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Digital Enhancements or Expensive Distractions?

Posted by timothy on from the please-knock-still-investigating-vile-pornography dept.

markmcb writes "Berkeley and USC have teamed up to launch a $3.3 million study over 3 years that hopes to shed some light on how today's kids are interacting with technology and the effects that it is having on education. The study aims to determine if digital devices such as computers and cell phones are shaping the way that teenagers obtain and process information. But given the price tag and the goals of the project, how much can this project actually help education? Has anyone out there in the high school level education field seen digital systems improve the classroom to the point that students actually learn more, or do they just tend to be fascinating distractions that detract from the classroom?"

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  1. fp by mediacrat · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. I'm killing time again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... I'm waiting for the rain.

  3. The king of eye by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is the story of the king of eye. He was sad, the end. ROFL first podt. i have to poo