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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some more articles that talk of the distraction caused by laptops in the classroom and the effect on learning:

[url]http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-case-for-banning-laptops-in-the-classroom[/url]

[url]http://www.educationnews.org/technology/study-laptops-in-the-classroom-can-distract-hinder-learning/[/url]

[url]http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/14/laptops-in-classrooms_n_3756831.html[/url]

Frankly, I am appalled that these educators think that laptop use all the time is a good idea.[/quote]

All of those articles are about the distractions that laptops cause in university classrooms when students are engaged in instruction that doesn't involve the laptops.

An entirely different situation from middle schoolers who are using devices for adult directed activities under the supervision of an adult. I work in a school with 1:1 devices. [b] Students use them when appropriate.  They are given clear directions on how to use it, and adults monitor what they're doing. [/b] Are there times when kids get off task?  Yes, just like our generation did when we made paper footballs and "kicked' them at our peers, or passed notes, or drew lewd pictures in the margins of our books.  But teachers are moving around, and monitoring.  In addition, kids have assignments that have to be turned it so they have an incentive to stay on task.  At other times, teachers direct students to turn their devices off, so they can do other things.  Like conduct science labs, and create art, and listen to their classmates giving presentations.

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You are kidding yourself.  Don't you hear the "click" when you walk by?  That is them pulling back up their work screen.  Yes, they are working, but they are also doing other stuff, learning early the habits of multitasking and cognitive clutter (I just made that up) that will prevent engagement.  My students (college) are always carrying on three or four conversations while reading or writing.  They themselves will tell you it is not good for them, but they've studied so long like that that they don't know any other way.  I will ensure my kids know another way.[/quote]

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