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05/04/06

Laptops banned from Law School class

Some law schools are beginning to ban or restrict laptop use in their classrooms, creating uproar all over the place:

As the professor lectured on the law, the student wore a poker face. But that was probably because, under the guise of taking notes on his laptop, the student actually was playing poker - online, using the school’s wireless Internet connection.

The scenario is not uncommon in today’s college classrooms, and some instructors want it stopped. So they have done the unthinkable - banned laptops.

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Posted May 4, 2006 in Articles