A very useful skill of a student today is the ability to find and use
the available information. And most of the information, which a student
needs can be found in the internet.
The following infographic was made by Onlineeducation.net and it was based on results from a student/technology study.
These are some of the interesting findings:
- When students stopped using digital devices for 24 hours, they experienced withdrawal symptoms similar to those of alcoholics and drug addicts.
- 38% of students say they can't go more than 10 minutes without using a digital device
- 27% of the students say their laptop is the most important item in their backpack. They feel that laptop is more important than textbooks.
- 98% of college students own a digital device.
- Students perform better in classes that use Twitter by an average of 5 grade points.
Source: Onlineeducation.net