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Describes how multitasking can affect performance, short-term and long-term memory, and retention. Gives ideas to prevent the multitasking effect.

multi-tasking leads to superficiality of relationships and learning

A article geared towards parents on addressing the idea of multitasking with your children.

Short article on the effects of multitasking and it's use among males and females.

This article debunks the myth that we are multi-tasking. The brain is actually not capable of multi-tasking.

Shows that we have clearly, in our time, taken this word out of it's original usage.

your brain can't manage more than 2 complex tasks at once---really? I'm not convinced nor am I skeptical, there should be more research

Frazzing, short for frantic multitasking, refers to a form of mental channel switching caused by all the distractions we face today: cell phones, Blackberry coms, e-mails, pages, I-Ms, and good old, in-person interruptions. The Stickler never wants to say "I told you so," but it is what it is.

description of intergenerational differences and how to improve student-teacher relationships

description of intergenerational differences and how to improve student-teacher relationships (scroll down to find full text)

This white paper (Jenkins et al., 2006) identifies the three core challenges: the participation gap, the transparency problem and the ethics challenge, and shares a provisionary list of skills needed for full engagement in today's participatory culture.

We have also identified a set of core social skills and cultural competencies that young people should acquire if they are to be full, active, creative, and ethical participants in this emerging participatory culture: Play - the capacity to experiment with your surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance - the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery Simulation - the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real world processes Appropriation - the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content Multitasking - the ability to scan one's environment and shift focus as needed to salient details. Distributed Cognition - the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities Collective Intelligence - the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal Judgment - the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources Transmedia Navigation - the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities Networking - the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information Negotiation - the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.