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shared by lena thompson on 16 Jan 14 - Cached

I think the Internet and information technology in general makes us dumber, in some key ways.
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When the machines give us answers, we seem superficially smarter, but we really are dumber, because we're not building the networks in our brains to solve a whole host of problems.
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relying on the computer, we stop training out minds, and we stop filling our memory banks. By doing so, I believe we diminish our ability to solve life's problems unaided, and we become more and more dependent on machines.
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people who rely on machines have given up something vital yet intangible. They've lost the ability to think it through a navigation problem themselves. They have become slaves to machines out of intellectual laziness, and the laziness makes them less smart.
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For many people, web browsing has replaced book reading
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. Recent studies suggest that their attention spans are reduced as a result.
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When we rely on a computer to look up facts, instead of our own memory, the price may not be obvious. But I believe it's there, and it real. It's a point to ponder for sure. Easy answers aren't always free.
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shared by Melissa Neal on 15 Jan 14 - No Cached

shared by Melissa Neal on 15 Jan 14 - No Cached

"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."
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shared by Melissa Neal on 15 Jan 14 - No Cached

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
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shared by Melissa Neal on 15 Jan 14 - No Cached

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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