$(document).ready( function () { talk_rendercallback({"enabled":"0","islive":"0","eid":5930,"total":"240","discussion":[{"nm":"Beckie","rs":"0","ms":"Language Play...  Another way of looking at Empower and Engage is - ignore, neglect, deny, uninvolved, uneducated, uninterested, inactive and lazy.  I think of my own family whom did not know that either my neice or nephew had a Facebook page; I had found one of them.  To me, it was a breakdown in trust, involvement, action and education. The adults in my family are aware of many dangers to young people online, but tehy didn\'t have that conversation with the kids, nor did they talk about their expectations (nor did they follow-up).  They couldn\'t believe that their kids wouldn\'t have told them of their interest in being on Facebook, which is a separate conversation; moreover, they didn\'t really punish the kids after finding out, nor have they really become more active in the &quot;protect and limit&quot; areas.  What gives?  ","pt":"Mar  1, 2011 16:56"},{"nm":"Glory Kathurima","rs":"0","ms":"I think that it is interested that all of the information about the digital nation presented was on web. I think that no matter how much we might discuss the over usage of internet and how it may or may not affect multitasking, the use will not decrease. We live in a culture and society that is immersed in technology. For those people who are parents or plan on being parents, this is something they should think about for their own children. As a parent myself, I have a schedule for time we spend on the TV, internet, or playing Wii/DS, etc. My child has to finish homework first and there is play time with all of the technology off. It\'s our responsibility as parents to make sure that our children don\'t forget how to function &quot;IRL&quot; (in real life). Technology will always be a part of their life and they need to know how to interact online as well as offline. ","pt":"Mar  1, 2011 07:14"},{"nm":"kaitlyn","rs":"0","ms":"I am not at all surprised to hear that media and multi-tasking are making us stupid and causing social issues. There is no need for students or people to research information and allow it to stick, when it is just a click away, there are too many distractions. I am guilty of this myself. What\'s ridiculous is that 10 year olds now have phones, when I was that young, I would go out and play for hours and not need to have a phone on me. These kids are exposed to this media early on so it becomes a necessity for them. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2011 10:44"},{"nm":"LE","rs":"0","ms":"I think learning through gaming in the digital world can be very beneficial. It allows us to do things we aren\'t able to do in the real world. I just hope no one abuses this technology. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2011 10:26"},{"nm":"Brian Okonofua","rs":"0","ms":"I feel that multitasking is very important in our lives.","pt":"Feb 23, 2011 22:16"},{"nm":"L. E.","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking can be very helpful since things happen so fast but at the same time we need to learn how to not let it lessen our effectiveness. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2011 17:21"},{"nm":"Jason","rs":"0","ms":"I do belive that some games could possibly help teach cerntin social skills, but for the most part games interfear with school.","pt":"Feb 23, 2011 12:30"},{"nm":"etienne","rs":"0","ms":"I think that originally, phones and texting were used for extended communication, but it makes isolate ourselves, and text the person next to us. if this keeps, we\'ll probably evolve to be like giraffes; without voice boxes.","pt":"Feb 23, 2011 10:36"},{"nm":"Lisa Randolph","rs":"0","ms":"In response to Roy, I think it\'s really important to remain skeptical of all &quot;scientific research&quot; especially such that is attempting to quantify subjective judgments like quality of performance. I remain unconvinced by the claims that such research asserts until I see what the scientists used as independent and dependent variables, and how they defined their terms. From the video it looked to me like the way they set up a &quot;multi-tasking situation&quot; may be very different from the way real college students multitask; at least it looked really different from the way I multitask! ","pt":"Feb 23, 2011 01:46"},{"nm":"Jason","rs":"0","ms":"I really do belive that multitasking is a ever growing skill now, but as with everything in life you need to find the right balance. There are times that it is ok and times that you need to focus on something.","pt":"Feb 22, 2011 21:21"},{"nm":"Charity","rs":"0","ms":"I have never been into video games. I have thought they were more of a waste of time and unnatural than realistic and useful for scholastic skills among others. I always had viewed them as a way of entertainment. I am now interested in learning more. ","pt":"Feb 21, 2011 19:47"},{"nm":"Charity ","rs":"0","ms":"I can see how multi-tasking in today\'s society is necessary. In majority of jobs you are working on different projects at the same time, and thinking about other things on top of that. I see the negatives of multi-tasking in personal relationships and trying to do too much at once leading to stress. The simple life that individuals once knew in generations before is no longer. Technology has allowed students to find information easily, while in some sense making things too easily accessible, leading to students being completely dependent on media and technology. I think in some cases, this can lead to laziness. I enjoy the internet and media but if this is in someway meeting psychological needs, i think that it has gone too far. Overall, there are many benefits and negatives to today\'s technology. ","pt":"Feb 21, 2011 19:22"},{"nm":"Roy Reichle","rs":"0","ms":"I\'ve read through many of the comments above, and I\'m wondering if many of them actually watched the program since they seem to be unaware of the research about multi-tasking that the program contained. Didn\'t they see the experiement that showed multi-tasking is detrimental to performance? Or is it that they believe they\'re different, that the individuals in the experiment can not multi-task effectively, but the evidence doesn\'t apply to them? One is free to disagree with the experiment\'s findings, but one has to refute the evidence presented with information more compelling than, &quot;I multi-task all the time.&quot;","pt":"Feb 18, 2011 18:05"},{"nm":"Lazaros Simeon","rs":"0","ms":"My eight-year-old typically does not have access to a computer outside parental supervision.  My wife and I are there when he\'s using the computer.  We also ask him what websites he\'s going to visit; usually, these are online games that are clever little advertising media by some huge company or other, and we make sure he\'s aware of the advertising he sees. He doesn\'t visit chat rooms or discussion boards...yet. He has a FB page, but my wife and I run it.","pt":"Feb 17, 2011 13:33"},{"nm":"T.J. Helming","rs":"0","ms":"When it comes to my personal policy on technology, I don\'t have a problem with the new digital era, but i feel that when it drives all of our attention away from the real problems we face in our day to day lives, then technology can be hazardous to our well-being. The use of electronic devices can\'t take away the power of a teacher educating a student one on one. I think that if you take the personal human interaction from the students, then you lose the ability to teach and communicate the importance of self awareness of and to others, being able to overcome error on your own, and encourage inner motivation in ones self.","pt":"Feb 16, 2011 09:14"},{"nm":"George Picoulas","rs":"0","ms":"I teach at a university and I\'ve had all sorts of students who multitask. However, the issue is not whether they (or anyone else) is capable of multitasking. Most of us can. The real issue is whether they can successfully learn in the classroom while surfing the net or answering their personal emails. I believe they can\'t! What they do is linear microtasking. They\'re managing packages of information one at a time. Even if they hear my voice, their brain is not processing that information, is not thinking about what it\'s being delivered by the instructor, and they\'re not commiting it to memory--which is also important in learning. In the end, they have an incomplete picture at best.","pt":"Feb 14, 2011 23:16"},{"nm":"Rivaree","rs":"0","ms":"Parents, you are in control. Use effective communication to let your child know what the rules are. If you make it known up front what your expectations are concerning technology use, then they will conform to your way of thinking. Be firm and stay away from the &quot;I am the adult, so do as I say&quot; mentality. Always check to ensure your rules are being followed. People will do what they know you are going to check. Follow-up/reinforce, follow-up/reinforce and follow-up/reinforce. You can\'t keep them out of harms way every second of the day, but you can minimize their chances of becoming a victim if you stop being too busy to follow-up on and reinforce the rules.","pt":"Feb 13, 2011 17:56"},{"nm":"Laura Waterman Wittstock","rs":"0","ms":"Our older daughter embraced the first Apples and the first Macintosh. She taught me how to use computers. I was reluctant. Now the whole family is competent and our grandchildren were born digital. They were attracted to computing before they could walk. The main thing is there was no fear for them. Just interface. We have fully addressed the dangers of internet contact that is harmful or even addictive. That gives us a sense of security and trust in our grandchildren. They are not online for long hours. They use online for homework and Facebook but it is not excessive. They text but rarely e mail. We are learning by watching them and their developing habits. Digital is going to have to get a lot smarter if it is to have a future with these kids.","pt":"Feb 10, 2011 10:12"},{"nm":"Jeanine Gendron","rs":"0","ms":"I believe children need to be able to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of using the internet for communicating and retrieving information.  In this &quot;digital age,&quot; understanding how to navigate through the Internet in a productive way can assist children with both current learning and future success.  There needs to be a &quot;digital curriculum&quot; established at schools which help children learn how to use the Internet for their own interests and how to protect themselves while maximizing the benefits.  There is a movement towards teaching &quot;digital citizenship.&quot;  This is key for our children - and a way to both protect them and give them the ability to explore this new frontier of learning and communication.","pt":"Feb  9, 2011 19:26"},{"nm":"Alena","rs":"0","ms":"I think children should be trusted to use to internet. Just have that talk with them about not talking to strangers online. ","pt":"Feb  9, 2011 14:25"},{"nm":"Bill Wright","rs":"0","ms":"The Internet is a tremendous tool for learning and leisure activities; unbelievably powerful as a means to develop meaningful communications in ALL aspects of our lives.  It is also unfortunately a huge gateway to smut, theft, lies and other regretful behaviors so healthy doses of caution and source verification are critical. ","pt":"Feb  9, 2011 11:46"},{"nm":"Francesca Bellardita","rs":"0","ms":"Maybe I am old fashioned -but to me the computer is no more than a toaster - when I want toast I use my toaster - when I want to look something up I use the computer - and when I want to talk to someone I call or invite them to my house -- Technology has its pros and cons and I think we are still trying to figure out what they are and how to benefit from them while minimizing the negative impacts ... but the Frontline piece was amzaingly informative and thought provoking.","pt":"Feb  9, 2011 08:57"},{"nm":"Aware","rs":"0","ms":"Think of ANY great name from pre-digital eras - Cicero, Euclid, Plato, Galileo, Bach, Leonardo, Pasteur, the Wright Brothers, Mark Twain et. al. - and ask yourself, &quot;Did the absence of digital media, or, for that matter, ANY computational mechanical device, prevent them from the achievements for which they\'re known or for leaving a great, timeless, and invaluable legacy?&quot;","pt":"Feb  2, 2011 11:32"},{"nm":"Maria Cruz","rs":"0","ms":"Teachers are preparing our children to be outstanding citizens in the future.  The future looks full of technology, so we must incorporate technology in school","pt":"Jan 31, 2011 13:16"},{"nm":"Veronica Bernard","rs":"0","ms":"This is so true, times are changing and we have to change with the times, whether we are ready or not. I still find it hard to believe that kids nowadays can multi-task like do many things at one time.  ","pt":"Jan 28, 2011 22:03"},{"nm":"Katie S","rs":"0","ms":"I think if you multitask two things thats ok, but if you multitask six different things then that\'s bad.","pt":"Jan 25, 2011 13:44"},{"nm":"Lisa ","rs":"0","ms":"I believe in technology and the student capability. Professors do as well. When we accept the student whose capabilities are not addicting and not a deterant in an educational setting is when they may or may not use condescending disrespect for traditional goals of teaching and experience in our system. The system has never been the problem.Hello. Tis always been lack of using the system. A time and a place for everything and I am sure Bill Gates got that one down.","pt":"Jan 23, 2011 22:11"},{"nm":"Ralph Jordan","rs":"0","ms":"I agree that most students need multitasking in order to stay focused otherwise they wont be stimulated enough and their minds will wonder off and either cause daymeaning or sleeping in class.","pt":"Jan 23, 2011 18:36"},{"nm":"kristen","rs":"0","ms":"I think some people learn better from technology but when they abuse it then it can become a big problem.  Technology will be needed after school so the teacher should teach them how to use technology to point and not abuse it.","pt":"Dec 10, 2010 09:19"},{"nm":"Arianna","rs":"0","ms":"I actually agreed with the students on this video, I can be sitting in my room on facebook, and with either the tv on or listening to music, and I can still function and get my work done and more efficiant than I would as if I was in a silent library. I feel as if the generation that I am personally in and all the generations under me are more dependant on technology, and this is why its so easy for us to multi-task. ","pt":"Nov 30, 2010 17:05"},{"nm":"Brett","rs":"0","ms":"Online media and the internet has changed the way we look at raising our kids.  It\'s not just the TV any more.","pt":"Nov 28, 2010 19:37"},{"nm":"Quentin","rs":"0","ms":"In fact, I think this problem raising is very present in the our actual society.Personnaly, I always do several things in the same time and i\'m sure that it\'s not a good thing because do one by one is better. Besides, I pass more 28 hours in front of the computer and not always for the work !So, i am convince internet, face book, video games, mobile phone and more generaly the new technologies are a very good pregress for society BUT it\'s alla others things, we mustn\'t abuse about it.","pt":"Nov 17, 2010 04:48"},{"nm":"cp","rs":"0","ms":"I remind my kids that things they put online, they should be comfortable seeing on the front page of a newspaper. ","pt":"Nov 13, 2010 01:35"},{"nm":"Andrea","rs":"0","ms":"Games\' social activity can be a good training for later, as every role is well analysed and use in the good way.But the trap of some games is that people who play at it are trap in the game\'s addiction  and won\'t realized how to well use it in the real world...I hope someday there will be a game who won\'t be too addictive and can train those social\'s skills.","pt":"Nov  9, 2010 11:09"},{"nm":"larry","rs":"0","ms":"My hs journalism students said that they agreed with most of the statements but disagreed with some of the poll questions.Rocksprings, TX","pt":"Oct 22, 2010 14:09"},{"nm":"nikki","rs":"0","ms":"i never took thought at how the internet can cause such bad things to happen in a country and how it can take a while to fix it","pt":"Oct 19, 2010 13:00"},{"nm":"synden","rs":"0","ms":"wow i never really thought about how technology can affect my life so much. its really weird!!","pt":"Oct 12, 2010 21:11"},{"nm":"m.c","rs":"0","ms":"Parents , teacher may be they should get involve with the kids with an open mind and tolerance and get to know new way of socializing ,then they would get closer and more truthful to each other. &quot;Socializing in its extended meaning of connection.&quot;","pt":"Oct  8, 2010 14:43"},{"nm":"Alejandro Baldazo","rs":"0","ms":"Technology can make or break a school now-a-days.  It is very important for a student to be exposed to technology in today\'s world.  These generations of students have grown up in a digital world and technology is the only way they know how to best succeed.","pt":"Oct  5, 2010 19:33"},{"nm":"Alejandro Baldazo","rs":"0","ms":"Digital Technology and education go hand-in-hand as far as I am concerned.  The use of technology in schools is an excellent idea.  It is both a great tool of the teachers to teach and students to learn.  Just like anything else, we can only go forward if we move with time.  There are few disadvantages to using technology, like it being a distraction for the students, but the advantages are far greater, such as allowing a student to have access to all kinds of information a lighting speed.","pt":"Oct  5, 2010 19:15"},{"nm":"Kaleb L.","rs":"0","ms":"I strongly believe the technology such as a computer and internet access can improve learning.  I remember reading a statistic saying a person who takes more breaks and checks their email mor e often then others that don\'t actually get more work done because they are not burning out on just doing work.","pt":"Sep 19, 2010 22:34"},{"nm":"Mayra Faviola Garcia-Rivera","rs":"0","ms":"As educators in 21st century we definetely need to integrate technology in teaching.","pt":"Sep 18, 2010 18:20"},{"nm":"Mayra Garcia-Rivera","rs":"0","ms":"It is amazing how the performance in math increase so much. Introducing this type of technology can definetely help students understand concepts better and develop new skills. This idea should be pass in schols nationwide.","pt":"Sep 18, 2010 18:13"},{"nm":"EC","rs":"0","ms":"Technology is only \'technology\' to those born before it. To everyone born after, it\'s \'environment\'.  Teach young ones how to master their environment and not be mastered by it.","pt":"Sep 16, 2010 23:16"},{"nm":"chjanne","rs":"0","ms":"since technology is here to stay, then we need to get on board and make the best of it. If you are going to be a teacher and you do not know much about technology, then you need to. Because children will be taught with technology. Technology is the way of the future, so saddle-up.","pt":"Sep 15, 2010 19:44"},{"nm":"Stephanie Doran","rs":"0","ms":"We as educators need to be diverse in our teaching and technology.  ","pt":"Sep 15, 2010 19:30"},{"nm":"Rosa Olvera ","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that we as future teachers must learn different strategies to incorporate techology into our classrooms and be hopeful they will help our students learn. ","pt":"Sep 15, 2010 17:03"},{"nm":"Jesus Aguirre","rs":"0","ms":"classrooms should be student-centered and with technology","pt":"Sep 15, 2010 16:58"},{"nm":"A Computer Teacher","rs":"0","ms":"These types of questions are not so cut and dry.  You need a better source to indicate where parents stand with technology.","pt":"Sep 15, 2010 10:35"},{"nm":"Nicole","rs":"0","ms":"I am one of those students who was brought up around technology, so maybe I don\'t know the difference, but teachers need to know how to change tactics. If books aren\'t working, they need to be able to let go and try something else. Teaching isn\'t there to catch the student and tell them they have the wrong answer, teaching is to find another way to teach them the right one. ","pt":"Sep 14, 2010 21:56"},{"nm":"krodriguez","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that multi-tasking is essential in this date and age.  Employers are looking for employees that can be benifical to their buisness and one of the ways this is achieved is by multi-tasking.","pt":"Sep 14, 2010 00:17"},{"nm":"John giordano","rs":"0","ms":"I myself are not to good at multitasking, I find that when I attempt to multitask I veer off onto another completely different subject. New technology is in a way forcing people to start to multitask because of its demands in school.","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 22:37"},{"nm":"Scott","rs":"0","ms":"Multi-tasking without focus, direction and self-discipline is just a waste of energy and potentially hazardous, regardless of how pretty it sounds.","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 15:55"},{"nm":"whitney Farris","rs":"0","ms":"I do think that while multitasking does get stuff done, the quality of it may not be the greatest. When you are working on ten million things, the sole focus can not be at the greatest potential possible. I think it is a question of quality and time. I really enjoyed this quiz!","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 13:31"},{"nm":"Nick Fiorella","rs":"0","ms":"I myself am not a multi-tasker. I find myself getting too distracted when i attempt to multi-task therefore i can not say if multi tasking is effective or not. Everyone\'s learning habits are different.","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 13:22"},{"nm":"G.E.R.","rs":"0","ms":"Too many kids today are becoming vegetables, unware the world around them.  ","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 11:54"},{"nm":"G.E.R.","rs":"0","ms":"I believe most forms of multi-tasking in this modern era is a very poor way to go about the chores and responsibilties we face on an everyday basis. What most people think is &quot;multi-tasking&quot; such as checking facebook while in class is nothing more than a form of attentiondiseficit disorder because people have become more obsessed digtital technology epsicially if that technology provides mindless entertainment. ","pt":"Sep 13, 2010 11:40"},{"nm":"Kim Meyer","rs":"0","ms":"Great quiz.  ","pt":"Sep 12, 2010 22:40"},{"nm":"Margaret Garcia","rs":"0","ms":"I agree, multitasking is a good thing but it might be a bit much for some young adults that have not gotten to that point. My opinion, try to keep them on task while in school until they master being in control of their own actions.","pt":"Sep 12, 2010 16:56"},{"nm":"phantom (keegan)","rs":"0","ms":"i agree with both lunblade and sabo 100% people need to know what the effects of multitasking is and why people are not doing as good as they should. For example a small kid may shove everything under the bed to clean his room, so it gets done but not as good as he can.","pt":"Sep  8, 2010 12:04"},{"nm":"Jeromy Lundblade","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multitasking is not right. Because you don\'t have your full attention on something to make it 100%.","pt":"Sep  3, 2010 12:06"},{"nm":"sabo","rs":"0","ms":"micikeyT,I agree that multitasking is a valuable but I miss human contact. Nowadays you see 10 teenagers sitting around the same table texting each other. What happened to talking?","pt":"Sep  1, 2010 12:24"},{"nm":"Phantom 13","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking to me gets stuff done but could end in bad results.","pt":"Sep  1, 2010 12:10"},{"nm":"Marla","rs":"0","ms":"Sadly, though I think the PTA mom is well intended and genuinely concerned, it appears that her proactive approach to protecting her kids is viewed as intrusive by them and has prompted them to hide their activities. Starting when your kids get on Facebook, &quot;friending&quot; them can work - especially if you stay in the background and don\'t make yourself visible on their pages. You can learn alot. Only make comments in &quot;real life&quot; to shape their online behavior.Marla Rosner, future author of the eBook: Digital Rules and House Manners - A Parent Handbook\<a href=&quot;http://www.BeyondNetiquette.com&quot;\>http://www.BeyondNetiquette.com\<\/a\>","pt":"Aug 30, 2010 01:48"},{"nm":"Scott Finnell","rs":"0","ms":"Studies have shown, quite definitively, that tasks that are done while multitasking, return less than spectacular results than if one was focusing all of their attention on one singular task. Yes we are being asked to do more with less time, but we are doing a disservice to ourselves by multitasking. As I have gotten older, I find that I can\'t multi-task anymore. I have to focus all my attention on one thing. When I am driving, I have to either focus on the road, or I have to focus on the music, phone, etc.","pt":"Aug 27, 2010 21:13"},{"nm":"DeWayne Edwards","rs":"0","ms":"With tha pace at which the society moves multi-tasking is not an optinal skill. It is mandatory for success.","pt":"Aug 16, 2010 15:59"},{"nm":"Steven Chuang","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking is more important in workplace nowadays, but sometimes it will make things more complicated. So I think it is hard to make things fast and perfect by multitasking. ","pt":"Jul 17, 2010 18:20"},{"nm":"WSW","rs":"0","ms":"It is interesting to notes that in many job des\criptions there is a requirement for multitasking skills. It is difficult, if not impossible, to do many things well all at once. If I\'m focusing one one task at the moment, how can I be focusing on another task at the very same time?","pt":"Jul 16, 2010 13:19"},{"nm":"s  baddam","rs":"0","ms":"The technological take over of the planet isn\'t just happening fast. It\'s happening at an exponential rate, already impacting much of the world. Contrary to the commonsense, intuitive, linear view, we won\'t just experience 100 years of &quot;progress&quot; in the twenty-first century-it will be more like 20,000 years of progress.","pt":"Jul 16, 2010 13:01"},{"nm":"s baddam","rs":"0","ms":"Now a days teachers are used to technology and feel it easy to present the concepts through videos and pictures but did not give attention to students and their activities while classes are happening. Why the lecturere are least bothered the student activities? Students used to multitasking while classes are happening which is a good sign of learning, but watching unrelated activities which leads to technology take over.","pt":"Jul 16, 2010 12:13"},{"nm":"Sean Suarez","rs":"0","ms":"Personally I think that it is good what these teachers are doing in these schools in New York to teach these students. At the same time though there has to be a balance. You can teach the kids how to learn from and use technology, but teachers should still refer back to &quot;older&quot; methods such as reading straight from a book, writing papers by hand, demonstrating in front of the class using an actual board, and as well as other things. Doing this not only prepares the kids using technology, but it also prepares them in these other fields as well. Overall, I think experts are making this into a big deal which really is not necessary. It is a new age. Some experts say that this wave of technology that is taking over our education and world is making humans dumber. It is obviously not making humans dumber. The middle school in New York before using technology the way they do now only 9% of students were on math grade level. Ever since switching to technology the math grade level of students in the school has jumped to 62%. Technology must be doing something. People should just accept technology, and what it could it do for our society. At the same time we still should not abandon our other methods of teaching and learning as humans.","pt":"Jul 14, 2010 07:14"},{"nm":"Gordon Liu","rs":"0","ms":"I think technology has three main applications in future education. First, as a means to further customize learning. Second, it serves to disseminate information to a greater number of individuals. Third, it provides students with a near unlimited amount of resources. Thus, I think technology has a huge amount of potential. However, there is just as likely to be a detriment to education. One skill students should learn is the ability to concentrate and focus. The internet threatens this, and it is up to the teachers to make sure that students are able to gain the skills necessary to succeed.","pt":"Jun 30, 2010 03:04"},{"nm":"Jessica Jalufka","rs":"0","ms":"Don\'t have technology in the classroom? Unless there is some technopocalyptic event that brings the world into a new Dark Age, technology isn\'t going away. Instead, students need to be able to not just use technology, but be engaged in thinking about how it changes them and their lives, and how they will change it. Technology isn\'t just for the whiz kids and scientists anymore; as social networking grows, more and more &quot;gadgets&quot; and &quot;apps&quot; are showing up with the ability to utilize social networking in all sorts of new ways. And quite often, the people are young and not necessarily MIT educated. Why deny students the right to use tech in the classrooms when they are the ones responsible for creating it in the not-so-distant future?","pt":"Jun 29, 2010 23:01"},{"nm":"Ruochen Zhu","rs":"0","ms":"Teachers need to think carefully about how to apply advanced technology on education. They need to consider the padagogy theories and psycology involved in online learning or any form of learning based on computer. In this case, it seems teachers use computer to let students more engaged in classroom which is a good experiment.","pt":"Jun 29, 2010 22:49"},{"nm":"Dan Simpson","rs":"0","ms":"I, like most others, believe that the use of technology in the classroom is a step in the right direction, especially in the 21st century with technology becoming an integral part of our society. However, I believe that there is another aspect of such privileges that is also worth mentioning. Giving students laptops encourages learning by showing them that the administration trusts them with such equipment, and trusts them to finish their work. Even students who admitted to goofing off occasionally readily embraced their learning responsibility. I believe that is a direct result from the administration showing so much faith in them in the first place. (Plus, like the video said, can any one of us say they have never goofed off during a class?)","pt":"Jun 29, 2010 02:31"},{"nm":"Suejin Ahn","rs":"0","ms":"I think that technology is a great tool that should be integrated into schooling systems for our children to get the most out of their education experience today. From what has been shown, even children who seem to be struggling with traditional teaching styles, seem to respond positively to teaching that incorporates technology. It would be necessary though, that teachers become well trained in the use of technology as this is a recent commodity. In many cases, students may end up being more familiar with how to use the technology than teachers. To prevent this, teachers should go through adequate training to be able to apply methods into their daily lessons.  ","pt":"Jun 28, 2010 15:54"},{"nm":"Biridiana Rodriguez","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that the use of media and technology is helpful to one\'s education. Technology, such as the use of laptops in the classroom, will allow students to attain technological skills that will better aid him or her when in college and eventually when acquiring a job, especially in the 21st century. To be globally competent for the working field, one must know how to properly use a computer, software, and how to gain the most out of the Internet, like research. However, it is important to first train teachers how to properly integrate the technology into the classroom because otherwise, it will be come a burden and even a game. ","pt":"Jun 27, 2010 15:45"},{"nm":"Justin Liu EDUC 168","rs":"0","ms":"When it comes down to it, technology can only help schools if there is a good teacher behind the technology.  Like the overhead projector and the white board, the internet and laptops should be used as teaching aids which add to the learning experience.  Just having the technology isn\'t enough.  Teachers need to be trained on or familiar and comfortable with the technology in order to use it effectively.  If a teacher is in a classroom with a smart board but does not know how to use it, he or she will not use it at all.  I feel that relying on technology to do the teaching is a dangerous road to follow.  Effective teachers are what is most necessary, not technology.  ","pt":"Jun 27, 2010 01:25"},{"nm":"Karen","rs":"0","ms":"I think that teachers who have been trained in integrating technology effectively can transform the learning in schools.  Kids are being taught content and skills while using real world applicatins they will need once out of school.","pt":"Jun 12, 2010 00:14"},{"nm":"Kari","rs":"0","ms":"I believe the technology is vital for these struggling students, it helps engage them and strengthen their learning.","pt":"Jun  5, 2010 13:37"},{"nm":"Hanna","rs":"0","ms":"I think technology is the wave of the future for education. However, I\'m concerned about money and the cost that is involved. Where is that going to come from and how is it going to be sustained? I absolutely agree that there needs to be more technology integration in all areas and levels of education. ","pt":"Jun  2, 2010 13:28"},{"nm":"Lani ","rs":"0","ms":"The key word here is &quot;tool&quot;.  Technology is only as good as the teacher who implements it.  That is true for any tool.  I think integrating technology into the classroom is exciting, but it\'s scary, too.  Many of my students know far more than I do about the programs that I want to use to teach content.  It\'s difficult to let go of the control and let them take the lead.  Learning how to use tech effectively to meet the standards is a process, and I\'m humbled at my students\' ability to add to that process.","pt":"Jun  1, 2010 23:59"},{"nm":"Lani Nickell","rs":"0","ms":"Technology is here to stay.  Get on board, or get out of the way.  Yes, there are problems.  But there are problems with every mode of learning.  The key is to learn how to deal with the problems and still help our students prepare for the future.","pt":"Jun  1, 2010 23:51"},{"nm":"William From Quincy","rs":"0","ms":"What a great success story!  Every student can succeed at their own pace with appropriate support.  Technology seemed to be a key component in this school\'s success.  Their test scores are evident.","pt":"May 30, 2010 16:23"},{"nm":"Sara","rs":"0","ms":"I understand that the internet is important in todays modern world but I think this video only displays the extreme. I\'m 16 and I don\'t use the internet nearly as much as they described teenagers my age do. Once in a while I\'ll check my facebook but I can go days without touching my computer. I actually have a life outside of the digital world and I like to expirence things in my own body instead of doing it virtually. ","pt":"May 25, 2010 10:37"},{"nm":"zopes","rs":"0","ms":"Just because kids now a days use more internet resources, doesnt really mean that kids will turn into zombies. The reason why kids mostly use the internet is to be able to express their freedoms and how they feel because now if kids have deep emotional thought on writing poems and taking digital photographs for school, some teachers will think that the students will need a counselor and a therapist. They will also use the computer to talk to their own friends if they dont have a house phone or their own phone.","pt":"May 25, 2010 10:36"},{"nm":"shanana","rs":"0","ms":"ummm sooo this is messed up. i am not addicted to the internet. im hardley on it and your stupid poll said i have no controll... i answered no to everything... that is all thanks","pt":"May 25, 2010 10:34"},{"nm":"Nathan Robertson","rs":"0","ms":"I think all of this technology is making people into puppets. The technology is beneficial to man-kind, sure it is, but it is making people everywhere dependent on it. I am 17 and i hate watching tv, cell phones bore me, and it just makes me sad to see people so dependent on their technological masters.","pt":"May 25, 2010 10:28"},{"nm":"Eddie Murray","rs":"0","ms":"I\'m 55 years old. I\'ve been on the net since bbs - compuserve, screaming fast 300 baud connections. Computers that had 256k floppies. All through that time, there was the promise of faster, quicker, cheaper, smaller. i became addicted. I had a desktop, laptop, cell phone and palm 7. I was as connected as I could be, way back when. Then, I quit. I kicked. At one time, I had three phones in my ears and realized it was eating my brain. After a 6 year layoff, I reentered the digital arena and am enthralled with the actualities of what can be done. Almost any intelligent, or as the students above, uber intelligent being will be intoxicated by this POWER. See the world, connect with the world, redefine the world, all while watching cnn. FLIPSIDE - a study I heard of years ago (pre-totally wired age)stated that the average millionaire watched only 1 hour of TV per week on average. When I need to unplug, I turn off everything. I read, walk, think, etc. When I get mack, I sort through what\'s important and delete the rest. I no longer have the need to interact so completely (I\'m a different demo and psycho graphic than the kids). It\'s a process, a developing paradigm that will blossom, once the details of too much connectivity are solved. Each minute, hours and hours of information are being uploaded. How can they, growing genuises not attempt to grok as much as possible? I envy them their future...Eddie","pt":"May 24, 2010 18:18"},{"nm":"david","rs":"0","ms":"i felt the way i did because i feel that i have try all aspects of every question and very comfortable know what my relation shop with the computer is and what my balence is and how i can make it so that i do not fall behind in my work and i can stay on top of it as well","pt":"May 12, 2010 10:26"},{"nm":"c avaon","rs":"0","ms":"Balance is the thing. When our daughter was growing up, she LOVED books and LOVED the computer but was less interested in social activities. What worked with her was to require her to spend equal time in each kind of activity. Now that she\'s at college it\'s more challenging - she has to make those decisions on her own and doesn\'t always choose well. But she has the foundation, and she\'s working on living a balanced life.I wonder if we are going to see a huge increase in alzheimers as a result of this generation\'s multi-tasking and lack of steady concentration.","pt":"May 11, 2010 17:00"},{"nm":"Larry","rs":"0","ms":"What else can media literacy and technology be in the classroom be but student-centered. Students engaged in exploring the many facets of the new media are focused on the tasks at hand. The media appeals to students--live, interactive,fast-paced, peer related, exciting--it still carries a wow factor over the digital highway. As a teacher of English, journalism and eading I welcome the emphasis on technology. Today people who are not adept at navigating the ethernet pathways are as illiterate as people who not decipher the printed page.","pt":"May  5, 2010 08:30"},{"nm":"David Driscoll","rs":"0","ms":"Parents need to walk the fine line.","pt":"Apr 29, 2010 00:38"},{"nm":"Trevor R","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking can be an excellent tool if done right...","pt":"Apr 27, 2010 23:29"},{"nm":"Amanda Mauke","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking in the world today has become more of a life style. Most of the younger generation do not even realize they are doing it, only becasue they have grown up with living like this. Also, not only do we multitask, but the video game craze has become out of control. We need more Rescue Clinics to save the younger generation from having a computer game become their whole life. ","pt":"Apr 27, 2010 12:45"},{"nm":"macha","rs":"0","ms":"i think the internet is awsome and comes in handy but if misused can be dangerous","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 23:54"},{"nm":"Jessica B","rs":"0","ms":"Although many have become afraid and state they are already afraid of technology-- its not technology itself we must fear.  people are still in control and whether you use these advancements to benfit from or for other negative tasks, is stillfor the user to decide. many results fromthe poll agreed with my opinion but i was curious toknow why others with a different perspective of mine, think multitasking is not needed in todays society..???","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:46"},{"nm":"John Sullivan","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multitasking is a major part of society and is almost in some ways required such as at work when looking at the computer and talking on the phone or at school- taking notes while listening to the teacher. Also I would have to agree that multitasking is dangerous in certain situtations such as texting and driving. ","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:42"},{"nm":"Liam Masters","rs":"0","ms":"This &quot;quiz&quot; incorrectly categorized me. I feel like the quiz was faulty. Thank You.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:40"},{"nm":"CT","rs":"0","ms":"I feel like this quiz doesn\'t accurately dipict myself, as I do not feel neither guilt or anxiety nor am do I have lack of control, which are the 2 results I got from this quiz.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:39"},{"nm":"Nikki Gyftopoulos","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multi-tasking in daily life is becoming more and more essential as time passes. More and more technology is being developed and this development is almost forcing new generations to multi-task to keep up. New generations will need to do multiple things at once in school, work, and at home. This need for multi-tasking, however, may negatively affect the way we do things and the quality of our work. ","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:38"},{"nm":"Anonymous","rs":"0","ms":"I do not think this poll was very acurate at all. It told me i was not in control of my internet use which is completely wrong. On my own personal time when i use the internet just for fun is when im out of work at night before bed. This is not acurate at all ","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:38"},{"nm":"Juan","rs":"0","ms":"Very informative video, multitasking is an essential part of today\'s society and people will only get better at it.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:37"},{"nm":"Jordan Miller","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that the digital nation we are moving towards is an oveall good thing.  The world is transgforming around us and we just need to catch up with it.  Taking advantage of technology is essential in staying affloat in todays current living standards.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:36"},{"nm":"Steve Marik","rs":"0","ms":"I think that gaming is a good thing for us.  It can help relieve stress and give us a fun thing to do sometimes.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:28"},{"nm":"Steve Marik","rs":"0","ms":"Multi-tasking is a must in our generation.  with all the stuff we need to do, it is just easier to do more than one thing at the same time.","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 13:05"},{"nm":"Steve Marik","rs":"0","ms":"this was a good quiz, very interesting","pt":"Apr 26, 2010 12:07"},{"nm":"Erica","rs":"0","ms":"I think people need to know when to just back away from the computer.  I think the internet will soon take over our lives, and that scares me.","pt":"Apr 24, 2010 15:59"},{"nm":"Bayle","rs":"0","ms":"Virtual Worlds both fascinate and terrify me.","pt":"Apr 21, 2010 16:19"},{"nm":"Bayle","rs":"0","ms":"How an individual choses to use technology determines its status as good or bad.","pt":"Apr 21, 2010 16:04"},{"nm":"Anis E.","rs":"0","ms":"in my opinion i think that using technology in schools district has recently had a 7-15 million dollar budget cut. if every student in my school had a computer the need for copies and paper will be uneeded and for other resources. this would increase the amount in money and give us more money to use for recreation on our schools and for our students.","pt":"Apr 20, 2010 17:41"},{"nm":"Jose R","rs":"0","ms":"cool i think we should fund this kids learne better by using Electronics  but budget cuts are not alowing it we should find a way to make this work.","pt":"Apr 20, 2010 17:39"},{"nm":"mickeyT","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multi-tasking is a valuable skill but people also need to learn to focua on one thing at a time.  How do you learn something deeply if on the way, you are texting a friend, while searching for a sale on shoes?  There is something to be said for being truly present to someone who needs to be listened to in a time of crisis.  Will we forget our humanity if we spend our whole day looking at the computer screen?","pt":"Apr  6, 2010 13:11"},{"nm":"Waylon Duncan","rs":"0","ms":"Technology can be a powerful tool for giving students access to information and teaching them the skills they need to succeed in our rapidly changing and competetive world. However, right now we are still in the begining process of learning how to use and manage this tool. It is like a teenager who is put behind the wheel of an automobile without any training and told to figure out how to drive. It can be a little chaotic, challenging and somewhat dangerous in the beginning stages. Eventually, the necessary skills are learned through trial and error and the hope is that they are not hurt through the process. ","pt":"Apr  6, 2010 13:10"},{"nm":"Chris","rs":"0","ms":"With a family of 7, we have to embrace technology.  Our kids range from age 13 to 23.  Through the years, we have witnessed the elevation of sex, violence, and language on TV, in our music, the Internet, gaming, now gaming through the internet and on the mobile phones. The list is quite long.  Our kids have laptops in their rooms; we are set up on a network.  We do monitor what they are looking at on occasion.  Because they know this, they are likely not to be where they shouldn\'t be online or on their phones.  Also, we block the channels they shouldn\'t be watching including music videos. If they see it somewhere else, ok.  They didn\'t see it here at home.  They do play games but rated for their ages.  I don\'t go through their music but if they are playing something with foul language when I walk in, it goes in the trash.  Their loss for buying trash in the first place.  I want them to know there is a standard and as a parent, it would look pretty bad for me to let them have free reign on the world wide web in a private bedroom or anywhere they take their phones.  It\'s dangerous.  They can hate me know and thank me later.  I would like to see the technology for mobile phones not only have phone tracker capabilities through parental control but have filtering for the internet as well.  I think they would sell more high-end phones.  I\'m looking for one today for my 13 year old but no filtering; no cool phone.  It\'s hard to set a password that he can change.  ","pt":"Apr  5, 2010 21:21"},{"nm":"Ellie","rs":"0","ms":"-Hi we are a group of international students living in Bucharest, Romania. We are between the age range of 16 and 17, and all share the common thoughts about multi tasking. Taking the course, ITGS, and having the opportunity to increase our knowledge of IT in the world today, we believe multi tasking is both positive and negative, as it has an effect on us, the new generation. Many teens today spend endless hours on social networking sites, or game rooms, often trying to combine school work with their social life or hobbies.  The problem that results in multi tasking is the addiction to the internet and the unfocused, unorganized life most of us live in today’s world. Some of the negative influences multitasking can have on a teenager are that of not being fully committed and concentrated on their studies.  Social networking sites, or online videos and episodes appeal much more to teenagers, often trying to switch screens between the two, which makes their work more fragmented and not solid enough.  However, there are sections of multitasking that benefit us, for example the skill and talent of being able to do more than one thing at once, without being overwhelmed. Let’s admit this to ourselves; we all are all distracted by the new technology causing us to multi task. But let’s reconsider, is the scandal made over multi tasking really that necessary? Or should we just go on accepting that multi tasking has become an immense part of our lives?\t\t- Ellie, Cristina, and Nikos ","pt":"Mar 31, 2010 05:16"},{"nm":"capitano underpant-o-","rs":"0","ms":"Modern online multiplayer games have many hidden applications to the real world these days. The most obvious game is WOW (World of Warcraft), for example forces players to join together in order to achieve their goal as a team. In the film industry, groups are made to make a good piece of work, there is a director, producer, technical crew—lights, stage, film editor and actors. Most of them have experience on every field but the main ones are the ones that are trained professional in that field of work. This relates to WOW because in the game they go in teams, and every player has mastered a specific power in the game to make the ultimate fighting group. But they also have experience in other skills. They learn how to work with other experts; these are called cross functional groups.  I don’t play it myself however as a high school student I can see the applications that this game along with many others can have to the real world. Games can only help students learn to a certain degree, up until the point where harmless fun and learning becomes an addiction. You guys are NOOBS.....what level are you (I joke)","pt":"Mar 31, 2010 05:15"},{"nm":"Claire Norbert And JIn","rs":"0","ms":"As a HS student I think that using technology in learning and teaching can improve the learning habits of children at first, but later on the students get bored and get distracted by more exciting things on the internet. The computers have a negative affect on the health of the students. Students have more sources of information, which allows them to get answers about anything in a few seconds. The students are not encouraged to think for themselves because all the information is there right in front of them.The use of laptops encourages the students to multitask, it has been scientifically  proven that multitasking disrupts the focus of the student, and because of this they don\'t take in information effectively. Students are starting to learn with games, this might seem like a good idea at the time as it is effective, however the child gets used to everything being a game and is unable to work seriously in the future, and unfortunately life is not a game. Kids will have limited word choice, since they do not read books, which people usualy do to extend their vocabulary. It is proven that computers tire your brain, and it\'s uncomfortable to work with so many things going on.The perfect solution would be a balance between learning with technology and learning independently.  ","pt":"Mar 31, 2010 05:01"},{"nm":"Kim","rs":"0","ms":"Learning through gaming sounds like a great idea, but when the children grow up and have to learn something that can\'t be learned through fun/engaging games, they are unable to learn. I teach at college and I see many students who cannot stay focused for 10 minutes. I don\'t allow laptops in class; the students are grumpy and antsy--so I\'m not sure prohibiting laptops in class even helps at all.","pt":"Mar 29, 2010 18:03"},{"nm":"Charlie","rs":"0","ms":"I think that people who think they are &quot;multitasking&quot; are fooling themselves.  It seems to me that there may be confusion as to the definition of multitasking.  Or, another way of saying this is that sure, one can have a shallow focus on several things at the same time...but can you really have deep focus on anything when you try and multitask?  This should be easy to create a test to see how much multitaskers actually absorb.","pt":"Mar 22, 2010 11:38"},{"nm":"Chris B","rs":"0","ms":"I am a librarian in a small college/university. We have 8 workstations which are supposedly dedicated to academic work. When I do a walk around, I notice that over 1/2 of the computers are being used for Social/Web2.0 tasks and even then several windows are open - usually with simultaneous chat windows (something which we frown upon). Bye and large the students\' writing skills are poor and their knowledge of anything other than Google is lacking. Just try to get them to do a bibliography, let alone dicipher one. The students might be sitting in front of a computer and multi-tasking but I wouldn\'t call it academic or learning - it is more cutting and pasting than anything.Interesting to note than many of the comments found here are focused as &quot;I think&quot; comments AND spelling seems to be a problem.","pt":"Mar 17, 2010 15:05"},{"nm":"nancy","rs":"0","ms":"pay close attention to your child when they are &quot;multitasking&quot; and what you will really see is &quot;switch tasking&quot;.  that\'s why cell phones and driving are a dangerous combination.  less switching results in more getting accomplished. less is more.","pt":"Mar 10, 2010 12:18"},{"nm":"Emma Thomas","rs":"0","ms":"Multi-tasking is an important ability that people in our generation need to have.  However, it should be used with caustion; you need to have priorities, and if you know that one task will require your full attention you should give it.  In the classroom, for example, students need to be paying attention to their lessons and should not be on the internet doing recreational activities.  As for technology harming I society, that can go both ways to.  Technology has opened the world up to so many different things and allows information to travel quickly.  It can generate laziness and addiction as well.  That doesn\'t mean that we get rid of it.  All creatures adapt, it is what we were made to do.  I agree with the woman who said she felt she lived to much in the past.  We need to accept change, yet at the same time, ease into it in a way that is not harmful.  ","pt":"Mar  9, 2010 23:09"},{"nm":"courtney","rs":"0","ms":"i think multitasking is good for the brain. it helps your brain develope faster. its helpful not harmful. i mean yess the kid in the video was addicted but thats in south korea. kids in the usa arent addicted and never will be. we get annoyed or bored with the internet most the time. so it may be a problem in south korea but thats not the usa\'s fault. thats south koreas because they made there cities VERY high tech. every where you look there\'s a computer or some techy thing. but thats not a problem in the usa. its not a problem any where except for south korea.","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 12:53"},{"nm":"tess","rs":"0","ms":"i think that makeing techonlogy is great i feel that if your on the internet your learning and enjoying your self at the same time cause if children dont enjoy there learning then they will never learn  so the internet has helped a lot people learn things they would have never learned before","pt":"Mar  5, 2010 12:37"},{"nm":"Kathy Siler","rs":"0","ms":"Like any other invention in the modern world, electronic technology must be used with good commong sense with the end in mind.  Growth in a person\'s mind, body and spirit must include input from all sources... thoughts, people, thoughts, tools, and nature.","pt":"Mar  1, 2010 20:00"},{"nm":"Tia C.","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that multitasking has become a very big part of our lives in the 21st century.  Without it, I don\' think that people would be able to survive nowadays.  We are involved in way too much and have little down time to do anything.  Multitasking allows us to get more accomplished in the little amount of time that we have in a day.","pt":"Feb 28, 2010 20:15"},{"nm":"Craig H","rs":"0","ms":"I believe any technology has the potential to be a most powerful tool in education, but that is only what it is, a tool.  The teachers must be skilled in how to to inform, teach and educate students with regards to technology. ","pt":"Feb 25, 2010 13:26"},{"nm":"rachel cannon","rs":"0","ms":"What are the obstacles teachers face in using technology in the classroom?some of the obstacles teachers face in using technology in the classroom today are online distractions. even with the previous video on how technology saved a school, students were filmed saying things like we figured out how to go onto our websites like myspace and use them during the lesson, we just minimise them whenever the teacher walks by. teachers will always have problems with keeping distractions out of the classroom. with laptops, if not careful, it can easily sidetrack and distract students. ","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 15:20"},{"nm":"Rua Gemini","rs":"0","ms":"For starters teachers and schools lack the money to get the newer more advanced technologies for their classrooms. They also would be giving more control of what the kids learn, to the kids. If you give the kids unmonitored internets the you arebasically giving them freedom to multitask when they do their work. So you will have to assume kids will do their work and also work on other things as well.","pt":"Feb 24, 2010 11:26"},{"nm":"Chelcie Boyer","rs":"0","ms":"My reasons for why I use Myspace, Facebook, and MSN. It’s easy for me to keep in contact with friends from my old school, and it’s also easier to chat on IM than it is in public sometimes. My laptop helps me get away from the real world some times. My laptop is so much more than just that to me, it holds my life in it. Not only do I go on the internet but I also play games on yahoo and even play chat-room checkers at times. When were both busy with homework or whatever else, my fiancé and I talk on the computer because it’s our other form of contact. It may not be as personal as the phone, but when it’s all you have to talk, it really does make sense to just use IM.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 16:01"},{"nm":"Kodi Kransberger","rs":"0","ms":"I feel that we are all, to various degrees, victims of this technological era. The vast opportunity for distraction in the form of many different devices has in one way or another affected the great majority of America, and I fall victim to this as well. Watching this video made me realize how much I have fallen into this trap, and that this is a serious problem that must be faced to insure the future safety and progress of our nation. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:54"},{"nm":"Austin Lokken","rs":"0","ms":"The Internet is resources to help us students learn how to do certain activities.  I don’t understand how Multi-tasking is such a big problem.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:51"},{"nm":"Alex","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multitasking does not keep your brain active because it gives your brain a change to drift off and think about other things.  It can keep it active if there are no distractions and its all work but if you multitask with things like the internet it doesn’t help.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:51"},{"nm":"cody","rs":"0","ms":"i think that if you can get more things done if you are able to multitask because you are doing more then one thing and faster but some people would jsut rather do one thing at a time so they know it is done right and well ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:50"},{"nm":"Megan ","rs":"0","ms":"Young people may be good at finding information, but they are not able to take this information and formulate their own ideas from it. I think that this is true because today kids don\'t understand how to form paper from the ideas of others. And from this it is causing more kids to take ideas from others just to get the work done with. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:49"},{"nm":"Bryant ","rs":"0","ms":"I think that the computers now a days are making everyone change the ways they are thinking about other things. I think that there are a lot of things people can do instead of sit inside and be on the computer or play games.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:48"},{"nm":"Caprice","rs":"0","ms":"I do believe multi tasking is a necessary ability to have in the 21st century. I believe the ability to multi task proves you are able to adapt to the changing world. Of course multi tasking while driving can be dangerous, but being able to text while you are studying allows you to be able to be having a conversation with your friends and get your work done at the same time. The world is changing and as a society it is our responsibility to change with it.  I believe the technology of the internet has helped us as a society come together. Just look at this website! How would these results, this video, or the comments made by others is shared with the whole world if not for the internet. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:48"},{"nm":"johnathan  greenwood","rs":"0","ms":"&quot;WOW, we should all be alarmed by this. Not only are they dumbing down our kids down, but this is probably the biggest invasion of privacy I have ever seen. First off they are turning our kids into zombies who sit on the computer all day and don\'t interact with each other in real life. They are not teaching them any life skills. We are relying on technology way too much.&quot;","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:46"},{"nm":"Toni Falligant","rs":"0","ms":"I think students can use the internet as a way of procrasanating from the work they need to be doing. It\'s not dangerous, just a way of entertainment.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:46"},{"nm":"Elaine Gulseth","rs":"0","ms":"I don\'t beleive that using technolgy like the internet makes students learn less. I actually believe it helps them learn more because there is so much information online. I know that I\'ve learned a lot from doing internet related activities and I have actually formed my own ideas from things I learned from the internet. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:45"},{"nm":"Megan ","rs":"0","ms":"From these results i was found to have lack of control. Sometimes i will be doing my homework and then get on the internet to check things and will stay on longer then i wanted to. Compared to others i am in the biggest group with 75% lack of control","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:45"},{"nm":"Lindsay Powell","rs":"0","ms":"I think that everyone is addicted to online games, video games, texting, facebook, ect. I think that the internet is a great way to find information and good for homework, but other than that i think it\'s a waste of time and people can use the internet and technology in moderation and instead of it they should go live there life doing other things that don\'t use all of the technology.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:44"},{"nm":"BOB","rs":"0","ms":"I think that if you have to multitask when every you are doing something else there is something wrong with you if there is not any time to do that you want, than you should space your time out and value your time. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:43"},{"nm":"Toni Falligant","rs":"0","ms":"I don\'t think that the internet is dangerous to people. I don\'t think its so much of &quot;lack of control&quot;, rather than people get bored and have nothing else to do, or they don\'t want to do it. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:43"},{"nm":"Toni Falligant","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that multitasking is essential in the 21st century.  With all the new technology that is coming out, it is necessary for people to stay updated and connected. The internet is the future and to not be educated on it is a downfall in society.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:39"},{"nm":"Tyler Ciebell","rs":"0","ms":"I use the internet or am on Xbox live for most of my leisure time.  But that is after I have already done my homework and chores.  If i am playing a game or online, and something else comes up to do like hang out with friends or go play sports I can stop playing and do it.  I have never found my self &quot;locked&quot; into a game.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:39"},{"nm":"Elaine Gulseth","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that using the internet does waste some time that is supposed to  be used doing more productive things like homework,spending time with family,or exercising. I know that when im trying to do a assignment using the computer i get distracted sometimes by facebook, myspace, and playing music,but i know when to exit all programs besides my assignment so that way i can just focus on the task i\'m supposed to be doing. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:38"},{"nm":"Anthony D.","rs":"0","ms":"I think that people should get out more, but I also think that technology is not make intelligence decrease…it took a very smart person to create the computer and even smarter person to apply it to the world.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:37"},{"nm":"Austin Lokken","rs":"0","ms":"honestly i think its not a big deal if you multi-task.  People who study this type of behavior really need to find a second profession.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:37"},{"nm":"Nick Thayer","rs":"0","ms":"I don’t always need to be on the internet, but it is very useful when trying to do homework or finding information on things you don’t know about. My phone is different though, since I don’t always see the people I talk to on a daily basis it keeps me in touch with the people I see daily and those I don’t. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:36"},{"nm":"Chelcie Boyer","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking is not hard too and no matter how many videos or tests tell us that it\'s bad, High School and College students will still do it none the less. I multi task every day every day after school, there are times it\'s easy and times it\'s hard, but that doesn\'t mean I\'m not going to be listening to music and Instant Messaging while doing homework or chores.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:36"},{"nm":"Caprice","rs":"0","ms":"The internet has opened many doors in terms of learning. We are now able to acess information in seconds. Like everything good, the use of the internet has a downside. It can be come addicive, but we must look at the advances we have made due to the internet and other media advances. People no longer have to write letters to those far from them, they can send an email or a text. Research for homework or projects does not require checking dozens of books from the library. The internet has helped more than hurt and we must recongnize the ways our society has advanced because of it. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 15:35"},{"nm":"Susie P.","rs":"0","ms":"I myself can stay focused on one thing at a time for long periods of time. I don’t have the need to check my facebook or blackberry every 30 minutes. If someone has something important they need to say to me they can say it in person, and most of the time it is easier to do it that way anyways","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:12"},{"nm":"Kelly Douglas","rs":"0","ms":"The internet is useful in moderation. Kids simply need to learn how to use the resources they have and not be so dependent on the internet and others. I don’t think that technology increases the curiosity of people either because the things that teenagers use the most are Facebook to talk to people and their cell phones.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:11"},{"nm":"Josh Peterson","rs":"0","ms":"I don’t think that multitasking harms you at all, except for maybe not being able to focus as well on one single subject, so even then you can just stop multitasking for a little bit to focus on a important subject.  I also believe that the internet is better and not worse for you.  It\'s almost identical to the library except it doesn’t take nearly as long to find things about what you’re looking for.  It also seems like the website is extremely bias about this subject because they only show the extremes of the subject and don’t show the other side of things.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:10"},{"nm":"ashley revels","rs":"0","ms":"I think the internet is new better way of learning for students. Just because we don’t have to memorize everything does not mean we are “stupid”. Also most student are able to take in what they read of the internet just like they would read out of book, they only difference is the internet in faster and easier to use. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:09"},{"nm":"Chevy 1500","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multitasking is important to know how to do, but should not be done all the time. The internet has become so large, and wide spread that there is no humanly possible way to see or know everything that is on the web. The gaming thing, I personally think is stupid. It’s crazy that kids get that addicted to games! Texting is something that I probably couldn’t live without, just because I’ve had it for so long. It’s just one of those things you do without thinking about. Like you wake up and BAM! check your phone to see if you have new texts, or in between classes and at lunch at school. Texting and driving is no good, because you need to focus on the road, and just because you might not be a bad driver doesn’t mean that that’s true to say for everyone else on these streets.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:08"},{"nm":"Tony Prestil","rs":"0","ms":"Kids today spend a lot more time on computers than they do outside. This has a large effect on obesity in kids.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:08"},{"nm":"Jeff","rs":"0","ms":"I feel I am in control of when I use the internet or digital media. I can stop myself at any time.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:05"},{"nm":"Donovan Fjelstad","rs":"0","ms":"I don’t think that multitasking is necessary to live in the 21st century.  I think it helps, but not necessary.  I don’t like how in some of the questions they use broad terms, like, “Multitasking can have a negative effect on relationships because of lack of focused attention.”  The word “can” made me think, “Yes, I’m sure somewhere someone is having problems in their relationship because of extreme cases of people who need to multitask.”  I don’t understand how we’re using the internet to learn about how the internet is bad.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 12:04"},{"nm":"Tony Prestil","rs":"0","ms":"I think the internet is essential to relieve the stress of high school. It’s a great distraction when you have too much to do, but it also helps get work done. There are resources and search engines that help people get information a lot faster then they would get it at the library.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 11:58"},{"nm":"Tarah Clark","rs":"0","ms":"I disagree that the internet isn’t stunting the ability for kids to learn. Everything and anything a person would want to know could be found on the internet if they are trained to believe what is real or not.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 11:57"},{"nm":"Lisa W. ","rs":"0","ms":"I think that a person can benefit from the internet but to a certain extent.  When it starts taking time out of certain daily necessities, thats where the line needs to be drawn.  It can also help get tasks done as well. But it\'s probably the number one thing used in multitasking.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 11:57"},{"nm":"Taylor","rs":"0","ms":"I really believe that the internet is there to help us and teach us about things we don\'t know about. I strongly believe that the internet doesn\'t make us dumb. I think the internet is a fast way to finding what you need rather then going to the library and looking through books trying to find your answer. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:22"},{"nm":"Tori Wileman","rs":"0","ms":"In my opinion kids are relying too much on the internet and not on themselves.  They go on the internet find their information and just print it off.  They don’t interpret it themselves so that they can actually understand it.  They just want to get the information so they go and continue their game.  The internet is making kids lazy in a way and they aren’t pushing themselves to their full potential.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:17"},{"nm":"Chelsie","rs":"0","ms":"I don’t think that multitasking is very successful. I think if you divide up your free time with things you need to get done; it is possible to get done in one day.I think that multitasking results in distracted behavior that can be dangerous, like texting while driving because I have seen people text and drive. I believe driving while your texting can cause serious problems. I think if you feel the need to talk to someone while driving you should at least call them, because then you can still keep your eyes on the road at all times. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:15"},{"nm":"Cassy","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking is not something that I can do well, but I find myself doing to constantly, just as many others do. In the world today I find myself overusing facebook, myspace, twitter, my cell phone, iPod, skype, google, and AIM and all at once too. For me, its entertainment, just as it is for many others, but for some, it’s an addiction. Constantly multitasking using technology and not being able to part fo, even a few hours, is a serious problem. This poll ask questions that can be some-what hard to answer because it depends on how you look at things, and how much you interact with multitasking and technology at once. Overall, multitasking can be good or bad for it; it just depends on what you’re doing with it. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:12"},{"nm":"Steph Lein","rs":"0","ms":"I am on the computer and online most of the day. Before school I have my laptop out and am listening and downloading music, checking my Facebook and changing my status. At school, if I have my phone we are texting friends and sometimes even parents. I also have internet on my phone so I am on Facebook on there; also Google-ing and YouTube-ing things that come up in conversations. I never really thought of it but I guess we do live in kind of a digital world. I don’t know how we would stay in contact with everyone without these social networks, e-mail, Skype and things like that. Whenever you go away, you always know what is going on and you can always keep in contact with people. Games are also a major thing I think that is taking over people\'s lives. I don’t personally own an Xbox or anything like that but I know people where Xbox and Xbox Live run their lives. People send hours and hours on there and until late at night. That must have a major effect on their lives too. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:11"},{"nm":"ryan paniagua","rs":"0","ms":"i think that when people use the internet or play video games it does sometimes hurt your daily life because you are always sitting infront of a screen so that could hurt you and the ones that love you","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:11"},{"nm":"Connor Reilly","rs":"0","ms":"It is my belief that in order to survive in today’s world one must be computer savvy.  Most careers require some sort of computer knowledge.  I don’t think that multitasking is making people more stupid.  Right now while I’m writing this I’m typing in a word document and I’m also on the internet.  As far as I’m concerned I have not gotten any stupider.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:08"},{"nm":"jonathan","rs":"0","ms":"i think that multitasking is very importiant in the world todaay, everybody multitasks these days anyway. people multitask without even knowing that they are. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:08"},{"nm":"Zac Everly","rs":"0","ms":"I think that the internet is important to us kids today. We use the internet to find alot of are information that we need for school. It also helps us talk with friends and family that could live hundreds of miles away.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:07"},{"nm":"Zach N","rs":"0","ms":"I think multi tasking can be useful if you do it the right way.  If you get distracted when you are multitasking then obviously it is not such a good thing.  But if you can still get stuff done when you are multitasking then there shouldn’t be a problem.  The internet can be a useful source for research if used correctly.  If facebook or any of the other distracting stuff gets in the way then that is a personal problem and that person needs to find a way to stay focused and get their work done.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:07"},{"nm":"Brittany B.","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that multitasking is good for some things, but not everything.  It could help when doing homework and stuff like that, but not when you’re driving or doing anything considered risky.  We would not get anything done, if we didn’t multitask, it’s essential.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:06"},{"nm":"Tyler D","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multi tasking is a part of every day life whether we like it or not. There’s too much going on to keep up with, and the internet provides us with a quick, easy access source to all of that. It helps us with whatever we need whenever we need it. There is an extent to multi tasking that can be dangerous, but that stuff is common sense and people should be smart enough to avoid doing it.","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:04"},{"nm":"Alex Tredway","rs":"0","ms":"I believe multitasking at a young age prepares you for your life outside of high school. For instance, when you have a family with a few kids you would have to watch the children while cooking and doing bills. I also believe that the internet and technology is very resourceful; however many people abuse its uses.  ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 10:02"},{"nm":"Stu Gatz","rs":"0","ms":"Is it just me or are all of the questions in the quizes extremely leading. ","pt":"Feb 23, 2010 09:43"},{"nm":"Laura S. ","rs":"0","ms":"I don\'t really think i can multi task well. When I do I miss a lot of information from professors. I try not to multi task during classes but if the class is boring or I have to multi task and check my phone.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 22:34"},{"nm":"Aaric","rs":"0","ms":"I don’t think that multitasking is going to make me dumber.  If anything it would make me smarter the more I practice multitasking.  Of coarse there are places where it is very inappropriate, such as texting or eating while driving.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 12:29"},{"nm":"Cody Bratland","rs":"0","ms":"I think that these multiple choice questions should be better formulated as more more or better options or choices. I also think that the internet is used wrongly and makes students stupider, but smarter towards learning about the technology. They’re learning how to use the internet or just plain learning how to use the technology, which could be useful for the future, and future jobs.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 12:20"},{"nm":"Britney Cross","rs":"0","ms":"I believe that the internet is a waste of time. I think that it is something that people today spend too much time doing. However I do admit that when I am on facebook or myspace sometimes I do get a little caught up and don’t realize how much time I am spending on the computer. If I am on there too long then I get really bad migranes from staring at the screen for sucg a long period of time. I think that people should be more active and not sit on the computer for hours a day, that just seems kind of lazy and unhealthy. As for cell phones, well I got rid of mine because it seemed like I was never able to get off of it. I would have way too many text messages coming in all at once and it was just too over whelming for me. However they can be very convienent. I hardly ever watch Television sometimes I watch movies with my family but that’s about it. Technology is fun at times and it can occupy you if your bored or to help you find out information about things but I believe that people are spending way too much time using these kinds of things. But that is just my opinion.  ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 12:18"},{"nm":"Erikka","rs":"0","ms":"I believe multitasking is an essential skill needed for us to function in the 21st century because there is so much technology that has come out and we need to learn how to use it.  It’s pretty common for someone, mainly high school and college students, to be texting while driving, but it is very dangerous.  I think that multitasking helps a lot of people.  Someone who has a ton of work to do finds it very helpful.   ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 12:05"},{"nm":"Kathy","rs":"0","ms":"Great show. I am the parent of two teenage boys who love to escape to their virtual world and am very concerned about the addictive nature of their networked lives. Some help for parents on limit setting would be very much appreciated.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:34"},{"nm":"Victor Gonzalez","rs":"0","ms":"Technology gives modern day students new ways to learn.  Now learning isn’t as memorizing-based as has been in the past.  Students are able to look up the information they need by utilizing resources such, as the internet.  So, just because students aren’t as focused on memorization doesn’t mean that technology is making us “stupid,” its just giving us a different way of dealing with information.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:30"},{"nm":"Jordan Hammer","rs":"0","ms":"I think that people today kind of have to be computer friendly.  Everything is turning into computer work related projects.  So people being online all the time is sort of helping them out in the new updated world today.  But, with that there should be a limit on how much time you should truely spend on the computer or other devices.  People have to know that there is still another world out there that you should live.  Go out have fun! It\'s a beautiful world outside of staring at a computer screen or cell phone.  Learn how to sociallize to people without using the internet or cell phone.  Socialization is a good skill to learn for future jobs and relationships.  Go and live your life outside of the computer. Go fishing, hiking, biking, swimming.  Go tke a picnic with friends or loved ones!  Have Fun!","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:26"},{"nm":"Kelli ","rs":"0","ms":"I think that this is saying that most teens that are using the internet are stupid when the internet gives us the same information as a library would.  ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:26"},{"nm":"Nolan","rs":"0","ms":"I feel that the internet is essential in our daily lives.  I think that only a small percentage of people are addicted and the greater majority can control themselves. ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:23"},{"nm":"Kelli ","rs":"0","ms":"This does not seem like a very accurate poll because everyone that I talked to that took it got the same results no matter how they answered.  I think they are trying to prove that our lives center around the internet, when really many teens are not on the internet 24/7.  There are some people that are on the internet all the time and this boosts the percentage for people that are never online.  I think that this poll is just trying to make teens look bad and really has no actual facts. I think that people need to look at all the kids and see that more kids are offline more than they are on it.  ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:21"},{"nm":"Ruthie Ballweg","rs":"0","ms":"I’m a junior in high school and I believe in multitasking; I mean how else would I get anything done.  I also agreed with most all the statistics shown in this survey.  Although multitasking is believed to be dangerous; it’s necessary.  Plus, all the new technologies and just being in the 21st century; we have to multitask.  I may not be the greatest at it myself, but I know I do it.  Since it’s my junior year all I do is multitask.  I have so many things on my mind like all my classes, friends, boyfriend, homework, chores, and so much more.  This survey was very interesting! ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:19"},{"nm":"Meggie Schmidt","rs":"0","ms":"I think that multitasking is not as successful as working independently on one thing, but it does not hurt ones relationship with others.  Everyone has to multitask because we do not have enough time in one day to get everything done.  Multitasking is in everybody’s life, everyday. It is something that you cannot help, and everyone needs to do it.  ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:18"},{"nm":"Ross Ryan","rs":"0","ms":"I believe the internet is essential to life as we know it.  Multi tasking is as well, because people today find it difficult to focus on one thing at a time.  I think that the people who made this video might be making a mountain out of a mole hill.  High school, for me at least, is pretty stressful, and being able to relax with technology is nice.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:17"},{"nm":"Nicole Rappe","rs":"0","ms":"Some of these questions were a little hard to answer as true and false.  If I’m happy when I get online then I’ll feel happy while I’m online.  If I’m mad when I get online I’ll feel mad while I’m online.  I don’t think the internet has a direct relation to how I am feeling.  I also don’t think that I have a “difficulty” getting offline; it’s just that it’s an easy way to procrastinate from homework and such.  I don’t believe it’s truly “difficult.”","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:16"},{"nm":"Lizzie Annen ","rs":"0","ms":"I am a student in high school and I am at a junior level.  I agree with most of the statistics that this survey shows.  I believe because it is the 21st century and there are a lot of new technologies that there are many people that multitask.  Many people probably do this without even realizing what they are doing.  Doing one thing at a time will probably make one thing easier and the task will be done better but only to an extent.  I can text on my cell phone while watching a movie or baby-sit while texting, one may influence the other but I still do it. ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:16"},{"nm":"Brianne Lintvedt","rs":"0","ms":"I think Multitasking is a good thing sometimes, but it can create bad habits Like texting while driving and talking on cell phone while driving. I have a habit of talking on my phone while driving but I’m never on it more that 2 or 3 minutes. ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:15"},{"nm":"Sami ","rs":"0","ms":"The results for this survey were very surprising because I thought that the disagrees would be higher than the agrees because a lot of people don’t like to multitask due to the fact that is gets them confused and stressed out.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 10:13"},{"nm":"chelsea","rs":"0","ms":"i think that multitasking is essential and nobody could get things done with out it.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:47"},{"nm":"Dalton Rittenhouse","rs":"0","ms":"I am a Juinor in High School and I believe the internet has helped me greatly throughtout these long streches of hard work in high school. Even in this class right now im using the internet to learn about the dangers of the internet. Doesnt make much sense however my knowlege grows. ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:46"},{"nm":"Brooke Fuchs","rs":"0","ms":"The internet is wonderful and very helpful in many ways. However im confused... why do people feel the urge to constantly think about being able to conversate with people they dont even know. facebook, myspace, etc. is a obsesion and daily activity for millions. I see people walking down the street, driving, even at church with their blackberrys glued to their palms, not even texting is an even bigger issue most people who own a cell phone text message whatever they need the reciever to know. in my eyes this is a sign that the world is becomming full of lazy people. to me id rather have a conversation with the person in front of me or at least hear them say what they need to , not through written messages.I dont personally own a cell phone and choose not too. The technological world is growing every day, if people are soo devoted to comunicating with eachother in a non face to face manner where will we be ten years from now?","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:39"},{"nm":"Travis Simon ","rs":"0","ms":"i think it a good thing to muliti task because it seems like you get more things done even tho you guys say you dont.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:31"},{"nm":"sydney","rs":"0","ms":"Homework is a lot easier to do when you have so many sources on the internet to use. ie sparknotes.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:25"},{"nm":"Kaitlyn","rs":"0","ms":"Multitasking is hard and in my opinion you dont stay focused. Things that get done while multitasking are not done as efficiently as if they were done while the person was not multitasking.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:25"},{"nm":"Katie Ferraro","rs":"0","ms":"I thought this survery have very good questions. They got straight to the point and the answers were clear cut. Overall, I think the results turned out well.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:25"},{"nm":"Sydney","rs":"0","ms":"A lot of kids i know are using the internet or other digital devices to avoid doing homework or other more important things.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:22"},{"nm":"Kaitlyn","rs":"0","ms":"This video was very real. Almost all teenagers,esspecially, multitask everyday. Its just the way of getting things done today.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:21"},{"nm":"Glynis","rs":"0","ms":"It\'s annoying how dependent people are on cell phones and the internet. I\'m perfectly fine if I don\'t have my cell phone on me or if I can\'t check my Facebook all day.","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:19"},{"nm":"Marie H","rs":"0","ms":"I think that the internet is good for certain things like finding out information about subjects or doing work. Other then that, it is a waste of time. Playing games online, talking online, and things like that is wasting life; you should be out living it. ","pt":"Feb 22, 2010 09:18"},{"nm":"VERONICA CRIADO ","rs":"0","ms":"multitasking? does it work for our students? what a hard question!!!I´ve &quot;seen&quot; myself hooked in the computer with thousands tabs opened & answering a text message while my little daughter yelling at me said:&quot; MOM! AREN´T YOU LISTENING?&quot; after asking twice the same question. lol ","pt":"Feb 20, 2010 20:53"},{"nm":"jollyrogers","rs":"0","ms":"I wouldn\'t have thought that this group would be so protective. ","pt":"Feb 20, 2010 12:49"},{"nm":"misterb200","rs":"0","ms":"I would love for my students\' parents to take this survey. Puts things in perspective.","pt":"Feb 20, 2010 12:49"},{"nm":"26","rs":"0","ms":"Really?If you are so inept that you cannot figure out what is going on in a very media rich environment then you should move somewhere where they only have dialup and you own a 386.You have to adapt to changing technology, or refuse to use it... like twitter... absolutely useless time waster, however since so many people use it, there is great potential for a webmaster to auto tweet their posts, and articles to gain a following. Use peoples interests and time wasting mechanisms to further your goals, not just be oblivious.If you are so concerned about what your kid is doing online... install a k3ylogger and covertly check their accounts... asking for their passwords is just going to make them hide their activities better. I would not advocate always checking up on your kid, but if you think they may be getting involved over their heads, or behaving inappropriately then do it.It really comes down to teaching your kids to be respectable, courteous, and to have good morals, by your own example. If you do not, then you will end up with a 14 year old putting up scandalous pictures of herself bordering on softcore p0rn under an alias. After all kids these days understand that sex sells, maybe you should teach them what a true intimate relationship should be like, so that they won\'t want to parade and sell their bodies on the net to anyone who wants to look.There are a lot of evils in this world, like any tool, the internet can be used for good or for evil. After all didn\'t Eve eat from &quot;the tree of knowledge of good and evil&quot;.","pt":"Feb 19, 2010 13:39"},{"nm":"Joebe","rs":"0","ms":"This piece on Korea was really amazing. Douglas R. has a way of helping us understand the phenomena of Internet addiction that is part of all of our lives. This afternoon, I caught myself grabbing to check an incoming message on my iPhone as I was taking a whizz at the urinal. Hmm...","pt":"Feb 17, 2010 15:26"},{"nm":"Justin Schrank","rs":"0","ms":"i think multi tasking only works if your doing one main task, and a few smaller tasks that you dont really have to think about. that way, you could do it on autopilot in a way","pt":"Feb 15, 2010 19:31"},{"nm":"Susan","rs":"0","ms":"the questions in this survey are very much up to interpretation. Although I may agree that there are real risks to my kid on the internet it doesn\'t mean that I don\'t also put them into perspective about the reality of those risks. Same thing with &quot;sometimes worry&quot; - sure which parent wouldn\'t sometimes worry that the kid is exposed to a nutcase. Does that mean that I specifically worry that my kid can\'t make good choices, or that we have protected software? The survey doesn\'t seem to include enough items related to kids creating and contributing content to skew the results toward a balance between protection and empowerment. ","pt":"Feb 15, 2010 01:33"},{"nm":"Roxanne ","rs":"0","ms":"i think this video was a really great idea, i wish all schools were like that, because I too always feel like i need to have technology in my hands at all times (my phone or my ipod). It just helps me relax and feel updated on what is going on and i can check my e-mail from my phone to see if colleges or scholarships have sent me anything that I need to finish for the applications or just any updates about the school. So I encourage school districts to consider the idea. It will only help the students and teach them to be responsible for their items and that if they do not follow the rules then there will be consequences which will only stop them from dong what they have to do for class, which affects their grades, which will help them in the long for college. ","pt":"Feb 11, 2010 10:57"},{"nm":"Jany","rs":"0","ms":"First of all, I want to thank everyone who helped establishing this website and making those extremely efficient videos that make many people aware of such an essential issue that keeps growing up in our globe.As an international student who had and still having different experiences through traveling, studying and communicating in different countries, I feel like there is no such a thing as multitasking. Now different opinions might conflict with mine, but tests are showing that the human brain is not capable to mutltitask as much as we might think our brains are able to. It is extremely hard to do multiple actions at the same time while the professor is lecturing in a class, and makes it really difficult for us to be attentive to what the professor is trying to explain.PC,cellphone,TV and the internet are extraordinary keys of communicating and connecting the people around the globe, and people should know how to use them effectively. But, at the same time, people have to be taught when and where to use those devises since from a very young age. In results, we will have people who will know how to be perfectly attentive during lectures and at the same time they can &quot;multitask&quot; after that.Regards.Jany ","pt":"Feb  9, 2010 00:47"},{"nm":"A caring and involved  teacher","rs":"0","ms":"A well trained information specialist (formerly know as librarian) is an incredible resource of appropriate and engaging technology that are a must for our kids who are entering a new type of 21st century work force. Status quo is simply not an option. Parents must be involved,that is a given. ","pt":"Feb  7, 2010 21:18"},{"nm":"Concerned Parent","rs":"0","ms":"The test was nice but I would perfer to be safe and informed than a tramuatized parent whose child has been victimized while in thier safe haven called home. Cheers","pt":"Feb  6, 2010 09:57"},{"nm":"Brileigh","rs":"0","ms":"I agree with the students in the video. Being a student myself i cant sit through a 2 hour class giving all of my attention to a lecture without checking my e-mail, studying for my next class, or chatting with a friend on Facebook. Though i dont think were as good as we think we are at multitasking, because im sure I dont get the full message out of every lectur. I just think because our lives now revolve around staying connected and multitasking that were are going to constantly check e-mails and instant messengers regardless. ","pt":"Feb  5, 2010 19:18"},{"nm":"Becca","rs":"0","ms":"As a parent I do strongly believe that our children need a good understanding of this new digital world and to be able to navigate it successfully.  However, my son is still a child and as such needs guidance.  He is allowed to to be on different social media networks, but only as long as I have his user name and password so that I can log in at any time and check up on him. ","pt":"Feb  5, 2010 11:30"},{"nm":"Cassi","rs":"0","ms":"I think its hilarious how at somepoints you\'ll be on an email or playing a video game and teacher sare sometimes so ignorant and they can\'t catch you and they think they block you from certain things that aren\'t necessarily allowed but either way students find ways to get into that certain website with proxys. its just hilarious to me how easy sometimes it is to get away with it.","pt":"Feb  4, 2010 10:25"},{"nm":"cabella","rs":"0","ms":"this video is kinda right but not really cuz a lot of people can multi task but some cant so i understand where they are coming from","pt":"Feb  4, 2010 10:15"},{"nm":"John Cebula","rs":"0","ms":"When PCs first became consumer products, the ads emphasized the great strides children could make using computers.  Indeed, during parent/teacher conferences, parents of poorly-performing students would often say to me they were getting a computer, as if a computer were some kind of panacea. Flash forward to 2007: I was thinking about an ad I had seen the night before, and it occurred to me that not only did the computer ads NOT address learning, they stressed the recreational capabilities of computers: how many games, photos, etc. As someone who has taught high school and college for 40+ years, I would assert that computers will do no more than television did to advance education, which is to say, little of nothing.  In fact, I think a stronger case can be made that both technologies hurt real learning. After all, the greatest teachers in human history (Socrates, Moses, Christ, Mohammed, the Buddha) did a pretty good job without Power Point and computers.","pt":"Feb  4, 2010 10:06"},{"nm":"Tom Olney","rs":"0","ms":"The web is a fantastic window to the world - scary and wonderful as it is. Children need to be introduced to it the same way as you would introduce them to any other public place - holding their hand at first, then watching and teaching, then pulling back more - but never disengaging completely. Be with them.","pt":"Feb  4, 2010 08:52"},{"nm":"Joe","rs":"0","ms":"Dear Beliy Nega,I find your argument a valid one, however it is severely conservative and out of touch view. Regardless if you like it or not technology and the world wide web are all ready running out lives. In fact so much so right now that we have run out of valid address and Comcast and other ISPs are forced to put us all behind NATs. The government has all ready made a stand on this by incorporating a new internet protocol(IPv6) which has been created by a non-government non-profit organization, the IETF. This means that our government will not be able to do as much as you think. The power itself lies with in you. Yes you can make it very easy for them to monitor you and restrict your privacy, however on the other spectrum it can make it very hard as well. As for turning your children into zombies, I tend to disagree. Every generation is going to have its issues with the latest and greatest activity or device that comes out. What we should be doing is encouraging proper use of such things and embracing it. The reason why the World Wide Web has gotten so big is because of its incredibly usefulness. One last note, if you noticed what happened to china with Google you will see that it is completely impossible for the government to restrict anything. Google, which owns a very large portion of our Internet is considering pulling out of china. Can you imagine what would happen the the US if this happened. It wouldn\'t be pretty and you can bet the government does not want to see this happen. In conclusion, yes technology and the &quot;web&quot; can be a dangerous and scary place. But so can almost anything else in our world today. If we take the proper measures to teach and inform our children early and incorporate it in a positive manner in everyones lives, there should be no issue. ","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 23:57"},{"nm":"Heather Culp","rs":"0","ms":"I Found this Program to be very true. I am one to multitask but I try not to do so when it comes to class and work. it is very easy to make a mistake. and the only way to prevent it is to focus on one task at a time.","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 21:07"},{"nm":"Beliy Negar","rs":"0","ms":"WOW, we should all be alarmed by this. Not only are they dumbing down our kids down, but this is probably the biggest invasion of privacy I have ever seen. First off they are turning our kids into zombies who sit on the computer all day and don\'t interact with each other in real life. They are not teaching them any life skills. We are relying on technology way too much. Once the government takes full control of technology and the internet our kids will be hopeless. They won\'t even know how to do simple math on a piece of paper. The internet will soon be censored like in China and will replace the television brain washing used in the last few generations.What we should be worried about the most though is the invasion of privacy. In the video it shows the principle sitting at his desk monitoring the kids via the web cam on every students lap top. This is done without the students knowledge. The principle can even take pictures of your child. Now what happens when your child bring their lap top home to do their home work and leaves it on their desk. Now the principle is in your childs bedroom. WAKE UP PEOPLE. w-w-w-.i-n-f-o-w-a-r-s.c-o-m","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 20:38"},{"nm":"Chris Vrba","rs":"0","ms":"I was one of the &quot;young techies&quot; who left teaching to go to work for Tripod, Inc. - then a startup based in Williamstown, MA.  I very quickly learned that while I\'d immersed myself in online role playing and considered myself tech-savvy, I was in no way, shape, or form cut out to be one of those who molded this Brave New World.  I returned to teaching after three years at Tripod - and now, as a mother, I want my child to see computers for what they are: a TOOL.  A helpful tool, yes, and one enjoyable to engage with... but the more digitized our world becomes, the more anxious I feel.  I see too much of the &quot;shadow side&quot; of technology in my sixth grade students (who are now viewing this documentary in segments, writing response paragraphs, and discussing the content), and too detatched a nature in their indulgent parents, who don\'t believe that &quot;their kid&quot; could be using cell phones for sexting, cheating on tests, bullying, or &quot;hooking up.&quot;  I\'m not afraid of the technology itself affecting my four year old son... I\'m afraid of the people I\'m raising my child among, since the PBS viewers who took this poll aren\'t really a cross-section of the population of my town.Fellow PBS viewers, anyone want to start a village somewhere where we can all raise our kids the right way -tech-literate and media-savvy, but still willing and able to think and imagine for themselves?  :)","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 13:53"},{"nm":"Jim Smith","rs":"0","ms":"I spend a significant amount of my kids time online with them. I have many academic oriented games programs and I work with them to get them started using them. I have an email address for my oldest and I encourage her use of email. We talk about ettiquette, spam, phishing, viruses, hacking, and predators. They know I want them to become competent, safe, and responsible users of media.","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 13:14"},{"nm":"Sharon","rs":"0","ms":"When we got our first household PC back in \'98, I made it very clear to all 3 of my kids that their computer activity was 100% on MY terms, and would be very closely monitored. I have a fourth child now, and she has the same guidelines. It is a parental responsibility to know what your kids are doing, online and elsewhere.","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 08:29"},{"nm":"yvonne","rs":"0","ms":"Boy! More ! Well how about this the saying that &quot;history repeats itself&quot;If this is true don\'t we as adults need to analyze ourselves because of that? If your life style is that of your parents who want to be say &quot;Proud of you&quot;. You can  see them betraying you because of the &quot;results&quot; for their sakes/ As perhaps does Pop Culture*That leaves the individual child with the job to only please their parents doesn\'t it? Unapproachable parents come in a very wide variety. They can be the nicest people to the most condemning of them. However what makes them alike is that they do not respect the idea of the individual(s) under their roof. How can we- actually be responsible adults if we churn out productivity for the sake of it? What learning is there in regurgitation only? Perhaps the either worship of ideals as an extreme or the idea that we could be churning out a sterile society - for some reason? ","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 03:57"},{"nm":"yvonne","rs":"0","ms":"Dear KQED while the online can provide learning for students of all ages and backgrounds. There is a fine line in individuals for creative learning or in other words creativity initiated by the individual. Going to quickly in life isn\'t a life in the first place it\'s running away from and actual connection to life. And to depersonalize the individual is a sterile existence and not again a life. Perhaps we need to understand and actually take a look at how animals learn including human beings. The radical groups and governments of the past and present would love to make you understand that you can learn everything you need from a machine. Has anyone ever heard of the &quot;Programmed Mind?&quot;  Thanks *","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 02:51"},{"nm":"Anne Cooper","rs":"0","ms":"I am the grandmother of a 7 year old and feel that in the past year she has become far too interested in the computer. We have restricted her use when she comes to spend the night with us to one hour am and if she is with us all day one hour in the afternoon. She is only allowed at the moment to use games we have bought for her and which we consider to be of an educational value. I still however feel that her interest is so very strong that I have lost the \'little girl\' who used to love reading, coloring and puzzles and am now faced with being a disciplinarian over a thing she considers to be essential to having \'fun\'  I thoroghly enjoyed your program and although I feel we must capture our children\'s attention in school the \'old fashioned\' methods of reading a good book and discussion, conversation etc must never be lost.","pt":"Feb  3, 2010 02:00"},{"nm":"Laura Nieto","rs":"0","ms":"I am a native foreign language teacher.  I believe new technology is a great tool for students to learn.  However we can not think that technology can be a substitute for a &quot;real&quot; teacher. I see it as an extra tool to help our students to learn in a more fun way. We must keep in mind that we, humans need to develop not only our minds but also our souls and body.  I believe that war like games are used by people who are trying to escape reality.  People who play this type of games do not want to deal with real life issues, and they need something else to keep them going.  If technology can be used as a learning tool, it could be a great source for teachers and parents who are interested in helping their kids to learn in a different way.","pt":"Feb  2, 2010 23:10"},{"nm":"karyn ","rs":"0","ms":"As a parent of an almost adult (17 yr. old), I have been teaching and allowing my daughter to interact with computers since she was 2. While I love the research, learning, creative and social doors it has opened for my child, I would be delusional to not be aware of the many dangers that come with an open web society. Parents need to educate themselves digitally so that they can be aware of possible dangers for their children and teach them how to choose to avoid those dangers while still utilizing all the benefits the web and digital media has/have to offer so that they can grow into empowered adults who do not fear digital media.","pt":"Feb  2, 2010 20:19"},{"nm":"Nancy Torborg","rs":"0","ms":"We are an extremely net literate family; been using the resources since 1994. While the use of filtering software is a start, there is no substitute for parental supervision. My husband, son and I have all of our computers on one HUGE desk in our family room. This allows us to engage, challenge and monitor  what our son does and where he goes online. Our son is at a school (Ravenscroft, in Raleigh, NC) with a pioneering course in digital learning, where students are expected make full use of web 2.0 tools for completion of and collaboration on projects. They are tasked with teaching both their peers and students.I highly recommend students, parents and teachers go to www.digitalcitizenship.net to find out more about the nine elements of citizenship for our digital natives: Digital Etiquette, Digital Communication, Digital Literacy, Digital Access, Digital Commerce, Digital Law, Digital Rights & Responsibilities, Digital Health & Wellness and Digital Security (self-protection).For the record, I\'m a public school librarian and am VERY pro-free speech.","pt":"Feb  1, 2010 18:30"},{"nm":"Nerdherder","rs":"0","ms":"I answered four out of five questions correctly, the one incorrect answer being about which guardian feels a child having an online profile is inappropriate.  I answered &quot;Dad\'s&quot;, probably because I am one. I feel like I have a good idea what kids do and what they are capable of doing with cell phones, internet and technology in general.  Just think about what you do as a parent when it comes to these questions, your children are probably an accurate reflection of yourself (or will be).","pt":"Feb  1, 2010 18:29"},{"nm":"Nerdherder","rs":"0","ms":"I want my child to develop a healthy and responsible usage of the internet.  This technology did not exist until I was in my senior year in high school and this is my first child so I\'m not totally sure how to protect and encourage to the extent I feel I must.  I do look forward to my child having the internet and technology at her disposal for learning and advancing in our ever changing world.","pt":"Feb  1, 2010 18:21"},{"nm":"Todd","rs":"0","ms":"Thank you for providing the site and the quiz (and the program tomorrow which I eagerly anticipate). However, I feel there is one serious flaw in the quiz in that it questions choices and tries to turn those choices into over simplified intent. My quiz returned a &quot;Protective&quot; label. Totally fair. I am a designer and creative director of interactive media here in Minneapolis and I am well aware of the dangers (beyond the obvious but unlikely one of predation) and work to protect my son from them. Most of my choices that look like protection are selective and in my mind better labeled as guidance. After all that is my job in the real world too. I simultaneously encourage my son to use, explore and exploit the internet. We\'re building his website together for instance. In this sense I feel that my end goal is to engage and empowering my son and do not believe sending him sailing headlong, unsupervised into the digital universe counts as empowerment. That is abandonment.","pt":"Feb  1, 2010 17:41"},{"nm":"Reshu Aryal Dhungana","rs":"0","ms":"Very helpful debates and examples. We\'re a school in Nepal interested in providing world class education and these debates are very much part of our concerns and the obstacles very similar. Of course here in our country some people don\'t even have access to any kind of school so digital literacy for all is a far cry but...in the urban centers the reality is alarmingly &quot;globalized&quot; with all of the same social networking tools, access to internet, portable gaming devices and such and so we face a lot of these issues too.Will definitely be using the resources provided here in research and planning.","pt":"Jan 27, 2010 00:42"}]}); });