Students Without Computers Find Life Hard

Practically all college students use a computer for their courses. People that haven't gone to school for a while may be surprised how much computer use is integrated into college life and it's not just Facebook and music downloads we're talking about. Students register for classes online; critical communications are sent to students via email and IM; professors conduct online class discussions and issue homework assignments via email. This is even creeping down to the high school level and lower at some school districts.
Students say trying to get along without using a computer amounts to seeking special treatment from instructors. Seeing as how computer use is so integral to student life, could a college student go without a PC and internet for a month? These students did for a documentary project. USA TODAY published an interesting article about it today.

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