tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post6975799058279516930..comments2012-09-02T21:29:47.480-05:00Comments on Jennie.Kies A Digital Life: Rewiring Our BrainsJennie Kieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10476972480131102765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post-65301156562439108452010-06-01T19:38:22.741-05:002010-06-01T19:38:22.741-05:00I saw a movie on Netflix about a month ago entiled...I saw a movie on Netflix about a month ago entiled Frontline: Digital Nation and they were addressing this same issue i.e. multitasking and it's long term effect on our brains. I don't know about long term effects but I am certainly compelled to click on links in a narrative when I see them :) <br /><br />Maybe disruptive thoughts is inevitable as a result of living in an evergrowing 'nearly now' society.Tentative Technologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568643426361933429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post-39265319831910016822010-06-01T13:07:58.148-05:002010-06-01T13:07:58.148-05:00Somewhere a long time ago (during college anyway) ...Somewhere a long time ago (during college anyway) one of our reading assignments discussed how every time we learn something new, our brian becomes rewired in some way, shape or form. When I saw your post, it took me right back to that article (wish I could remember who the author or what the title of the artical was - obviously it rewired my brain in a negative manner.) When infomration gets processed by our brain, even the trivial stuff, it makes us think in a different way, or gives us a different pathway to think about things related and unrelated to that information. I'm sure that neuroscience has come a long way in twenty years, but it still makes sense to me even on a cursory level. Cool post.Bill Lammershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209576881139903984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post-76971540321164668952010-06-01T11:19:35.362-05:002010-06-01T11:19:35.362-05:00Jennie, I wonder also after watching a video of hm...Jennie, I wonder also after watching a video of hmmm-can't-remember-his-name..(wiring problem?) but he wrote a book about the digital natives, and he said these "millenials" can "multi-task".....Do they do ANY of the "tasks" well though??? Food for thought...you are a stitch!Schaa Spills Inkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857621753583917657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post-37100973179813004282010-05-31T19:10:44.809-05:002010-05-31T19:10:44.809-05:00This is a great post and a fascinating article, Je...This is a great post and a fascinating article, Jennie! The good news is that our brains are adapting, the bad news is that we've become skimmers. We're going to need a toggle switch in our brains to flip between the deep and shallow modes on demand.debbruxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162349153907020073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7185995082771203848.post-85828126841414655492010-05-31T18:55:01.854-05:002010-05-31T18:55:01.854-05:00I appreciate this post, for I have been feeling th...I appreciate this post, for I have been feeling the same way about these classes. There is just so much information that I also have trouble remembering what I have done. This article makes me think of the revolutionary idea of multi-tasking: my principal tried to propose that we allow students to multi-task (example use cell phones while working in class) I think is not possible: students need to focus on one thing at a time. Your article seemed to suggest the same thing. Thank you for your insightful post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178644960972464421noreply@blogger.com