With all of the technological advances that have been made over the years, education is truly a different place. While some choose to reject this technology, they should be embracing it as it can really make a positive impact on your studies, especially in college. It is understandable that younger children in grade school or even through high school cannot handle the responsibility of having laptop computers in the classroom, but college students (most of the time) have more focus and pride in their studies at this juncture in their lives and should definitely use them to their advantage.
No More Paper
There are so many benefits to using a laptop in the classroom in college. For one, it will save a ton of trees and in turn will save you a lot of green. All college students are in tune with that one professor who forces you to take page after page of notes each class and by the end of the semester you could build an army of origami cranes that would fill your entire dorm building. By typing your notes and storing them digitally, you will not have to keep buying notebooks and you can still save the environment at the same time.
Keeping Organized
Having access to laptop computers for note taking will allow you to not only keep your notes neat but organized as well. Whether you want to have one running document for the whole semester of learning or you want to split them up by exams so cramming for a test is easier, it is totally left to your digression. Computers give students a lot of options when it comes to how they want to organize their notes and assignments and giving them the freedom to do so in their own way will make it much easier for them to study and access the information.
Don’t Abuse It
The number one reason why professors do not want their students having their computers in class is simple—they are distracted doing things they are not supposed to. This is where responsibility comes in, if you are going to be given the privilege of using a laptop in class, than you need to respect the opportunity and use it in the way your professor intended. If you feel that you are too susceptible to Facebook and Twitter than it’s notebooks for you- but if you can control the urges for an hour, this can be an invaluable way to get organized with your studies.
Mercedes Potter is an elite writer who is all about the latest gadgets and technology. In today’s world, technology and education go hand in hand and can be critical to the health of our environment. She discusses how using more technology in school can harm our Earth, less. Follow her @CedesPotter to see what else she’s been blogging about.
