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Is the use of laptops in the classroom beneficial or a distraction?
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| Beneficial | 74% | 1007 votes | Total: 1369 votes | |
| Distraction | 26% | 362 votes |
Beneficial
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Created on: August 23, 2008
Laptops offer a whole new, improved realm of learning for students. By their very nature, they make
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by Naima Manal
Created on: January 08, 2009
The use of laptops in the classroom are beneficial tools, under the supervision of the instructor. Advances
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Created on: March 31, 2009
Laptops offer a variety of benefits in classrooms, of course if they are used responsibly. Like it or
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by Heath Sawyer
Created on: August 17, 2008 Last Updated: August 24, 2008
This is a classic argument between what children want and what we think is best for them? Those who
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Created on: March 14, 2009
I believe that the reason students go to school is because they see the value of knowledge. Therefore,
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by Heinz Sladek
Created on: August 01, 2008 Last Updated: November 24, 2009
Children are growing up in a "plugged in" and "wired" society. So, it stands to reason that classrooms
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Created on: August 13, 2008
In speaking of laptops in the classroom I assume we are speaking of schools below the college level.
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by Toni Doswell
Created on: January 06, 2009
What use to be called a distraction is now called beneficial. Laptops now serve a multi-dimensional
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Created on: August 03, 2008
Many people have voiced opinions on whether or not schools should be introducing technology in such
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by Patrick Ryan
Created on: August 16, 2008
Laptops. Whether we be surfing our e-mails, making a powerpoint, or writing a HELIUM Article (;-P) computer
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Created on: August 09, 2008 Last Updated: August 16, 2008
Beyond The Dinosaur Mentality: Laptops Are Beneficial In The Classroom
Having spent a considerable amount
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by Jenny Azadi
Created on: July 30, 2008
Laptops will eventually become essential. Almost every business uses a computer to some capacity and
Distraction
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Created on: September 22, 2008
The use of laptops in the classroom is a distraction for children. While the Internet is truly an information
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by Ren S.
Created on: July 30, 2008
One common practice in law schools across the nation is the use of laptops by law students during class.
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Created on: August 23, 2008
This is a hard question to answer. On the one hand, a laptop enables students to type their notes as
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by Maen Qasas
Created on: October 03, 2008
Well since there is no answer as Both. i had to choose a distraction.
When the children of young ages
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by Lucius Trae
Created on: March 31, 2010
I'm not sure my position on whether laptops should be "allowed" in the classroom. Furthermore, I wouldn't
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Created on: June 02, 2010 Last Updated: June 04, 2010
I'm sixteen and all of my teachers complained about my messy, unreadable handwriting. So I started taking
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by Todd Pheifer
Created on: July 30, 2008 Last Updated: November 13, 2008
Technology is very cool, but...
Don't get me wrong. I am a big fan of technology and I believe that computers,
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Created on: July 30, 2008
Even before you consider the vast array of non-educational temptations a laptop brings to the classroom,
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by Thomas Igou
Created on: August 05, 2008
I wish I had had a laptop when I went to school. Gosh, I would have been able to check out my friend's
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Created on: August 02, 2008
The use of laptops by students within a classroom setting is a distraction for several reasons. They
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Created on: July 29, 2008
Laptop computers should be helpful in the classroom. They should make it easier for students to take
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