NCCE Session Preview: Tech-Savvy Teacher Jason on Digital Distraction

I must apologize if you received the notification of this blog post via a Tweet or email, since according to researchers at University of California Irvine, it will take you an average of nearly 24 minutes to get back to your tasks at hand.

Now that I have your attention for the better part of the next 30 minutes (or at least until some invites you to play Candy Crush on Facebook), I’d like to invite you attend my session at NCCE in Seattle next month, “You’re So Distracted You Probably Think This Session is About You!”  (Not registered yet?  Easy?  Go here!)

I have been concerned about this topic since the first time I experimented with allowing cell phones in my own high school and college classrooms.  There is no doubt that our smart phones (and tablets and laptops) are incredible tools for learning and connecting, but, what unwanted guests are hiding beneath those beautiful, glowing screens?

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