Ed Tech's Attention Deficit

Nobody loves a tech toy more than a tech guy... or gal. But the love of gadgets should not preclude common courtesy or stand in the way of a valuable real-life learning experience.

 

This scenario was presented to me recently, when I attended the MassCUE educational technology conference in Foxboro, Mass. The problem: Devices had literally taken over the event, and attention spans had been checked at the door. Too many eyes were glued to personal handheld devices and tablets -- certainly not to speakers or one another.

(See my complete blog on the topic on EducationalIT.com)