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Using technology in class is becoming a very controversial issue. Some people feel like it is a help because you can use a tool of technology to look up things for the class. Other people feel like it is a distraction because students will use their technology for non-school related purposes, such as social media. A psychologist, Joni Siani, made a very good point. "You'll get kids saying, 'I'll look something up...and while I'm here let me quickly check my Instagram or Twitter feed'". That's when students will turn multitasking into something else, which is considered a distraction. But then there is the time when you are at a conference or sermon and hear the key note speaker say something very influential and want to share it with social media. The change in the classroom is shifting "depending on district policies, financial means, and teachers’ comfort levels with technology." Students at Melrose High School use a physics app to collect and save data for their class. In Burlington the spanish class students practice their skills by recording their speech and playing it back.  In all actuality it depends on the students ability to control themselves and to concentrate.