Having any issues managing the speed and quantity of information in your world? Find yourself distracted? Notice that kids are having more trouble paying attention?  In this session, learn about the work of Sherry Turkle, Howard Rheingold, Nicholas Carr and other experts who are exploring both the benefits and challenges of ubiquitous, fast-paced technologies.  Leave with some strategies and tips for yourself and your students.

Audience: All levels

Resources:

• Peter Skillen’s Blog
  
• Brenda Sherry’s Blog 
• Alan November
• Books:
  • Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking Fast and Slow, Nicholas Carr’s The Shallows Infotention – Howard Rheingold’s ScoopIt (lots of great links)
• Getting info to come to you:
  • RSS in Plain English (Common Craft), iGoogle, Google Reader, Social bookmarking in Plain English  (Common Craft), Diigo
• Other smart stuff:
  • ifttt (If This, Then That), Evernote
    Backchanneling – Linoit, Today’s Meet Selective Attention Test
• Folks worth following:
  • Howard Rheingold, Sherry Turkle, Linda Stone, Cathy Davidson