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‪LWF 12 : Future of Learning Conference‬‏

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http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/02/how-technology-wires-the-learning-brain/ Getty Kids between the ages of 8 and 18 spend 11.5 hours a day using technology — whether that’s computers, television, mobile phones, or video games – and usually more than one at a time. That’s a big chunk of their 15 or 16 waking hours. But does that spell doom for the next generation? Not necessarily, according to Dr. Gary Small, a neuroscientist and professor at UCLA, who spoke at the Learning & the Brain Conference last week.

How Technology Wires the Learning Brain