Teaching kids young how to use technology productively seems to be the best way to combat unproductive multitasking says Janice Friesen. She’s commenting on YOUNG AND WIRED
Computers, cell phones, video games, blogs, text messages — how will the sheer amount of time spent plugged in affect our kids? by Kathrine Seligman.
I agree with one concern, that we’ll end up with a generation of kids with “very quick but shallow thinking.” What kinds of jobs and lives will they be prepared to participate in? I hate to wonder.
Overall I’m not concerned. Like Prensky points out women have been mulitasking since the beginning of recorded history. And we know that the brain doesn’t multitask it prioritizes. Helping students understand this and see how they can benefit from this knowledge seems like a worthwhile endeavor.