By Alexa Rush, the Kansan
Going to class really can pay off, as first-year students in the department of electrical engineering and computer science found out. Brian McClendon, vice president of Google Maps and Google Earth and a Kansas electrical engineering alumnus, gave new tablet computers to students in the department on Monday. McClendon encouraged the students to use their tablets for their own exploration outside of the classroom in addition to their school work. McClendon said he was trying to promote creativity and experience with the latest technology. And that’s already happening. Technology is everywhere on campus, from the girl texting non-stop on her way to class to the guy blaring music through his Beats headphones, and it’s rapidly appearing in classrooms. For the past 20 years, students and professors have held mixed opinions when it comes to technology in the classroom.
http://www.kansan.com/news/2011/sep/12/tablets-students/
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