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25 Dec 08

Technology may be altering how brains work - Behavior- msnbc.com

  • When the brain spends more time on technology-related tasks and less time exposed to other people, it drifts away from fundamental social skills like reading facial expressions during conversation, Small asserts.
  • So brain circuits involved in face-to-face contact can become weaker, he suggests. That may lead to social awkwardness, an inability to interpret nonverbal messages, isolation and less interest in traditional classroom learning.
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14 Jun 08

Virtual Friendships | always learning

  • As I’m sure many of you would agree, in my experience meeting an online acquaintance in person is exciting, but not surprising.
  • First, because of this and other online-connection experiences I’ve had over the last two years or so, I think I’m beginning to understand the sorts of networks that students and teenagers are creating when they SMS each other every five minutes, or use the library computers to go on Facebook - behaviors which often frustrate and irritate teachers and parents. They’re not necessarily just goofing off - they’re creating, maintaining and enlarging their own personal networks of people who genuinely wish them well and provide them with emotional support.
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20 May 08

The Bamboo Project Blog: Why the Internet is Making Me Stupid

  • The problem is that we'll tend to seek out ONLY like-minded people, looking for groups, blogs, etc. that reinforce our preconceived notions and our personal interests. We then start to live in an online world where we don't see or hear other voices.
  • In the meantime--what do you think? Do you see homophily going on in your online interactions? Do you think it's making you dumber? What are you doing about it?
19 May 08

Fortnightly Mailing: What to advise a student about using the Web

  • Hone your searching skills
  • Make use of some of the excellent curated resources on the Internet
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19 Mar 08

Movies-Google Docs-A Focus on Documents

  • Google™ Docs is a Web-based word processor, presentation and spreadsheet application. It allows you to create and edit documents, presentations and spreadsheets while collaborating online in real-time with other users. This series focuses on the word-processing feature.
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