1. Teaching the iGeneration UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU USE TECHNOLOGY? San Domenico School September 17, 2013 Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D.

2. Teaching the iGeneration ABOUT ME Father Professor Researcher Author Technology Lover

3. Teaching the iGeneration TODAY’S TALK What Technology Do YOU USE? Understanding Your Brain! Learning to Focus Learning how to “Reset” Your Brain

4. Teaching the iGeneration WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT DO YOU USE?

5. Teaching the iGeneration WHAT’S GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN WHEN YOU USE TECHNOLOGY?

6. Teaching the iGeneration LET’S TRY SOMETHING TAKE OUT A PIECE OF PAPER I AM GOING TO SAY A WORD AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN THE FIRST WORDS THAT YOU THINK OF READY?

7. Teaching the iGeneration Apple Fruit Red Crunchy Sweet iPod

8. Teaching the iGeneration Orange Peel Tangerine

9. Teaching the iGeneration 5 TO 9 ACTIVE BRAIN AREAS YOUR CONTROLLER SITS UP HERE IN FRONT

10. Teaching the iGeneration SO … WHAT DOES A WORKING BRAIN ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE? DO WE REALLY ONLY USE 10% OF OUR BRAIN?

11. Teaching the iGeneration AVATAR

12. Teaching the iGeneration UP

13. Teaching the iGeneration DO YOU EVER GET DISTRACTED? From inside your brainFrom outside interruptions

14. Teaching the iGeneration Music? TV? Games? Your iPad? What else? WHAT DO YOU FIND DISTRACTING?

15. Teaching the iGeneration CAN YOU DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE? 1.Eat and play a board game? 2.Read a book and listen to music? 3.Use your iPad and listen to music? 4.Read a book and watch TV? 5.Do your homework and watch TV and use your iPad and play a game?

16. Teaching the iGeneration WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT A TIME? It takes more time You make more mistakes It stresses you out It makes your brain work harder It keeps you from falling asleep

17. Teaching the iGeneration YOUR BRAIN NEEDS SLEEP Doctors recommend 9 hours per night How many hours do you sleep? What is a “Sleep Debt”? How do you pay off your sleep debt?

18. Teaching the iGeneration “NORMAL” SLEEP CYCLES You LEARN while you sleep! You dream which is good for you

19. Teaching the iGeneration WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T SLEEP ENOUGH? Instant dreaming Lack of learning Less time for creative thinking

20. Teaching the iGeneration HOW TO RESET YOUR BRAIN Nature Breaks (live or virtual) Tech Breaks Music/Art Exercise Meditation/Biofeedback Laughter Hot Bath Talking (live) to a friend (3:1 ratio of positives) Practicing a foreign language Playing a musical instrument

21. Teaching the iGeneration MANAGING YOUR TIME WITH THE A-B-C METHOD A ware of options (distractors) B reathe – calm/reset brain C hoose good options

22. Teaching the iGeneration THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING TO ME. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?