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Michelle Krill

Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains - 1 views

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Wired multitask rewiring brain

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  • Brain activity of the experienced surfers was far more extensive than that of the newbies, particularly in areas of the prefrontal cortex associated with problem-solving and decisionmaking.
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 20 Oct 11
       
      Interesting
  • The evidence suggested, then, that the distinctive neural pathways of experienced Web users had developed because of their Internet use.
  • The depth of our intelligence hinges on our ability to transfer information from working memory, the scratch pad of consciousness, to long-term memory, the mind’s filing system. When facts and experiences enter our long-term memory, we are able to weave them into the complex ideas that give richness to our thought.
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 20 Oct 11
       
      Key fact from the text.
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  • And that short-term storage is fragile: A break in our attention can sweep its contents from our mind.
  • Imagine filling a bathtub with a thimble; that’s the challenge involved in moving information from working memory into long-term memory. When we read a book, the information faucet provides a steady drip, which we can control by varying the pace of our reading. Through our single-minded concentration on the text, we can transfer much of the information, thimbleful by thimbleful, into long-term memory and forge the rich associations essential to the creation of knowledge and wisdom. On the Net, we face many information faucets, all going full blast. Our little thimble overflows as we rush from tap to tap. We transfer only a small jumble of drops from different faucets, not a continuous, coherent stream
    • Michelle Krill
      Michelle Krill on 20 Oct 11
       
      This analogy would be great to use with students.
anonymous

Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains | Magazine - 2 views

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  • Because it disrupts concentration, such activity weakens comprehension
    • Amanda Baker
      Amanda Baker on 20 Oct 11
       
      With all the focus on reading scores on standardized tests, this is not a good sign! Kids need to practice reading critically for comprehension and deeper understanding. That won't happen if they are reading with all the extraneous tasks mentioned here.
  • On the Net, we face many information faucets, all going full blast. Our little thimble overflows as we rush from tap to tap. We transfer only a small jumble of drops from different faucets, not a continuous, coherent stream.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 20 Oct 11
       
      Good metaphor
  • “The current explosion of digital technology not only is changing the way we live and communicate,” Small concluded, “but is rapidly and profoundly altering our brains.”
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 20 Oct 11
       
      Rerouting your neural connections is not necessarily bad, just different.
  • Michelle Krill on 18 Oct 11
     
    "The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains"
Charles Black

Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains | Wired Magazine | Wired.com - 1 views

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shared by Charles Black on 07 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • every medium develops some cognitive skills at the expense of others.”
    • Ryan Donnelly
      Ryan Donnelly on 07 Oct 12
       
      I find that this statement is particularly true of myself and my learners. We tend to learn well in a particular mode when we first learn about how that mode works best, have it modeled, practice it. When we have left that mode and come back to it after having left it for a while (two weeks or more), we tend to need more guidance with that mode on how to use it effectively.  Like everything else in teaching, model, model, model and everything in moderation. 
  • We’ve always skimmed newspapers more than we’ve read them, and we routinely run our eyes over books and magazines to get the gist of a piece of writing and decide whether it warrants more thorough reading
    • Ryan Donnelly
      Ryan Donnelly on 07 Oct 12
       
      This is a really good point to make to those colleagues that are tech. unsaavy, hesitant, or unwilling because it "makes us" not as deep of readers. 
    • Charles Black
      Charles Black on 16 Oct 12
       
      The internet isn't so bad. :)
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    • Charles Black
      Charles Black on 16 Oct 12
       
      As somebody said on the discussion board...everything is better in moderation. I think the internet has many pros as well as cons as evident by this article.
Charles Black

Author Nicholas Carr: The Web Shatters Focus, Rewires Brains | Wired Magazine | Wired.com - 1 views

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    • Charles Black
      Charles Black on 16 Oct 12
       
      This is scary to think, but very true. The internet is turning us into fast paced people who do not learn things in depth. This could not only harm our learning, but our long term memory if we are not properly storing information.
  • comprehension declined as the number of links increased
  • When the load exceeds our mind’s ability to process and store it, we’re unable to retain the information or to draw connections with other memories.
    • Charles Black
      Charles Black on 16 Oct 12
       
      I think this is another big problem in education - information overload. Students may not be able to remember things quick enough, and so much information is out there online that it can be hard to navigate through it all.
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