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Jerald Cole

Scholars Turn Their Attention to Attention - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Hi... - 2 views

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multitasking attention education learning cognition memory scholars research

shared by Jerald Cole on 05 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Jerald Cole on 05 Mar 12
     
    Good article on the issue of divided attention as a consequence of technology-enhanced multitasking in the classroom.
amy hoffmaster

Colleges worry about always-plugged-in students - The Boston Globe - 0 views

www.boston.com/...out_always_plugged_in_students

higher ed

shared by amy hoffmaster on 25 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • amy hoffmaster on 25 Apr 11
     
    cutting back on wireless access in Higher Ed. classes because students think they are great at multitasking, but aren't.
Hongge Ren

Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games - 1 views

www.ted.com/...your_brain_on_video_games.html

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shared by Hongge Ren on 26 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Hongge Ren on 26 Feb 13
     
    How do fast-paced video games affect the brain? Step into the lab with cognitive researcher Daphne Bavelier to hear surprising news about how video games, even action-packed shooter games, can help us learn, focus and, fascinatingly, multitask. (Filmed at TEDxCHUV.)
Jennifer Jocz

Generation 'Text': FB me - CNN.com - 0 views

www.cnn.com/...en.texting.communication.teens

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shared by Jennifer Jocz on 18 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Older teens and Net Geners spend more than 20 hours per day using media. This is accomplished not by not sleeping but with considerable multitasking, which peaks at seven simultaneous activities for older teens.
  • preferred media choices differ dramatically across generations: For children, it's television; for tweens, it's video games; for teens, it's texting and social networking; and for Net Geners and Gen Xers, it's being online. And for Boomers, it's, of course, back to television.
  • Jennifer Jocz on 18 Feb 10
     
    interesting article discussing the difference in media choices across generations and the ramifications of these differences
Gabe Russell

iPad: The Future of Education? - 0 views

www.techsuperpowers.com/ipad-the-future-of-education

education technology

shared by Gabe Russell on 12 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Gabe Russell on 12 Feb 10
     
    An opinion from Kera Murphy at Boston's Tech Superpowers. She points out that the lack of multitasking on the device (an omission many are complaining about) may actually be an advantage when trying to focus easily-distracted kids and teens. She wonders whether the limitations of the device will prevent it from being a useful content creation device.
Jennifer Jocz

Youths Spend 7+ Hours/Day Consuming Media - CBS News - 0 views

www.cbsnews.com/...main6120342.shtml

media multitasking

shared by Jennifer Jocz on 28 Jan 10 - Cached
  • kids spend almost as much time on a computer, watching television, using their cell phones, playing video games or listening to music as an adult spends during a full day at work.
  • The only type of media usage that has not increased is reading
  • the children who spend their time consuming so much media seem to have a harder time in school
  • Jennifer Jocz on 28 Jan 10
     
    Article discussing a study showing that media use by children has increased significantly in the past 5 years.
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