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 I just don't buy the "can't afford" claim about Laptops. You can buy a perfectly decent (though not great) laptop for less than $400 - e.g. I see on Amazon right now a new Asus with Windows7, 4GB Ram...

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I agree, but I think you can expect students to have a tablet as well. They can be had for less than the cost of some textbooks. My guess is many students will get more use out of the tablet, too...

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I can assure you that a significant portion of the students on my campus (and on other campuses, though that is not the case on all campuses, certainly) cannot afford to spend $400 on a laptop.(Updated...

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I go the opposite way:  devices are banned in my classroom.  So no, the institution doesn't have a policy.

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I can't really argue with that, of course. For perspective: In 2010, nationwide, 88% of undergraduate students owned a laptop http://pewinternet.org/reports... I still think compared to the cost of...

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I appreciate readers' interest in this topic. I'm hoping we can get more answers to these questions: "What kind of policy does your campus have? Are students required to have a laptop? If so, how do...

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A colleague and I conducted a survey of first year students this past year. Out of 244 responses from incoming students only 3 didn't have access to a computer either in their room, or at home. Most of...

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At the college where I taught for years (in Columbia, SC), we had a "no mobile devices -at all" policy.  This allowed instructors to prohibit mobile devices when they wanted to do so (many instructors...

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The veterinary program that my daughter was in provided laptops at a discounted price. Unfortunately, the machines were not advanced enough to run the required software very well. Plus, an addition...

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This is a timely article in that our college is thinking about requiring students to have some type of mobile device to use as a word processor to write papers and to connect to the internet for...

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We do have a supply-your-own-machine policy but it is a nightmare to manage because of incompatibility problems.  If you are working with an LMS, all the different browsers and versions of browsers...

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Georgia Tech requires all entering undergraduate students to own a laptop. This has allowed the institute to repurpose former computer labs for other purposes (including reclaiming classrooms),...

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I think there must be some way to divert funds used to update and service computers in labs across campus (including the library) to create a fund for students who can't afford basic computers -...

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As secretary for Penn State's student body, I must agree with George. I cannot in good conscience advocate for any policy that requires students to spend even more money. Many students who attend state...

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I have one professor who does this and it makes things difficult for me. I use my iPad as a multimedia tool for facilitating my comprehension of course material– i.e. I look up references, unknown...

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Good for you! I detest when other students "ruin it for the rest of us" by participating in irrelevant activities while in the classroom. As an iPad learner, I try my best to avoid doing anything...

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Thank you for showing me the other side of the coin. Thank you, also, for recognizing that, yes, these policies must be enacted on a case-by-case basis. This is not (yet) practical for a land-grant...

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"Further, you could also bind a policy for required laptops with a policy that professors assign open access educational resources whenever possible"This idea makes me happy, but doesn't this boil down...

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As an architecture students we were required to have laptops with certain specs. I had to use a credit card to cover the cost. That was not a university wide policy, but one only for architecture...

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I worry how such bans play into the textbook industry and force students to pay more for analog books when they could be paying for digital ones and saving $50.

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