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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGYSan Domenico SchoolSeptember 17, 2013Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

Teaching the iGeneration1ABOUT ME Father Professor Researcher Author Geek Teaching the iGeneration2TODAYS TALKDifferent Generations Use Different Amounts of TechnologyMultitasking MadnessYour Brain!Resetting Your Brain Teaching the iGenerationWE ARE IN THE MIDST OF 6 DIFFERENT GENERATIONSGENERATIONBIRTH YEARSSilent/Traditional Generation1925 1945Baby Boomers 1946 1964Generation X1965 1979Net Generation 1980 1989iGeneration 1990 1999Generation C 2000+ Teaching the iGeneration4TEACHERS AND PARENTS ARE FINDING OUT THAT iGENERATION AND GENERATION C STUDENTS ARE VERY DIFFERENT

Teaching the iGeneration5WHO USES MORE TECHNOLOGY ?BABY BOOMERS 8 HOURS A DAYGENERATION X 15 HOURS A DAYNET GENERATION 21 HOURS A DAYiGENERATION 21 HOURS A DAYGENERATION C 10 HOURS A DAY Teaching the iGenerationWHAT TECHNOLOGIES DO THEY USE 2 HOURS OR MORE A DAY?BABY BOOMERS TV

GENERATION X MUSIC COMPUTERSTVGOING ONLINE

NET GENERATION MUSICTVGOING ONLINETEXTING Teaching the iGenerationiGENERATION MUSICTEXTINGGOING ONLINEFACEBOOKIM/CHATGENERATION C TVVIDEO GAMESWHAT DO YOUNGER GENERATIONS USE TWO OR MORE HOURS A DAY? Teaching the iGenerationTHE iGENERATION AND GENERATION C SEEM TO BE TECHIES FROM BIRTH

Teaching the iGeneration9THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS ALSO COMMUNICATE DIFFERENTLY

Teaching the iGeneration10PREFERRED WAYS TO COMMUNICATEGENERATION1stCHOICE2ndCHOICE3rdCHOICEBaby BoomersFace-to-FacePhoneE-MailGeneration XFace-to-FacePhoneE-MailNet GenerationFace-to-FaceTextingPhoneiGenerationTextingIM/FB/PhoneFace-to-Face Teaching the iGenerationHAS THIS LED TO

MULTITASKING MADNESS?

Teaching the iGeneration12WHICH TASKS ARE EASY OR DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO MULTITASK?Eating and playing a board game?Reading a book and listening to music?Surfing the Internet and listening to music?Reading a book and watching TV?Reading a book and talking on the phone?Reading a book, texting, Facebooking, and listening to music (with the TV on)? Teaching the iGenerationBABY BOOMERS 3-4 THINGSGENERATION X 4-5 THINGSNET GENERATION 6 THINGSiGENERATION 7-8 THINGSGENERATION C 4-5 THINGSHOW MANY THINGS DO PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN DO AT THE SAME TIME? Teaching the iGenerationCAN THEY REALLY?TEXT MESSAGE INTERRUPTION STUDY4 university classes; n=17530 minutes video lectureInterruptions: no texts, 4 text, 8 texts

What is your major and why did you choose it? Teaching the iGeneration

8 TEXT GROUP DID WORSE THAN 0 TEXT GROUP72%IMPACT OF INTERRUPTIONS Teaching the iGenerationDID ANYONE DO BETTER AT DEALING WITH INTERRUPTIONS?Those who IMMEDIATELY read and responded to a text message got a CThose who waited for a few minutes to read or respond got an A!This is called Meta Cognition Teaching the iGenerationHOW DO STUDENTS DO AT STAYING ON TASK WHILE STUDYING?

ARE THEY DISTRACTED?---------AND WHAT ROLE DOES TECHNOLOGY PLAY IN THEIR FOCUS AND ATTENTION? Teaching the iGeneration18OUR STUDY OF STUDYING:A CASE OF DISTRACTED LEARNERS279 students observed studying [middle school, high school, college]15 minutes observe every minuteOn-task or off-task?What is on computer screen?Daily use of technologies and mediaStudying strategies?Preference for task switchingSchool performance/grade on test Teaching the iGeneration19

FOCUSEDFOCUSEDFOCUSEDDISTRACTEDDISTRACTEDSAME FOR COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS Teaching the iGeneration20

AND THE MOST OFF-TASK STUDENTS HAD THE MOST OPEN WINDOWS!!! Teaching the iGeneration21WHAT PREDICTS SCHOOL PERFORMANCE?Who Has a Higher GPA?Those who stayed on task moreThose who had strategies for studyingThose who prefered NOT to task switchThose who used LESS media each dayThose who did not check Facebook ONCE during 15 minutes Teaching the iGeneration22WHATS GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN?

Teaching the iGenerationLETS TRY SOMETHING

TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER

I AM GOING TO SAY A WORD AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN THE FIRST WORDS THAT YOU THINK OF

READY? Teaching the iGeneration24AppleFruitRedCrunchySweetiPod Teaching the iGeneration25

OrangePeelTangerine Teaching the iGeneration26

LIMITED TO 5 TO 9 ACTIVE BRAIN AREAS Teaching the iGeneration27SO WHAT DOES A WORKING BRAIN ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE?

DO WE REALLY ONLY USE 10% OF OUR BRAIN? Teaching the iGeneration

Teaching the iGenerationTHE BRAIN NEEDS SLEEPDoctors recommend 9 hours per night for preteens and teenagers!Average teen sleeps 6.1 hours per school night; 10.3 on weekendSleep Debt = 12 hours per week80% of teenagers say they rarely or never get a good nights sleep Teaching the iGenerationWHAT DO TEENS DO IN THE HOUR BEFORE SLEEP?

Teaching the iGeneration

AND THEY SLEEP WITH THEIR PHONE ON!WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR CELL PHONE WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP?Leave the ringer on (44%)Put ringer on vibrate (31%)

Teaching the iGenerationWHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SHOW ABOUT TEEN SLEEP DISRUPTION?Is it the light? NO IT IS NOT!Is it couch potato activities? NO (in fact a little nighttime TV helps!)Is it their computer use? NOIs it their homework? NOSO, WHAT IS IT?Constant multitasking in last hourSmartphone use in last hourCell phone interrupted sleep Teaching the iGenerationNORMAL SLEEP CYCLES

Synaptic RejuvenationDefault Mode Network Teaching the iGenerationWHAT HAPPENS IF SLEEP IS DISRUPTED?Instant dreamingLack of consolidation/pruningLess time for creative thinking

Teaching the iGenerationWHY DO YOU NEED TO SLEEP?

IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN!

Teaching the iGenerationMANAGING YOUR DIGITAL TIMEA-B-C MethodAware of options (distractors)Breathe calm/reset brainChoose good optionsWHAT DO YOU FIND DISTRACTING?Music?TV?Smartphone?What else? Teaching the iGenerationHOW TO RESET YOUR BRAINNature Breaks (live or virtual)Tech BreaksMusic/ArtExerciseMeditation/BiofeedbackLaughterHot BathTalking (live) to a friend (3:1 ratio of positives)Practicing a foreign languagePlaying a musical instrument Teaching the iGeneration38Chart10.720.70.65

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