Education

So even the students who don't bring their own computers have a computer in front of them. It can be frustrating; I've had students watching sports during class too! I make an effort to walk around the room while I lecture.

However, about two years ago, I added a line to my classroom policies that says, essentially, "Do not log in to your workstation until instructed to do so." I enforce it as part of a participation grade. Also, sometimes I tell everyone to log out so we can do something else, and I also give them lab time when they can do whatever they want (within reason).

It has (mostly) worked. Cell phones are a whole other story...