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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Mary Fahey Colbert

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Joanne Cantor: Multitasking exercises - YouTube - 0 views

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    Another clip to watch later that might be helpful for impressing kids with the reason not to multitask while trying to learn.
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Joanne Cantor: The Bad News about Multitasking - YouTube - 0 views

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    Watch this later.  It might be a good video to show students about the downsides of multitasking.  Joanne Cantor has other ones with actual "exercises" for addressing multitasking.
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Stress of Multi-Tasking | OOHLALA Mobile - 2 views

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    This is a great inforgraphic to include to illustrate how we can "show" students what happens when they multitask.
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Nine Elements - 1 views

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    This is a great source for speaking to the need for teaching good digital citizenship to students as one of the implications for pedagogy in the classroom.
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http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigra... - 0 views

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    Marc Prensky is the guy who coined the terms:  digital natives and digital immigrants.  Use some of his views in the section:  Implications for education.
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The powerful and mysterious brain circuitry that makes us love Google, Twitter, and tex... - 2 views

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    Great article to explain the dopamine squirt.
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Watch Video Hayles Widescreen at blinkx - 0 views

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    Video of N. Katherine Hayles, Professor of Literature at Duke University.  She's a hot ticket!
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The Benefits of Distraction and Overstimulation -- New York Magazine - 0 views

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    This was an article referenced by Carr in his book, The Shallows, and I looked it up as a counterargument to some of Carr's assertions.  This is perfect for my research.
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Nicholas Carr - The Colbert Report - 2010-30-06 - Video Clip | Comedy Central - 0 views

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    This interview is specifically about his book, The Shallows.
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Nicholas Carr - The Colbert Report - 2008-25-09 - Video Clip | Comedy Central - 0 views

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    I found this and one other video of Nicholas Carr being interviewed on the The Colbert Report.  Both will be good additions to my bibliography as they speak directly, from the horse's mouth, to my source, The Shallows:  What the Internet is doing to Our Brains.
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Millennial Generation and Economic Meltdown - Video Dailymotion - 0 views

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    This is a short interview with Kanna Hudson, a millennial "consultant" ?  She has some interesting things to say about this generation in the workforce:  team players, community, quicker dissatisfaction with jobs, need to go to college, and the attendant debts.
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MEET THE MILLENNIALS Kanna Hudson - 0 views

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    Even though most of my students are at the very tail end of this millenial generation, many of the generalizations still fit.  Kanna Hudson, a millenial herself put together this slide show, and she states some specific characteristics that work for my research paper.
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Students and the stress of Multitasking - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education an... - 0 views

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    Good resource for me for ideas and lesson plans as well as another source for my paper.  The pictorial flow chart about what happens to the brain while multitasking and how information overload occurs is simple and clear.  It will be another good source to share with students.
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