Just speaking from prior bad experiences :) I used to use laptops back even in high school, where the teachers were fine with it but made it clear it was a priv

Just speaking from prior bad experiences :) I used to use laptops back even in high school, where the teachers were fine with it but made it clear it was a privilege extended to us that could be revoked should there be any misuse. One teacher caught a kid playing a game in class and wouldn't let anyone in his classes use a laptop. I got pretty mad in the beginning, but the whole thing blew over before I had a chance to go see if I could get an exemption from that rule with a doctor's note. I'm not sure how I feel about this. I know I've definitely been on IRC in class while taking notes (however, some of it was with fellow classmates...) and more, and I really do see how this can be a problem. But computers can be pretty helpful...sigh. I've tried looking into ways to take notes without distracting other people, and I think my iPhone would be perfect if only I could use it with an external bluetooth keyboard or something.