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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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Learning to focus on one task while tuning out the many distractions vying for attention is a crucial life skill that some students are missing.
Beth Dichter's insight:
We live in age with many distractions. What happens to students when they are constantly being interrupted by one digital device or another? What impact might this have on their ability to cultivate "skills of attention...if students don’t learn how to concentrate and shut out distractions, research shows they’ll have a much harder time succeeding in almost every area." What should we do to help students learn to focus? Should learning to focus become a part of the curriculum? Learn more about this topic by clicking through to the post.
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Having several tabs open at once on your computer may make you feel like you're getting more done, but multi-tasking can actually hinder more than it helps.
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Looking into the proverbial crystal ball, a slew of technology experts weighed in on the Future of the Internet V survey conducted by Pew Research and Elon University, and came up with a predictably mixed scenario: It’s complicated.
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Create a pop star and reflect on values in music Edit a TV show and see how juxtaposition reshapes meaning Try multitasking and see how it affects your memory and attention ----And more than a dozen other fun games Thanks to the U.S.
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"Today, more than ever before, technology plays an important role in society. It is changing and will continue to change every aspect of how we live. It is changing the way we communicate, the way we do business, how we learn and teach, and even it’s changing the way our brains work."
Beth Dichter's insight:
This infographic provides four key points about e-learning. When you click through to the post you will find detailed descriptions for each of the four ways technology is changing how people learn. * What does it mean to move from individual to collaborative learning? * What is this shift from passive to active or brain based learning? * Multitasking - Does it work? The infographic is very simple and it worth reading the text (which is above the inforgraphic when you click through).
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Although the students had been told at the outset that they should “study something important, including homework, an upcoming examination or project, or reading a book for a course,” it wasn’t long before their attention drifted: Students’ “on-task behavior” started declining around the two-minute mark as they began responding to arriving texts or checking their Facebook feeds. By the time the 15 minutes were up, they had spent only about 65 percent of the observation period actually doing their schoolwork.
Beth Dichter's insight:
This post looks at how multi-tasking in impacting student work. Although based on a recent study the post states that there is "a growing body of research focused on a very particular use of technology: media multitaskingwhile learning." The evidence shows "learning is far spottier and shallower than if the work had their full attention. They understand and remember less, and they have greater difficulty transferring their learning to new contexts." After a brief review of a number of studies the post looks at information about the brain and multitasking as well as what might be done to help students prioritize. Links to resources are provided within the article.
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Mobile devices are ubiquitous in American high schools, and their use is harder to regulate than old-fashioned note passing. But here's why teachers should be paying closer attention. A look at the pros and cons of cell phones in the classroom...are they a benefit or a distraction? Can students learn when they are also sending out text messages?
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"Imagine you're a hockey goalie, and two opposing players are breaking in alone on you, passing the puck back and forth...As the action unfolds, how is your brain processing this intense moment of "multi-tasking"?
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Social media use across the globe has exploded. As more and more people flock to social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus, it’s becoming clear that social media is having a profound effect on not only our lives but also on our brains.
Eric Moss's curator insight,
June 29, 2015 10:36 AM
I found it extremely interesting looking at the symptoms of an experiment that was done, regarding giving up social media for 24 hours. Students felt phantom phone vibrations, reached for a phone that they didn’t have, and could not stop moving, all effects of not having access to social media for 1 day. I think this is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed. Maybe using social media leads to better employees by reducing stress and bringing about a better work ethic? We cannot just simply skip over this issue, as it seems to be one that will be prominent in years to come. If you are able to get through the workday/school day as a happy, hardworking employee/student, maybe we shouldn’t worry about things like Internet addiction until they become more severe? |
We have to evolve to use technology in our classrooms