Posted in Books and Videos on Nov 23rd, 2010 1 Comment »
Brain School: Stories of Children with Learning Disabilities and Attention Disorders Who Changed Their Lives By Improving Their Cognitive Functioning Author: Howard Eaton ISBN: 978-0986749407 Overview: In Brain School, Howard Eaton explores how, applying the principles of neuroplasticitiy, Barbara Arrowsmith Young developed cognitive remediation exercises, founded the Arrowsmith Program and opened the first Arrowsmith School [...]
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Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction Matt Richtel at The New York Times documents student use of technology at Woodside High School in silicon valley (Redwood City, California). On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification.” What can we say, [...]
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The Attention-Span Myth Maybe my own brain is faltering in a Web wasteland, but I don’t get it. Whether the Web is making us smarter or dumber, isn’t there something just unconvincing about the idea that an occult “span” in the brain makes certain cultural objects more compelling than others? So a kid loves the [...]
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Scrutiny Takes Toll on For-Profit College Company The undercover videos showed Kaplan recruiters in Florida and California making false or questionable statements to prospective students — suggesting for example, that massage therapists earn $100 an hour, and that student loans need not be paid back. This is a fascinating piece and it’s about time these [...]
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Learning Chocolate This website provides free vocabulary learning material for students to learn English vocabulary online. Very clear sound, simple illustrations. On older systems the flash applications might take a second to load so be patient.
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Ghotit Releases Facebook “Spell Checker For People With Dyslexia” Application As Part Of Dyslexia Awareness Week Ghotit is releasing a new Facebook Spell Checker application. This is the first and only Facebook application directly targeting Facebook users with dyslexia. [via Sanford Shapiro]
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