Are you really taking notes in class, or are you just chatting on a.i.m?

In the article "Computers and Technology" by Richard Ohmann, he makes it very clear that integrating the use of computers in the classroom is not all that great of an idea. How it is a great tool to have but at the same time it becomes difficult to set limits on while in class. If students are told to sit in class and pay attention, knowing they have the Internet at their disposal, they're not going to pay attention. Now more than ever students are taking class time to chat online, look at emails, and surf the web, as Ohmann puts it. So originally not only did these students have all the expenses of books, tuition, and other fees, add to the the cost of these computers.
Ohmann focuses on the idea that school costs a lot and everything revolves around money. He talks about tuition, and how it's essentially the amount of money you're giving a school, and in return they give you a credit which works towards a degree that you pay for. And the more money you cough up the more creditable the degree is worth.
I somewhat agree with Ohmann, I get what he's saying the whole, people aren't going to be focusing in class when they can be shopping online, or using aol. But at the same time, it's up to the person to decided how they want to use this opportunity. Do you want to waste your time in class, while you could be learning something valuable? I think that every student has the opportunity to do well in class, and if it's abused then it's their own fault and people as a majority should not have to be penalized for it. When it comes to the whole spending lots of money, I agree with Ohmann, the more you spend the more you degree will help you out. It's the society we live in. I also agree with him in that it's wrong that schooling can cost so much and expenses reach a point where they become ridiculous!