Getting a laptop for your upcoming foray into college is great, but you should leave it alone come class time. According to scientists at Michigan State University, students who voluntarily installed browser tracking software on their laptops were found to spend almost 40 minutes per 100-minute class using the web for nonacademic purposes like shopping or using social media.

The more time students spent distracted by the web, the lower their exam scores. By contrast, students spent fewer than five minutes on their laptops for academic purposes during class.


Students are Better Off without a Laptop in the Classroom | Scientific American