Downeast Schoolhouse » multitasking (mindless) http://downeastschoolhouse.com Maine education news, link-dense, exclamation-point rich! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:16:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 No Wonder They’re Half-Dazed! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/01/no-wonder-theyre-half-dazed/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/01/no-wonder-theyre-half-dazed/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:15 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2455 The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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