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Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0:Are Digital Media Changing Language? - 0 views

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  • It's natural for languages to evolve. But what should really concern us is the way computers and mobile phones are changing our attitudes toward language.
  • Are instant messaging and text messaging killing language? To hear what the popular media say, a handful of OMGs (oh my god) and smiley faces, along with a paucity of capital letters and punctuation marks, might be bringing English to its knees.
  • Devin Davis on 14 Aug 13
     
    This source has a lot of good information on how instant messaging and text messaging is killing language.
Devin Davis

Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis? - 0 views

www.sciencedaily.com/...090128092341.htm

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  • Among the studies Greenfield analyzed was a classroom study showing that students who were given access to the Internet during class and were encouraged to use it during lectures did not process what the speaker said as well as students who did not have Internet access
  • 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.
    • Devin Davis
      Devin Davis on 14 Aug 13
       
      This is a good source.
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  • When students were tested after class lectures, those who did not have Internet access performed better than those who did.
  • As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles.
  • "Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary," Greenfield said. "Reading for pleasure is the key to developing these skills.
  • "Wiring classrooms for Internet access does not enhance learning," Greenfield said.
  • As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved.
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