text: I also believe that students don't retain the information as well as they would if they were in the classroom. It is the learning style that most students benefit from and that is with a pencil and paper and actually being in the classroom listening to the teacher. Studies show that you remember more and excel more in your classes by writing down your notes and studying them instead of just using your computer to type your notes and etc. I get that the students could join the video chat or conference and grab a pencil and paper and write down notes as the teacher is talking, but I think most students are going to want to pull up another tab on the computer and type in notes on Google Docs or Word for example. Yet again, how would the teacher know if their students are even taking notes. I believe that students aren't going to perform well in their classes by attending video conferences rather than actually being in the classroom because of the studies that proved this situation. The students are not going to benefit from typing their notes rather than writing and retaining the information and being there in class.