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. After having grown used to other information delivery systems, students have a difficult time processing classroom lectures.