Computers in the Classrom

I am a junior transfer from a junior college.  When I heard we were getting laptops at Valley City I was super pumped, especially since my current laptop is pretty old and cheap.  We can Google things we aren't sure about.  Or perhaps listen to music or check your Facebook if there is some down time.  However, I am probably one of the few people that think it is a bad idea to have a laptop in the classroom.  According to http://www.temple.edu/lss/htmlpublications/spotlights/200/spot206.htm, using a computer in the classroom is very beneficial.

I am a guy who gets distracted pretty easily.  Yes, everyone in college is an adult, and is expected to pay attention to the class instead of what is on your computer, and the computer is there for help in the classroom, or taking notes.  However, for me it is just a distraction.  If my computer isn't closed in the classroom, I am doing something unproductive on it.  I was loving the first week of school, because the classes seemed like they were flying by.  Then the next week quizzes came out, and I had no idea what was going on.  I had become behind in every class because I was so distracted by my computer I hadn't paid any attention to what was going on in the lecture.  The following site talks about how addictive Facebook is and how we can't get our minds off of it.    http://socialtimes.com/facebook-addiction-disorder-the-6-symptoms-of-f-a-d_b60403

Im sitting there thinking "Come on Andy, put the computer away and pay attention like everyone else."  I then looked around and saw Facebook on 4 out of every 5 computers.  It's not just me who is easily distracted by computers.  I am 100 percent in belief they were given to us to help us in school, and they can be very helpful.  However, I am definately ok with going back to the old fashioned highschool, taking notes with a pencil and a notebook.  I bought several notebooks and pencils for this semester, and I literally have not had to use either one.  I haven't even had an assignment to take home to do.  Everything is used on the computer.  This just took some time getting used to since the last college I was at did nothing with computers.  This site talks about this advantages and disadvantages of using computers in the classroom. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080712164252AA1iB7Y