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Susan Inman

Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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shared by Susan Inman on 27 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Susan Inman on 27 Feb 12
     
    This article is long-ish, but it brings up one of my biggest concerns about technology and whether or not we should use it so much.  It talks about they way kids' brains are changing to a multi-tasking mode, leaving them unable to focus for a longer period of time on any one thing.  How does our work respond to this?  If our kids are always on their screens, and then we start using them a lot in school, we are increasing their screen time.  But then, our approach is more "focused and academic," right?  Does that make it ok?
seth_mitchell

Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 7 views

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shared by seth_mitchell on 15 Jul 12 - No Cached
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      seth_mitchell on 16 Jul 12
       
      I'm all for students having access to email.  What I hear about instant messaging in the classroom, however, makes me wonder. Some pro-tech writing teachers who have the benefit of 1:1 have talked about how challenging it can be to keep kids from being distracted by IMing.
  • The number-one technology request of today's students is to have email and instant messaging always available and part of school.
  • Many teachers, under pressure from all sides, are often so afraid to experiment and to trust their kids with technology that they demand extensive training before they will try anything new. All these factors impede even the many schools trying to change.
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      seth_mitchell on 16 Jul 12
       
      This is where SMWP comes in.  It seems our mission ought to be encouraging folks to do new things in new ways while helping more reluctant digital immigrants make the step toward doing old things in new ways.
  • Rebecca Redlon on 15 Jul 12
     
    Doing old things in new ways
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