I hadn't heard of this, but it sounds like the sort of thing any fool would have the sense not to do... give students unlimited computer access in class. I thought that was the sort of thing they'd avoid at all costs. It's like the opposite of what teachers usually do.
The only computer use I'd heard of in anything but an actual computer class is done by the teacher. There are these little hand held dealies the students can use to respond sometimes, though my daughter's class got theirs taken away after the teacher showed them a picture of a geisha and one of the kids responded with "clown."
For what it's worth, and I'm sure it's harder for you than for me if you're having this much trouble, but I've found that the only way to stop reading about your special interests is just not to start. It may be a nonstop effort to not start, but things like that do get easier over time even if they never actually get easy. Forums are especially insidious because they just keep going and there's masses of things to read and comment on. I usually have to promise myself a reward later to help with things like this... just hold out a little longer, deal with this irritation a little longer, and when you get home you can just zone out in front of the computer... something like that.
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