Comments on: Laptops versus pen & paper

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:40:56 +0000

I am in debate right now for the usage of computers in schools even though i am a 13 year old girl i find laptops in school to be a nuisance. Memory cards, and such. It’s just to much struggle.

By: Pat

Pat — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:09:43 +0000

I like using the computer to take notes because I can insert things that are brought up later which keeps things more organized. I can also highlight things that later when I reread them to show important things to remember. My notes are neater on the computer and if I need to print them out for a hard copy I can. If I lose the hard copy, I can always print them out.

By: Darren

Darren — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:44:24 +0000

I'm still capable of taking notes in shorthand.

TMS: SHORTHAND!!! I never learned shorthand, but I usually do okay with pen and paper. I noticed that the people with the laptops were not just writing the most important information - they were putting down almost everything that was said.

By: Fausta

Fausta — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:56:20 +0000

When I audit classes at Princeton U (not for credit) I do take notes in my laptop.
However, when I want to retain something important I have to hand-write it down.

By: Debi Lewis

Debi Lewis — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:12:06 +0000

I work on my computer to make a living. But I am VERY aware that what I read in hard copy, I retain very well. And what I read on my computer, I do not retain nearly as well. What I write by hand into my personal journal, I remember. What I type into my computer, I remember less.

Reading something off a computer screen uses a different part of your brain than reading from a book.

I’d like to see research into this, but if it is being done, I haven’t seen it.
Debi

By: The Education Wonks - Thoughts And Ideas Freely Exchanged

The Education Wonks - Thoughts And Ideas Freely Exchanged — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000

the increasing numbers of school age children who are being taught online and the growing debate over its efficacy. Carol of The Median Sib went to a workshop at Columbia University with pad and pencil in hand and shocked some of the other attendeeswho didn’t seem to knowwhat those two things were for. Here’s a roundup of computer software that is designed to help students with pronouncing English. Over in Israel, teacher Muse has had a little first-hand experience