Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting

A growing body of evidence shows that overall, college students learn less when they use computers or tablets during lectures. They also tend to earn worse grades. The research is unequivocal: Laptops distract from learning, both for users and for those around them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html