Laptops in Meetings and Classes–It’s About Attention and Application

When was the last time you were in a meeting or at a conference when less than half of the people in the room had computers with them?  I, honestly, would have to go back probably seven years.  Today laptops in meetings are almost de rigueur, but does that make this a good thing?  I’ve talked a bit on my blog about laptops in the classroom (February 2007: The technology in classrooms debate never seems to end! and March 2006: No laptops in my classroom!) and some of the same discussions apply here.  I caught an article in the NYT …read more