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100 1 $aDavidson, Cathy N.,$d1949-
245 10 $aNow you see it :$bhow the brain science of attention will transform the way we live, work, and learn /$cCathy N. Davidson.
260 $aNew York :$bViking,$c2011.
300 $aviii, 342 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aI'll count : you take care of the gorilla -- Distraction and difference : the keys to attention and the changing brain. Learning from the distraction experts ; Learning ourselves -- The kids are all right. Project classroom makeover ; How we measure ; The epic win -- Work in the future. The changing workplace ; The changing worker -- The brain you change yourself. You, too, can program your VCR (and probably should) -- Now you see it -- Appendix. Twenty-first-century literacies : a checklist.
520 $aDocuments a 2003 experiment at Duke University where the author had free iPods issued to the freshman class to see how the device could be used academically, in a report that reveals other technological ideas that are revolutionizing education.
650 0 $aAttention.
650 0 $aDistraction (Psychology)
650 0 $aNeurosciences.
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