Should students be allowed to use laptops or other digital devices in the classroom? This is certainly a topic that has strong opinions on each side of the issue. Studies and research have been conducted in order to evaluate the effects of allowing laptops and digital devices into the classroom. There have been numerous articles written about the subject. We have included links below to a few articles and posts that take stances on both sides of the issue.

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Articles:

Research on In-Class Use of Laptops and Other Devices:; Effects on Students’ Learning and Attention – From The Teaching Center Journal
http://teachingcenter.wustl.edu/Journal/Reviews/Pages/Research-In-Class-Devices.aspx#.VA4AFUiNUhF

Rethinking My Cell Phone / Computer Policy – From Inside Higher Ed
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/just-visiting/rethinking-my-cell-phonecomputer-policy

Wireless in the Classroom – From Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/wireless/

The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom – From The New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-case-for-banning-laptops-in-the-classroom

Best Practices for Laptops in the Classroom – From The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/best-practices-for-laptops-in-the-classroom/39064

Why I’m Asking You Not to Use Laptops – From The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2014/08/25/why-im-asking-you-not-to-use-laptops/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Medical Schools Embrace Benefits of Tablets, Mobile Devices; Create New Ways of Learning – From the Association of American Medical Colleges
https://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/december2013/363858/mobile-devices.html