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Chapter 4: The Net Generation Brain

Chapter 4: The Net Generation Brain. Did you know?. Interactive technology can change the brain, in particular the way we perceive things The brain is most adaptable in the first 3 years of life and during teenage and early adult years

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Chapter 4: The Net Generation Brain

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  1. Chapter 4: The Net Generation Brain

  2. Did you know? • Interactive technology can change the brain, in particular the way we perceive things • The brain is most adaptable in the first 3 years of life and during teenage and early adult years • By the time Net Gen kids reach their twenties, they will have spent 20,000 hours on the Internet and over 10,000 hours playing video games of some kind

  3. Will this…

  4. …help with this?

  5. What the Research Shows • Notice more in their field of vision • Visual tracking is different than in older generations • Their processing of visual information is faster • Have highly developed spatial skills • Brains are flexible and adaptable • Better hand-eye coordination/ quicker reaction time • Better at multi-tasking/switching from one task to another

  6. What the Research Shows (cont.) • Use more higher level thinking skills when researching online versus reading a book • Internet use fosters more creativity rather than stifling it • Use memory skills for different reasons • Better able to problem solve and work collaboratively

  7. Works Cited AJ. S, . Laproscopy. 2008. Flickr. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/29405438@N03/2748459031/>. Dreilinger, Sean. Brothers playing video games together. 2008. Flickr. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/seandreilinger/2187892869/>. JayceG, . How to Multitask- More Arms. 2008. Flickr. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayceg/2227241273/>. Palmerion, . DSC_3836 copy. 2008. Flickr. Web. 25 Apr. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/palmerion/2985028150/>. Tapscott, Don. Grown up Digital. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. 98-119. Print.

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