He has to move into the character and plot and then periodically remove himself in order to think about what has taken place and how that has affected what is currently going on and what is likely to emerge. Book reading requires moments of active engagement woven together with reflective pauses. Computers, however, require constant engagement. The child's mind is never allowed to stray from the immediate action unfolding on the screen. Technology is also affecting our students' abilities to attend lengthy lectures.
Television provides information in short, quick, flashy, entertaining segments.
Students expect teachers to provide information in that same manner. They come on and tell you what to do. They make it simple. Teachers talk slower than Atari, sometimes they make me angry. I think, 'Come on, I want to go back to Atari.