Tommy Honey on Nine to Noon today was talking about two books and an article in the Atlantic monthly which each focuses on the negative side of the widespread use of the internet.
The article in the Atlantic Monthly by Nicholas Carr “Is google making us stupid?” compares the rise of information with the invention of writing or the printing press. The article focuses on
changes to the way that adults access information- rapid skims. I am not sure that this is so different for children. They need to be taught to think about authenticity of information as they are not critical of the information that they read and stop looking as soon as they have found information. I would suggest that pre- internet children were less likely to look for the information, it took a lot more effort to go to a library or find another source of information (Mum/Dad!! Or Teacher!!) and then the source of information was rarely encouraged to be critiqued.
Mark Bauerlein (the dumbest generation)- notes that while the current generation has a lot of leisure time, money and technology, they are not engaging in deep learning through the internet.- again how does this really compare with previous generations as far as learning goes?
The article in the Atlantic Monthly by Nicholas Carr “Is google making us stupid?” compares the rise of information with the invention of writing or the printing press. The article focuses on
changes to the way that adults access information- rapid skims. I am not sure that this is so different for children. They need to be taught to think about authenticity of information as they are not critical of the information that they read and stop looking as soon as they have found information. I would suggest that pre- internet children were less likely to look for the information, it took a lot more effort to go to a library or find another source of information (Mum/Dad!! Or Teacher!!) and then the source of information was rarely encouraged to be critiqued.Mark Bauerlein (the dumbest generation)- notes that while the current generation has a lot of leisure time, money and technology, they are not engaging in deep learning through the internet.- again how does this really compare with previous generations as far as learning goes?
Maggie Jackson- distracted- the erosion of attention. This book looks at multitasking- always a subject of him vs her banter. Maggie points out that you can multitask with things that use different parts of the brain, otherwise it is not efficient (and can be dangerous) to multitask. Maybe it is more about filtering information and metacognitive processes- learners being aware of when they are trying to do multiple tasks which require the same part of the brain to operate (eg. Responding to a text message while answering a question in class).
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