WORLD OF LEARNING: PLUGGED IN OR ZONED OUT?

"Your Brain on Computers: Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Mental Price" New York Times 6/6/10

It seems clear that there are changes happening in our environment and our brains because of the amount of information we can now access simultaneously. But it also seems clear, as this article indicates, that we have not yet been able to accurately measure or assess those changes. But to me, all the screen distractions are a little scary.