tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542601.post6082982665070906275..comments2024-01-29T05:16:51.423-05:00Comments on edtechNOT.com Blog: Princeton Questions Ed tech in their ClassroomsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542601.post-856577731980397122007-02-22T11:24:00.000-05:002007-02-22T11:24:00.000-05:00Here is aa article describing a study that shows t...Here is aa article describing a study that shows that lap tops in the college classroom may lead to lower grades??? (This could be the world's worst study, I haven't seen it.)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2007/02/19/News/Laptops.Can.Lower.Grades-2726847.shtml" REL="nofollow">Click here</A><BR/><BR/>Of course I am assuming that the professors are using "sage on the stage" techniques which are driving the kids to the slightly more interesting youtube/facebook experience, but.... if you know you have a course with a Cornell professor like this, with content that is complex maybe the lap top should be closed? <BR/><BR/>Let's face it, that is the typical college classroom experience, is it not?<BR/><BR/>Jim :-)Jim Fordehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06627190886690069132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542601.post-58410350894750399082007-02-19T14:38:00.000-05:002007-02-19T14:38:00.000-05:00Let's hope that they really are looking at these i...Let's hope that they really are looking at these issues in a thoughtful way. I've been involved with too many schools that blame students for being distracted by technology without also looking at what classroom management strategies the instructors are using - or if the the instruction is boring, for that matter! And, just as there are too many folks wanting to jump on the PPT band wagon, there are too many foks that jump to the other end and want to ban it when it isn't used well. Smart schools are looking at how to use PPT well!<BR/><BR/>Distraction and the usefulness of technology are complex issues and require thought into the complexities of the issue, not simple answers.Mike Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02330038655354183708noreply@blogger.com