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BYOD and Distraction - 0 views

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BYOD distraction

shared by Phil Taylor on 06 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • BYOD doesn’t alter that element of our job. Our task remains – engage students in authentic and essential ways”
  • So there are more important questions:
Phil Taylor

YouTube for Schools keeps YouTube educational | Ubergizmo - 0 views

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YouTube schools

shared by Phil Taylor on 13 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • YouTube can be used as a valuable teaching tool in the classroom, but while it is chockfull of educational content and useful knowledge – it is also filled to the brim with distracting videos. Cute kittens, people “failing”, music videos, cartoon series, and more – content that distracts kids from using YouTube as a learning channel. Fortunately Google recognized this problem and has launched a solution called YouTube for Schools.
Phil Taylor

Tracie Schroeder, teacher at Council Grove High School: Snapchat's video and text updat... - 0 views

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teacher classroom distraction video update SnapChat

shared by Phil Taylor on 05 May 14 - No Cached
  • At that point I took all the phones away and we had a little reminder chat about when it was appropriate to use your phone and when it was not. Also that it was rarely appropriate to hide under the table.
Phil Taylor

Your Brain on Computers - Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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brain technology

shared by Phil Taylor on 07 Jun 10 - Cached
  • These play to a primitive impulse to respond to immediate opportunities and threats. The stimulation provokes excitement — a dopamine squirt — that researchers say can be addictive. In its absence, people feel bored.
  • Phil Taylor on 07 Jun 10
     
    Need to learn how to manage our time with all the distractions.
Phil Taylor

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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digital up growing brain

shared by Phil Taylor on 17 Dec 10 - No Cached
  • Students have always faced distractions and time-wasters. But computers and cellphones, and the constant stream of stimuli they offer, pose a profound new challenge to focusing and learning.
  • “Their brains are rewarded not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing,”
  • Unchecked use of digital devices, he says, can create a culture in which students are addicted to the virtual world and lost in it.
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  • “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.
  • Phil Taylor on 17 Dec 10
     
    How do we provide the balance to harness the power of Tech?
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