As your pen skids across a spiral-bound pad of notebook paper, your head slowly wobbles and suddenly jerks up. Your eyes refocus on the overhead projector - you've missed another day's lecture. But instead of asking a stranger for notes, technology companies are making life a little easier for college students by putting lecture notes on the Web and letting students access them for free. This service is a noteworthy and beneficial resource for college students.
Some professors already post notes on the Web.
If a private company decides to, it's giving students a different outlet to absorb information. Just like Cliffs Notes, online notes will supplement to class material. If students don't complete reading assignments, their grades will suffer. If students don't attend class, their grades will suffer. But if they access additional notes on the Web, their grades might get better.