The "Chronicle of Higher Education" of June 2, 2006 ( http://chronicle.com - subscription required for some items) reported that teachers increasingly require that many students do over their laptops during class.
One reason is the development of networks without son, through which Students are distracted, some making their purchases online or chatting on instant messaging, instead of participating actively in class.
Professor of Law at the University of Memphis has drawn the ire of students to whom it had banned the use of laptops. His argument refers to the "video wall" that prevented visual contact with students, and penalizes the trade, including among the students themselves. But this case, exaggerated by the American newspapers, is far from unique, and other teachers are fighting against the use of phones that distract distractions to students online.
Some institutions have attempted to counter these difficulties by implementing technology solutions for the interruption of network connections during the course. Regarding radio links, this type of solution is very complex, and ultimately unreliable: it is to ensure that each wireless terminal is configured to cover a classroom without spilling over others, and to Professor permetttre to stop its operation as it turned out the light. Unfortunately, nothing prevents an external terminal to issue into the classroom.
For some, this type of approach amounts to "throwing the baby out with the bath water": the question is mainly to establish good practices, defining the place of the laptop in the course, and setting rules.
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Finally, there is nothing more than to lay down rules of conduct and politeness, that have nothing to do with the computer. Is it less legitimate for courts to ban the use of mobile phones for entertainment but to prohibit reading the newspaper?
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