Lap Tops in a Professional Development meeting

Well, I did a survey to see how different people feel about the laptop ban in the meeting room.
I also extended the survey to include the lap top ban in professional development meetings. Seems that more people can agree that lap tops should be banned in the meeting room, but there was a lot of inconsistencies with banning them where Educators are concerned. Since the survey was not made available to everyone. I would just be interested in hearing your thoughts on the whole thing.

Distractions in the Meeting Room

How many times have you sat in a boring meeting watching your clock? The time never seems to pass. Thank goodness for the advancements in technology now there are many ways to keep your self from falling asleep and being embarrassed by the boss. The concern is how do we keep our selves entertained. Are we using our technology resources for the betterment of our performance or do we use it to pass the time away with out any concern for the intention of the meeting? I strongly feel that laptops should be allowed in meetings if used with some degree of etiquette. What are your thoughts? How can you utilize the handheld devices or the laptops in meetings to create a more productive outcome?

Laptop Band

The latest topic of concern involves the ability for companies to band laptops in meetings. The reason for so much controversy, is due to the concerns that laptops are becoming a distraction in meetings. There is also some concerns with students being allowed to have laptops in the classrooms. With our constantly changing world it seems that this would be the ideal thing to have. However , because of the misuse of laptops in certain settings. It has become more of a headache than an advancement to our society. What do you think?