{"id":1690,"date":"2017-11-17T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T13:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1690"},"modified":"2017-11-16T16:16:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T22:16:28","slug":"pen-or-ipad-taking-notes-in-a-digital-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2017\/11\/17\/pen-or-ipad-taking-notes-in-a-digital-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Pen or iPad? Taking Notes in a Digital Age"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the fall final exam season creeps up, students are returning to their notes and — hopefully — recalling everything they learned this semester. But what kind of notes do they have, and will those notes be helpful? We wondered whether taking notes via pen and pencil versus typing made a difference for students. Here\u2019s what we found! \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Technology isn\u2019t going away in the classroom. School districts across the country are getting grants from governments and tech companies to expand their technology options, especially increasing access to technology for traditionally underserved populations and experimenting with new forms of content delivery. But researchers have looked into the potential negative effects of technology on learning, especially the multitude of potential distractions for students using laptops in class. They find that college students who have laptops in lectures are on average less engaged, less satisfied with their education, and perform worse than other students. <\/span><\/h5>\n