On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.
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Back to School: New York Times Resources for STEM - NYTimes.com - 14 views
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 9 views
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Researchers say the lure of these technologies
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Justices Reject Pornography Law - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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The judge wrote that he felt “personal regret” that his injunction would “delay once again the careful protection of our children.” But he went on to write that “perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if the First Amendment protections, which they will with age inherit fully, are chipped away in the name of their protection.”
Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Terrific article about what literacy really means - books and periodicals, online reading, etc. "Some Web evangelists say children should be evaluated for their proficiency on the Internet just as they are tested on their print reading comprehension. Starting next year, some countries will participate in new international assessments of digital literacy, but the United States, for now, will not."
Taking It Literally: Testing How the Body Processes Information - The Learning Network ... - 13 views
Texting May Be Taking a Toll on Teenagers - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Texting May Be Taking a Toll
Help in getting your 'Flip' started. Classroom Lectures Go Digital - 3 views
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Help in getting your 'Flip' started. Classroom Lectures Go Digital http://t.co/qS0QAyzM
The Times and the Common Core Standards: Reading Strategies for 'Informational Text' - ... - 7 views
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Ideas and resources for using the New York Times while teaching informational text.
Helping students interpret visual representations of information - NYTimes.com - 11 views
Lesson Plan | Data Visualized: More on Teaching With Infographics - NYTimes.com - 10 views
Your Brain on Computers - Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - NYTimes.com - 10 views
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This is your brain on computers. Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.
Mind - Research Upends Traditional Thinking on Study Habits - NYTimes.com - 15 views
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There are effective approaches to learning, at least for those who are motivated. In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying.
The Civil War - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com - 15 views
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Interactive timeline of Civil War events.
