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Is technology making us dumb?: Pre-class activities

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Pronunciation

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Research from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business found that we consume a lot of digital media.
Recent research from Microsoft, of all places, found that the average attention span has dropped.
That same poll from the Pew Research Center found that 77% of teachers think the internet has a “mostly positive” impact on students’ research habits.

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