Cat GIFs and online quizzes can hurt students’ grades, no matter how smart they are. New research has found that even higher-IQ students see a drop in grades when using laptops and smartphones for non-educational purposes in class, and most don’t realize how much of a negative effect their screen use is having on their learning. But with laptops widely used in schools and colleges, the solution to silencing these distractions isn’t quite clear. (The Daily Beast)
