Comments on: Laptops in the Classroom http://www.femilicious.com/blog/2007/05/10/laptops-in-the-classroom/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Jacqui583 http://www.femilicious.com/blog/2007/05/10/laptops-in-the-classroom/#comment-43055 Jacqui583 Thu, 10 May 2007 22:07:42 +0000 http://www.femilicious.com/blog/2007/05/10/laptops-in-the-classroom/#comment-43055 What an interesting discussion. Personal computers weren't even on the landscape when I originally went to school, and the first ones I learned to work with were dedicated word processors. My 18yo DD brings hers to school and since I can type faster than I can write and since I keep missing important parts of the lecture notes I started bringing mine. Unfortunately both times something caused me to lose information (note to self; save every 5 minutes!) and I find my own keyboard loud and distracting! I don't surf during class, but then I'm only taking one class at a time, I'm there because I want to be and am genuinely interested in the topic, and I have plenty of surf time elsewhere in my life. But I do worry that I'm distracting others. What an interesting discussion. Personal computers weren’t even on the landscape when I originally went to school, and the first ones I learned to work with were dedicated word processors.

My 18yo DD brings hers to school and since I can type faster than I can write and since I keep missing important parts of the lecture notes I started bringing mine. Unfortunately both times something caused me to lose information (note to self; save every 5 minutes!) and I find my own keyboard loud and distracting!

I don’t surf during class, but then I’m only taking one class at a time, I’m there because I want to be and am genuinely interested in the topic, and I have plenty of surf time elsewhere in my life. But I do worry that I’m distracting others.

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