I'm sick to death of old school instructors making me put my tablet PC away on the assumption that I lack self-control or won't pay attention or can't take good

I'm sick to death of old school instructors making me put my tablet PC away on the assumption that I lack self-control or won't pay attention or can't take good notes. The whole point of a device capable of drawing stuff is the synthesis of digital recording and writing/drawing. Dunno about anyone else but OneNote has made me a way better student as a result, plus it makes my logs and notes available (and shareable) in ways that no paper lab notebook can replicate. By all means let's encourage students to not simply take dictation during lectures, but let's also not simply throw away a great tool in the process.