<p>@CEC- I’m probably really old school when it comes to this, but you asked so I shall tell.</p>
<p>I always found devices in class to be a huge distraction (I’d always wind up trading stocks instead of paying attention). It was laughable to see how many kids were just on facebook “taking notes” during class (I was one, unfortunately). </p>
<p>The SMART kids would print up the lecture slides in notes format w/3 slides to a page, take notes on those, and leave all potential distractions behind.</p>
<p>I WISH I had done that. It probably would have saved me SO much time studying for finals (I had to LEARN the concepts on my own instead of REVIEW them, which is what finals studying should be about). If you think you can avoid the temptation to check your gadgets during class, by all means bring them, but too many, myself included, aren’t disciplined enough to ignore them.</p>
<p>Just me though. As for tablets, it seems to me trying to type on those would be more trouble than its worth. But I’m old, so what do I know.</p>