In more whimsical moments I've proposed that while each new technological innovation might have had noble goals, in the end they are always subsumed by the need to provide porn more quickly and elegantly. This is, sadly, probably true whether you're talking about the printing press or radio or TV or the Internet or smart phones. Following hard on the heels of porn, however, is the endless ways that technology allows students to cheat. Here is a classic example, a Nano wristwatch that was confiscated from one of the students at Zayed University when I taught there. Essentially, it's a class Powerpoint called up on the device. If only the students devoted as much time and dedication and innovation to studying as they do to trying to find ways to get around studying.
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