When I read the article, I find that the situation is so strikingly similar in the classroom with internet facilitated. Students just cannot help surfing the internet, reading all the latest stories of their favorite stars, chatting or writing mails to their friends. It seems that people are so addicted to their laptop and internet that they often feel restless without their laptops.
I often feel sorry for the teachers in the this kind of situation. They prepare well for the class and expect students’ cooperation, but some students seem to be so indulged in their laptop that they have no extra attention for the lecture.
As teachers, we may face the same situation sooner or later. I have no definite confidence that I can handle the problem easily. Anyhow, I will try the following methods: making public announcements on when the students are allowed to be on themselves; making the class more student-centred to force the students to solve problems by internet; prohibiting them to use laptop if the lecture is significant and more theory-based.
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I think teachers shall reconsider both the use of internet and also the effects of their class, like whether the class is focusing enough, interesting or not. If the class is well developed and interesting, neither too easy nor too difficult for the students to follow and manage, the students will not become as distracted as that.
I agree with you that we all will meet the same problems in the articles. I also agree with what Wanli has said, but developing a good class can not solve the problems completely---after all, the temptation of internet is too strong to resist. What's important is teacher's management, just as Wanli mentions in her comment.
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