The reaction against laptops in the classroom has hit the Washington Post. It lists professors banning laptops at George Washington U, American, William and Mary, and Virginia.
I tend to agree--too often it is clear that students are simply surfing the web or doing something else. The bigger question is whether typing is as good for memory as writing.
I find writing notes is the best way to remember what I have read or heard. I don't think typing does as well.
