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

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  • On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.
  • Researchers say the lure of these technologies
  • is particularly powerful for young peopl
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  • Their brains are rewarded
  • not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing
  • I am trying to take back their attention from their BlackBerrys and video games,” he says. “To a degree, I’m using technology to do it
  • Last semester, his grade point average was 2.3 after a D-plus in English and an F in Algebra II. He got an A in film critique. “He’s a kid caught between two worlds,” said Mr. Reilly — one that is virtual and one with real-life demands.
Dean Mantz

Texting in the Classroom: Not Just a Distraction | Edutopia - 1 views

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shared by Dean Mantz on 22 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Dean Mantz on 22 Sep 11
     
    Interesting research of how texting is used and impacts a variety of age groups.
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