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The Fall of Multi-Tasking : Education Next - 0 views

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multitasking tech generation cognitive change

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Nick Siewert on 09 Sep 09

multi-tasking vs: serial tasking

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MediaShift . The Challenge of Digital Media in the Classroom | PBS - 2 views

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multi tasking; rising with the tide; technology;

shared by Chris McEnroe on 21 Nov 11 - No Cached

Today almost any school in America, however poor or remote, can possess the equivalent of the greatest library in the history of the world, simply by virtue of the Internet
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Multi-Tasking Myth?
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Chris McEnroe on 21 Nov 11

Two interesting point about poor schools with the potential to access rich library resources and also the myth about multi-tasking (resonates with part of Sherry Turkle's message in this week's video.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two interesting point about poor schools with the potential to access rich library resources and also the myth about multi-tasking (resonates with part of Sherry Turkle's message in this week's video.</div>

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New Class(room) War: Teacher vs. Technology - New York Times - 2 views

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technology in classroom multi-tasking

shared by Ashley Lee on 07 Dec 09 - Cached

Ashley Lee on 07 Dec 09

Conflicting attitudes toward students who "multi-task" with mobile devices in classroom. "All the advances schools and colleges have made to supposedly enhance learning - supplying students with laptops, equipping computer labs, creating wireless networks - have instead enabled distraction. Perhaps attendance records should include a new category: present but otherwise engaged."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Conflicting attitudes toward students who "multi-task" with mobile devices in classroom. "All the advances schools and colleges have made to supposedly enhance learning - supplying students with laptops, equipping computer labs, creating wireless networks - have instead enabled distraction. Perhaps attendance records should include a new category: present but otherwise engaged."</div>

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Education Week: Twitter Lessons in 140 Characters or Less - 0 views

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Web 2.0 instruction participation

shared by Shawn Mahoney on 24 Oct 09 - Cached

shared articles on the separation of church and state, pondered the persistence of racism, and commented on tobacco regulation in Virginia now and during the Colonial period—all in the required Twitter format of 140 or fewer characters
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He and other teachers first found Twitter valuable for reaching out to colleagues and locating instructional resources
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short-form communications may have for students’ thinking and learning are not known
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Twitter has not caught on among school-age children as quickly or universally as other Web 2.0 tools, such as Facebook or MySpace: Only about 1 percent of the estimated 12 million users in the United States are between the ages of 3 and 17, although young adults are the fastest-growing group of users, according to recent reports.
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get students engaged in the content and processes of school.
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“It’s getting kids who aren’t necessarily engaged in class engaged in some sort of conversation.”
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A recent study, however, renewed concerns about the potential negative impact of the latest technological applications. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that adults who attempted multiple tasks while using a range of media simultaneously had difficulty processing the information or switching between tasks.
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Mr. Willingham, who is the author of the new book, Why Don’t Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom.
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Somebody’s got to create something worth tweeting
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Shawn Mahoney on 24 Oct 09

Connected to a few class discussions (including one in HT 500 about multitasking)... *potential for greater/more diversity in discussion/participation than in person *what do we mean when we say "multi-task"? *weighty topics/140 characters Somebody's got to create something worth tweeting

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Connected to a few class discussions (including one in HT 500 about multitasking)... *potential for greater/more diversity in discussion/participation than in person *what do we mean when we say "multi-task"? *weighty topics/140 characters Somebody's got to create something worth tweeting</div>

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The Hierarchy Of Digital Distractions | Information Is Beautiful - 0 views

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technological distractions ADD ed tech t561

shared by Uche Amaechi on 08 Sep 09 - Cached

Uche Amaechi on 08 Sep 09

interesting take on the technology that's competing for our attention--creating multi tasking monsters of us all, or as some would argue, ADD junkies with continuous partial attention

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">interesting take on the technology that's competing for our attention--creating multi tasking monsters of us all, or as some would argue, ADD junkies with continuous partial attention</div>

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