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Thomas Chapman

Final Position for Debate due TONIGHT! - 16 views

How did the writing go Tiffany? I know I was probably to close to time to submit to add information, but I am sure You did a good job. So You can post here a copy of the final paper submitted so al...

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started by Brooke Smith on 13 Mar 14 8 follow-ups, last by Thomas Chapman on 14 Mar 14
Erik Jacobi

Facebook and Twitter 'harm pupils literacy' claim headmasters | Mail Online - 1 views

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  • A survey of 214 secondary school heads found that 70 per cent believe Facebook and Twitter are ‘bad for literacy’.
  • Thomas Chapman on 12 Mar 14
     
    The effects of Facebook on literacy.
  • Brooke Smith on 13 Mar 14
     
    Tsol Keoshgerian, the chairman of Booked, a magazine for schools, says "This is a worrying snapshot of literacy standards" An article by Becky Barrow
Thomas Chapman

Psychology of Mass Killing | Newtown School Shootings | LiveScience - 0 views

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  • School shooters often harbor anger and paranoid delusions, have low self-esteem and hang out with an outcast group, Farrenkopf said
  • They also tend to be obsessed with guns, violent video games or movies.
  • Thomas Chapman on 14 Mar 14
     
    Are video games providing motivation for school shooters.?
  • Khalid D on 14 Mar 14
     
    I been subscribed to this dude for some time now, very good commentator on these type of topics. http://youtu.be/VBrR2rFmOSo
Erik Jacobi

Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? / UCLA N... - 2 views

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  • By Stuart Wolpert January 26, 2009
  • Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis?
  • Reading for pleasure, which has declined among young people in recent decades, enhances thinking and engages the imagination in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not, Greenfield said.
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  • Schools should make more effort to test students using visual media, she said, by asking them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, for example.
  • "Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary," 
  • "However, most visual media are real-time media that do not allow time for reflection, analysis or imagination — those do not get developed by real-time media such as television or video games. Technology is not a panacea in education, because of the skills that are being lost.
  • "prevents people from getting a deeper understanding of information," Greenfield said.
  • Thomas Chapman on 11 Mar 14
     
    Television, video games are producing a definite decline in literacy among children, and adults.
Brooke Smith

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  • If you are on team A or team B, you will evaluate the following statement:  "Technology (through television, texting, Facebook posting, and the Internet), has contributed to a increase in literacy skills." Team A will create an argument in support of the statement above. Team B will create an argument to refute (or disagree) with the statement above. In other words, Team A finds research in support of the statement, while Team B finds research to ref
Erik Jacobi

Impact of the Internet on Critical Reading and Writing Skills - Reading Horizons - 1 views

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  • The internet offers so many gateways to other pages, that it has made it difficult for us to focus on one piece of information at a time.
  • Thomas Chapman on 12 Mar 14
     
    The effects of the internet on literacy skills
Erik Jacobi

Education World: Does Texting Harm Students' Writing Skills? - 0 views

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  • Cyber slang is suspected of damaging students’ writing acumen.
  • Thomas Chapman on 12 Mar 14
     
    The effects of texting on literacy
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