<p>Hey, I have a question aimed at any current or former Pitt students. Do professors generally accept the idea of utilizing a laptop to take lecture notes? I know in high school, teachers saw a laptop as a distraction, but I'm guessing that this is different in college. Any help is appreciated.</p>
<p>most wont care. I’m an engineering major so using a laptop to take notes was pointless, and actually harder than taking them by hand (because of proofs/formulas/etc). But yeah, if you like it, go for it. But beware of losing battery, most lecture halls aren’t laptop-charger friendly</p>
<p>I used my laptop in a couple bigger intro lectures (psych and macroeconomics) occasionally, but I find it easier to take notes by hand. In smaller lectures, most people tend to not use laptops, and I have found that many of my professors frown upon using them.</p>
<p>I would think that dozens of keyboards tapping would be a distraction to everybody.</p>
<p>yeah but as kgav mentioned, not very many people use them. A few people had them in my physics class or something, but that was about it. most people stick to handwritten notes :)</p>