s teenagers’ scores on standardized reading tests have declined or stagnated, some argue that the hours spent prowling the Internet are the enemy of reading — diminishing literacy, wrecking attention spans and destroying a precious common culture that exists only through the reading of books.
Techs That Make Us Stupid : Discovery News - 0 views
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"We are a gadget happy nation, but the gadgets make us dumber, not smarter."
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As certain skills become unnecessary or obsolete thanks to technology, we adjust and adapt. Our brains, however, aren't quite as flexible.
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Internet search engines allow us to find and process information quickly, but not necessarily retain it
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Ellen Galinsky: Texting, TV and Tech Trashing Children's Attention Spans - 2 views
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"There is a widespread belief among teachers that students' constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks."
Texting, Twitter contributing to students' poor grammar skills, profs say - The Globe a... - 0 views
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Texting, Twitter contributing to students' poor grammar skills, profs say
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Little or no grammar teaching, cell phone texting, social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, are all being blamed for an increasingly unacceptable number of post-secondary students who can't write
Your brain on the internet: a response to Susan Greenfield - 0 views
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digital culture may cause negative changes in the brains of users – reducing attention spans, lowering empathy
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Using self-report data, Sara Konrath and colleagues find that college students today are less empathic than previous generations
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There is evidence that multitasking leads to a lowering of performance, and it may be true that people tend to engage in more multitasking today than formerly, because they have tablets, smartphones and laptops constantly available
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