How Does Technology Affect Your Thinking? By @iddy // 10% Payout To @campusconnectng.

With a heart full of love, I greet you all my beloved friends, you are once again welcome to my blog, this time I will give suggestions on how students can make proper use of technology.

Humanity is continually learning​—whether for the academy, job, or other purposes. Technology can assist. Never in past has it existed so simple to access so vast information, without having to take off your home or even arise from your seat.

Nonetheless, myriad who make substantial use of technology discover that they . . .

• have problems focusing while reading.

• have difficulty concentrating on one assignment at a moment.

• come to be shortly bored in times of solitude.

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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

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(I) READING

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Many browse and scan material rather than patiently attending to an author’s procession of thought.

Skim-reading is nice when you want to discover a sharp answer to a question. Nonetheless, it can impede cognition when you want to deem a topic more deeply.

TO THINK ABOUT: How adequately are you able to read lengthy paragraphs of the article? Wherein can do so enrich your learning?​

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(II) FOCUS

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Many persons deduce that technology offers them the mastery to conduct two tasks at a time​—for instance, to text colleagues while studying. Yet when their attention is halved, they may not conduct either task adequately, particularly when both employ concentration.

Focus employs self-discipline, but it is adequately worth the effort.

TO THINK ABOUT: Does performing multiple tasks deter your mastery to discern and recall what you study?​

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(III) SOLITUDE

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Some persons become uncomfortable when they are alone in silent vicinity, and they swivel to technology to replenish the void.

Nonetheless, times of solitude give a useful chance for wide thinking​—an important aspect of learning, not just for students who are young but also for those who are advanced in age.

TO THINK ABOUT: Can you use times of solitude to your advantage?​

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WHAT YOU CAN DO

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• SCRUTINIZE YOUR USE OF TECHNOLOGY:
  In what directions could you utilize technology to enrich your reasoning aptitudes? What utilizes could deter your mastery to concentrate and comprehend?

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ASK YOURSELF . . .

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Do I have a problem focussing when reading a lengthy paragraph of text on the web? If so, what greatly frequently is liable to distract me?

What actions can I put up with to lessen or even eradicate those distractions?

Tip: Begin small by reading short paragraphs of the article early and again gradually improving the amount. Readout audible, softly, to maintain focus on the article.

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What adjustments can I bring about so that I have sufficient time to think and meditate on what I have read?

Tip: Use the final ten minutes of a study time to revisit what you have understood.

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In what situations am I inclined to attempt to perform multiple tasks?

What adjustments could I bring about so that I concentrate on one assignment or task at a moment?

Tip: Keep your study room empty of distractions so that you are not enticed to perform multiple tasks.

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CONCLUSION

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Technology is good, it helps a student in doing research, typing, reading, etc, but if a student is sending messages to his friends, checking emails, checking timelines on social media platforms while studying and preparing for a quiz or examination, he would be distracted, therefore causing his ability to comprehend what he read, even to extensively read lengthy paragraph would impose difficulties on him. But a student can make adequate use of technology if he scrutinizes his use of technology.

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