Cognitive Processing in a digital World

The Learning outcomes for this unit of study include:

The influence of digital technology on cognitive processes.

The positive and negative effects of modern technology on cognitive processes.

Methods used to study the interaction between digital technology and cognitive processes.

Resources:

Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation? The Atlantic

Harvard Research: The more you use Facebook = the worse you feel

The New Yorker: How Today’s Computers Weaken our Minds

Psychology Today: Too Much Screen time damages Grey Matter

Sparrow’s Research on: Google’s Effect on Memory

FOR FUN: Five Emotions Invented by the Internet

Guided Reading activity for “Have Smartphones Ruined A Generation: HERE