TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davidson,Cathy N.
TI  - Now you see it: how the brain science of attention will transform schools and business for the 21st century
SN  - 9780143121268
AV  - BF321 .D38 2011
U1  - 153.7/33 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Viking
KW  - Attention
KW  - Distraction (Psychology)
KW  - Neurosciences
KW  - Personality
KW  - Psychology, Social
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: I'll count: you take care of the gorilla -- Pt. 1. Distraction and difference: the keys to attention and the changing brain. Learning from the distraction experts -- Learning ourselves -- Pt. 2. The kids are all right. Project classroom makeover -- How we measure -- The epic win -- Pt. 3. Work in the future. The changing workplace -- The changing worker -- Pt. 4. The brain you change yourself. You, too, can program your VCR (and probably should) -- Conclusion: Now you see it -- Appendix. Twenty-first-century literacies: a checklist
N2  - Documents 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
ER  -