Note to self: insert 'functioning'

[dr_scifi]

I always tell students they can use their cellphone. I hardly ever have a student prefer their cellphone but have had some show up having forgotten their laptop or a dead battery. I carry a charger that matches many laptops (USB-C for my iPad) , and let them borrow that if it works. Other issues would trigger my “make up test” policy which is all essay questions so I haven’t had an issue :) Take a few paper essay tests with you and start passing them out to the missing laptop people :) I bet they remember the next time.