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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 Over 50% of students use laptops in classesCommon distractions include email, chat, news, papers, Facebook, Trunk, spreadsheets�However, Fletcher's Strategic Plan is to be technology forward, not backward Laptop Use at Fletcher: Student Voices * Student discussions on this topic reveal that the more they talk to each other the more they are likely to change behavior* Encourage a "classroom etiquette" talk during orientation where students can understand each other's learning habits and modify their own* Early thinking on this topic will encourage better learning practices and classroom behavior PROS FINDING THE BALANCE CONS Laptop users should sit in the back�Professors should make expectations clear on the first day of classes and enforce them� Upload lectures first and relevant notes later so students are not takingevery word downLectures should be more interactiveAsk to turn Wi-Fi offRecord lectures(make available if present in class) Students are inevitably distracted byFacebook,email etc. (their action and/or their neighbor's)� Those without laptops tend to be more engaged (classroom dynamics)� Fast note-takingNotes easy to organize and shareUseful for non-native speakersAbility to look up further information in classLess print impact Some classes require use of spreadsheetsEasy to take notes on uploaded presentation slidesElectronic notes conserved for a longer time Behavior may appear disrespectful to professors,student presentations and guest lecturers�
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