002010-03-10T10:19:37.394-06:00I do not understand why I should concern myself wi...I do not understand why I should concern myself with the use of laptops in the classroom. These are not children, they are young adults. If they feel a laptop will help them, it would be wrong of me to say no. If on the other hand it proves a distraction and a detriment, that is their problem, not mine. Their exam scores will tell the story, and if they don't, more power to them. <br /><br />If they prefer to play Mafia Wars over listening to me, it's no skin off my nose. Some of you folks do seem to take a lack of attentiveness so personally. <br /><br />I just do not feel the need to micro-manage my students' lives. Let them make their own choices and suffer the consequences.<br /><br />The only way I would ban laptop use (as I do cell phone use) was if it were distracting other students, impinging on their ability to learn. So far, I've had no complaints; laptop users seem to respect those around them.Lammersnoreply@blogger.com