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02-19-2013, 12:09 PM
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School is a place meant for learning, but the distraction provided by websites such as Facebook and YouTube only hamper the learning process. One University of Colorado professor found that students who used laptops in class averaged 11% worse on tests than those who took notes on paper. That set the laptop-using group’s average at “almost the same as the average for the students who didn’t come at all.†Some students even confess to being distracted in class, such as Ruben Musca, who says: “If the class is really boring, I check my Facebook.†Many teachers and professors have said that improper and distracting laptop use has reached the tipping point, leading to teachers banning the use of laptops in their respective classes. Some may say that professors, many of whom did not grow up in the “digital age,†do not fully realize the immense benefits or temptation a laptop yields. However, as J. P. Krahel, who taught in 2009-2012 while studying for his doctorate, says: “Eventually [one student’s] performance dipped a little, and I think he realized it.†He also admits to getting distracted on his laptop and realizing what a waste it was "having to do a lot of catching up on my own time, or asking for other people's help.†Countless websites can serve as distractions. Facebook and Twitter for socialites, ESPN.com for sports fans, websites for almost any store, and hundreds of thousands of other websites for others: YouTube, eBay, Tumblr and other blogging websites, etc. Indeed, there is a website for almost everyone; a recent study by a George Washington University professor indicated 95% of his students admitted to using their laptops for “purposes other than taking notes.â€
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Can you help me edit this paragraph? - Hall of Mirrors - 02-19-2013, 12:01 PM
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