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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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    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

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    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

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    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

  • 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.
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    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

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    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

  • 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
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    Article discussing a study showing that media use by children has increased significantly in the past 5 years.
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