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"Some call today’s students “digital natives.” Others call them the “distracted generation.” Whichever term you prefer, it’s clear they’re both far more than labels: they capture the core conflict many of us involved in education — educators, parents, and even students — feel about the use of technology in the classroom."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Digital devices are in our classrooms. Some may find this a blessing and others a curse. This post states: "The question is not, “Should we allow digital devices in the classroom?”, it’s “Now that they’re here, how can we prevent digital devices from becoming a distraction?” Seven suggestions are provided. Each is thoughtful and six provides links to additional information. What are the suggestions? * Destroy the Multitasking Myth * Rethink Smartphone Bans * Write How They Read * Use Their Unique Distraction Styles to Spark Learning * Don't Post Everything Online * Create Opportunities for Curiosity Outside the Digital Space * Teach Grit Take the time to explore some of the links. For example, in the Destroying the multitasking myth you might want to view the video The Monkey Business Illusion. In fact, you may want to share this with your students. 
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Scoop.it!
Researchers hope that being able to accurately measure how well students resist digital temptations will help them learn about how "academic diligence" features in later life success.
Beth Dichter's insight:
In the 1960s Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel and colleagues created an experiment, the "marshmellow test" to measure self-control in preschoolers. Would they eat one mini--marshmellow right away or would they wait 15 minutes to eat two mini-marshmellows? Fast forward about 50 years and researchers have come up with a new "test that challenges the willpower of schoolkids to resist the brain-candy of today’s digital distractions — the YouTube videos, Instagram and mobile gaming apps like Angry Birds." Why try to measure self-control. Researchers hope that it "will advance their studies of ways to improve academic perseverance in students." Learn more about the original "marshmellow test" and this new test in the thought-provoking post. Additional areas that are discussed include: * Road-testing the test * Staying on task * Different takes on willpower and grit * A debate over drudgery
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We have to evolve to use technology in our classrooms