Young people today are obsessed with social media, constantly switching from school work to Facebook, texting, Instagram or whatever the latest cool gadget is on their phones. How does this affect their learning? They tell their parents and teachers that they are multi-tasking. But is this actually true?
Read this interesting article by David Didau about this important issue. This had added implications for children with learning disabilities.
http://www.learningspy.co.uk/psychology/no-one-can-multi-task/