FIRST PERSON

Distractions in the Wireless Classroom

Getting your students' attention may be as simple as requiring them to turn off the technology

By MICHAEL J. BUGEJA

When Kevin and Mollie Cooney recently visited their daughter's psychology class at the College of William and Mary, they noted how attentive students seemed to be in the large lecture hall.

The Cooneys,...

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