The Christian Science Monitor – Carolyn Thompson
“High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her class. But not even her students realized the psychological toll of their devices until an in-class experiment that, of course, was then spreading on social media. For one class period, students used a whiteboard to tally, in real time, every Snapchat, Instagram, text, call, or other notification that popped up. Students were told not to respond to avoid generating replies … and further notifications. Teachers around the country have run similar experiments, typically recording dozens of trips to the board.” (more)