http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/pd/2007/06/13/educause-se-wed-am/ Activities & Analysis Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/pd/2007/06/13/educause-se-wed-am/#comment-36 lauren Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:42:42 +0000 http://blog.zsr.wfu.edu/pd/2007/06/13/educause-se-wed-am/#comment-36 I always think these stats are really interesting! While I agree that to a large extent, much of the computer use in classroom is not focused on academics, I worry when some people outright say "no laptops in class!" If 50% of web browsing was unproductive, another 50% was productive (perhaps reinforcing points made in class). If 20% of the time the students are doing non-class related activities, 80% of the time they are focused on class activities. I hate to cut off that 50% useful browsing and 80% useful computer activity because sometimes students aren't paying attention. Really, I'm just rambling. I've been thinking a lot about this in the past few days. Thanks for the post! I always think these stats are really interesting! While I agree that to a large extent, much of the computer use in classroom is not focused on academics, I worry when some people outright say “no laptops in class!” If 50% of web browsing was unproductive, another 50% was productive (perhaps reinforcing points made in class). If 20% of the time the students are doing non-class related activities, 80% of the time they are focused on class activities. I hate to cut off that 50% useful browsing and 80% useful computer activity because sometimes students aren’t paying attention. Really, I’m just rambling. I’ve been thinking a lot about this in the past few days. Thanks for the post!

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