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Dean Mantz

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

  • 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

The Civil War - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Interactive timeline of Civil War events.
Dean Mantz

Report Finds Online Threats to Children Overblown - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    After further research this group is stating that online social networks and collaboration are safer than originally stated.
Dean Mantz

Taking It Literally: Testing How the Body Processes Information - The Learning Network ... - 0 views

  • embodied cognition research on how we process information and abstract ideas, then design
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    "Taking It Literally: Testing How the Body Processes Information"
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    Taking It Literally: Testing How the Body Processes Information
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