Digital Smarts - Have You Talked to Your Kids About Digital Multitasking?

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As school gets back in session, something that has come up over and over again in research studies is that students who multitask with devices during class (eg: taking lecture notes while scrolling social media) seem to be able to process information in the moment but struggle to retain that information long term. Yet another study, published in the journal Educational Psychology, also reports lower exam performance and the risk of distracting other students.