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    Phoebe Loehr English II 10 October 2014 Ms. Etelamaki Techniques of Learning At Dartmouth College an email went around the department about why a professor wanted laptops banned in classrooms, Dan Rockmore in his article “The Case for Banning Laptops in the Classroom” speaks about why he agrees with his colleague and his reasoning. I agree with Rockmore’s theory on the disadvantages of having laptops in the classroom because they can be the cause of distraction, disrespect, and non-integration.…

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    milestone birthday, wedding, and/or annual function. This essay will provide the necessary tools to do so. As President of a cultural based sorority, I had my fair share of planning events. The process can be time consuming and frustrating, but with attention to detail, organization of your budget, and the right planning, anyone can host a successful event. The initial process of planning is figuring out what kind of event you’ll be hosting. Will it be formal or informal? Will you be…

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    explore the unknown; thus, they will not stop to receive the information which is unlimited. However, this curiosity can be overcome by the motivation or the pressure. If the students can set a goal and some reward, they will have more motivate to pay attention on their work. Therefore, people can only learn to control themselves to pay…

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    As we grow older and older, technology seems to be taking a toll in our daily lives. Everywhere we go, we see people glued on to their cell phones, ipads and laptops. Many of us can agree with the fact that at the dinner table everyone is on some type of electronic device. Everyone seems to be more interested in checking emails, taking phone calls and even playing games on their phone. Technology has everyone stuck on their phones instead of carrying on a conversation with each other about their…

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    While they are not classifying whether the changes are good or bad, they are concerned about what they see. Teachers are claiming that students are struggling in keeping their attention on their learning subject because they are distracted by phones, online games, and thoughts that social media puts into the student’s heads. On the other hand, students are also complaining their teachers are similarly distracted by the use of technology…

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    could give advice about locking your door to stop people entering, turning off your phone, turning off social media notifications, wearing earplugs, and many more tips of that nature. This book could also give you advice on ways to help improve your attention span if you are easily distracted, but frankly, the topic is so subjective, personal and wide ranging that we could produce hundreds of books on the…

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    How Technology In The 21st Century Become A Distraction? On a day to day basis the average person uses technology seven hours out of their day, including cell phones, television, video games, tablets, and computers. As technology advances over time, the time spent using technology increases. Stop to thank about the times you spent using technology when you are supposed to be doing something more productive such as homework, or even housework. The time spent distracted by the technology pile up…

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    This kid was sitting there the whole class trying to figure out this puzzle without moving an inch. This action showed that this kid had a very strong attention span to try and solve the puzzle by himself. Usually kids loose attention on this quite fast unless it is something that really want to pay attention to. It was rare to see a kid stay in one place the entire class while most of the kids were moving around changing activities several times. Secondly, trying to solve the…

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    As a mature aged student studying via distance education, it can sometimes be difficult to self-manage and find a healthy balance between life, work and study. Additionally, information overload can prove overwhelming, hindering proper memory retention, after having been out of the learning environment for numerous years. Discovering what strategies work best is an individual process of trial, error and re-evaluation. The time management and learning strategies I will explore to counteract these…

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    A professor from Stanford University, Clifford Nass, stated, "Kids have to learn about emotion, and the way they do that, really, is by paying attention to other people. They have to really look them in the eye." Most kids these days don't even communicate face-to-face. Texting has become the main form of communication, so when kids get home, how can they look at each other in the eye if they just text? Another study has shown that children's social skills are affected negatively when they…

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