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17 Apr 09

Digital Nativism

Those leading the digital surge are quick to exile older folks to a dust bin of irrelevancy simply because they were born before the iPod. Their point of view is harsh and ill informed. Their stance is unsubstantiated by evidence and is little more than digital delusion. They are guilty of "arcade scholarship" - analysis that is superficial and cartoonish.

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  • Those leading the digital surge are quick to exile older folks to a dust bin of irrelevancy simply because they were born before the iPod. Their point of view is harsh and ill informed. Their stance is unsubstantiated by evidence and is little more than digital delusion. They are guilty of "arcade scholarship" - analysis that is superficial and cartoonish.
29 Jan 09

Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?

ScienceDaily (Jan. 29, 2009) — As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in critical thinking and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have improved, according to research by Patricia Greenfield, UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and director of the Children's Digital Media Center, Los Angeles.

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  • Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary," Greenfield said. "Reading for pleasure is the key to developing these skills. Students today have more visual literacy and less print literacy. Many students do not read for pleasure and have not for decades."
  • These and other studies show that multi-tasking "prevents people from getting a deeper understanding of information," Greenfield said
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20 Jan 09

Using Google News, Diigo and Blogs for Current Events Classes | Screencast-O-Matic

How Diigo, Google Reader, and a blog can be the tools to encourage students to read about, and comment on, current events - and other subjects.

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20 Nov 08

Internet Searching May Boost Brain | LiveScience

For middle-aged and older adults, searching the Internet could be a boost to the brain, a new study suggests.
In recent years, several studies have showed a link between pursuing activities that keep the mind engaged, such as crossword puzzles and memory

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Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing - NYTimes.com

Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur Foundation.
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26 Oct 08

Report: Social Web Usage Tipped in 2008 - ReadWriteWeb

Forrester has come up with different categories of social media usage (see image below). It claims that Creators are still growing slowly (it's now 21%), but "Critics" have increased more (to 37%). Critics are defined as people who post online reviews and

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