PHILADELPHIA — Biology professor Jody Hey was lecturing on human evolution one recent day at Temple University. His students vigorously took notes by hand in paper notebooks. There wasn’t a laptop in ...

While moderate use of computer devices can have academic benefits, especially when they are used at home, intensive use is often correlated with diminishing performance, writes Michael R. Bloomberg.

The vast majority of school districts in the United States now provide school-issued laptops and tablets to students. But many educators now say the devices have become major classroom distractions.

Technology provides instant accessibility to information, which is why its presence in the classroom is so vital. Smart phones, computers, and tablets are already an omnipresent element of everyday ...