Comments on: Will laptops “hinder learning” – NO! http://www.utechtips.com/will-laptops-hinder-learning-no/ Articles, Tips, Screencasts, and Tutorials for Educators Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:07:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Gran http://www.utechtips.com/will-laptops-hinder-learning-no/comment-page-1/#comment-22218 David Gran Wed, 16 May 2007 03:18:53 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=443#comment-22218 I wonder what the results would have been if a similar study was given for the uses of pencils in lecture situations: <i>Do you use Pencils to: a)Take notes b) Pass notes c) doodle d) practice that neat twirling trick between your fingers.</i><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('22218','David Gran','I wonder what the results would have been if a similar study was given for the uses of pencils in lecture situations: \r\n\r\n<i>Do you use Pencils to:\r\na)Take notes\r\nb) Pass notes\r\nc) doodle\r\nd) practice that neat twirling trick between your fingers.<\/i>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I wonder what the results would have been if a similar study was given for the uses of pencils in lecture situations:

Do you use Pencils to:
a)Take notes
b) Pass notes
c) doodle
d) practice that neat twirling trick between your fingers.

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]]> By: MIchael http://www.utechtips.com/will-laptops-hinder-learning-no/comment-page-1/#comment-21950 MIchael Mon, 14 May 2007 17:07:47 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=443#comment-21950 I read this article too with much fear. However, it was aimed at college students that bring their laptops to lecture halls. I too would likely have been surfing the net while a boring professor droned. It does not, however, relate at all to using laptops in MS and HS as the teacher should ensure they laptops are being used effectively.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('21950','MIchael','I read this article too with much fear. However, it was aimed at college students that bring their laptops to lecture halls. I too would likely have been surfing the net while a boring professor droned.\r\n\r\nIt does not, however, relate at all to using laptops in MS and HS as the teacher should ensure they laptops are being used effectively.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I read this article too with much fear. However, it was aimed at college students that bring their laptops to lecture halls. I too would likely have been surfing the net while a boring professor droned.

It does not, however, relate at all to using laptops in MS and HS as the teacher should ensure they laptops are being used effectively.

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]]> By: Emma http://www.utechtips.com/will-laptops-hinder-learning-no/comment-page-1/#comment-21932 Emma Mon, 14 May 2007 14:36:55 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=443#comment-21932 You cited that study showing: "68 per cent reporting that they used instant messaging. Forty-three per cent reported surfing the Internet, " ... I wonder if they also looked at the content of the IMs/ Surfing. Were they actually just IMing their friends and/ or using the Internet to get further clarification when they didn't understand the lecturer ... in the way that in the past they'd have whispered to the person next to them "what did that mean?"<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('21932','Emma','You cited that study showing: \r\n\"68 per cent reporting that they used instant messaging. Forty-three per cent reported surfing the Internet, \" ... I wonder if they also looked at the content of the IMs\/ Surfing. Were they actually just IMing their friends and\/ or using the Internet to get further clarification when they didn\'t understand the lecturer ... in the way that in the past they\'d have whispered to the person next to them \"what did that mean?\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You cited that study showing:
“68 per cent reporting that they used instant messaging. Forty-three per cent reported surfing the Internet, ” … I wonder if they also looked at the content of the IMs/ Surfing. Were they actually just IMing their friends and/ or using the Internet to get further clarification when they didn’t understand the lecturer … in the way that in the past they’d have whispered to the person next to them “what did that mean?”
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]]> By: Jeff Utecht http://www.utechtips.com/will-laptops-hinder-learning-no/comment-page-1/#comment-21850 Jeff Utecht Mon, 14 May 2007 02:24:11 +0000 http://www.utechtips.com/?p=443#comment-21850 THANK YOU! For writing this. I was flaming after reading the article this weekend too. You do a great job Jason of looking at this so called study in light of what it really is…which is nonsense.

I’m glad you wrote this, because my entry wouldn’t have been very good….I’m too upset that a paper that usually supports technology and its use would print such a story on the front page.

At the same time this report came out of North Carolina on a 1:1 program running there:

53% of high school students were at or above grade level before 1:1, and now it’s 78%

59% of middle school students at or above grade level before, and now it is 76%

Prior to 1 to 1 laptops, 25% of high school graduates entered college. Last year it was 79%. 84% have already been accepted among this year’s graduating class

Teen Pregnancy rate was #2 in North Carolina. Now it’s #18.

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