ABSTRACT
Today’s students were raised in the age of instant access to information at any time and almost anywhere: smart phones, tablets, laptops, PCs, Wi-Fi, and 4G networks. The amount of information on the Internet is astounding, located in the cloud or some nebulous place (servers across the world). Lecture classes with some professors using the blackboard (math, science, and engineering) are almost ancient history, as students are accustomed to visual media, power point, and other apps. How many students in the classroom are looking at their smart phones or sending and receiving information (texts, emails, songs, photos, videos, and ?), especially in the large introductory classes. Teachers are admonished that their class presentations need to be entertaining so the students will pay attention. Notice at the next conference luncheon how many people are using their smart phones and tablets, rather than listening to the speaker.
