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The Wall Street Journal and the Digital Detox

As the new year begins, many people try to change and improve their lives in new ways. The Wall Street Journal highlights one attempt that involves a digital detox and a new approach to mindfulness.

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"Look Up" - Gary Turk

In this spoken word film that has gone viral, Gary Turk explores how technology may be distracting us from the reality of life around us.

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MindShift: Learning Resources and Explorations in a Digital Age

From KQED public media from Northern California, MindShift is an online resource that examines the future of learning, including the impact of technology, culture, and mindfulness.

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“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness." - Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Mindfulness in TIME

TIME magazine recently did a cover story on mindfulness practices. The piece suggests that even in a high-speed, digital age, mindful practices can be used to center oneself, find inner peace, and enhance the human condition.

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Digital Meditation Tools

A review of 12 online meditation tools by Carolyn Gregoire of The Huffington Post.

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"I Forgot My Phone" - Charlene deGuzman

In this NPR All Tech Considered blog post, Elise Hu shares the remarkable and powerful short film by Charlene deGuzman entitled, "I Forgot My Phone."

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"Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.” - Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Mindfulness and Its Relationship to Emotional Regulation

This article investigates the effect of mindfulness on young adult emotional regulation and concludes higher levels of mindfulness were correlated with higher levels of differentiation for both negative and positive emotions.

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Web 2.0 Technologies for Learning: The Current Landscape – Opportunities, Challenges and Tensions

This article evaluates the current state and history of Web 2.0 technologies and the need to build technology into the curriculum rather than on top of it.

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Technology

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Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop Per Child Program

After evaluating the effectiveness of the Peruvian One Laptop Per Child program, the article concludes technology must be combined with a pedagogical model.

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"Information and Contemplation" Course Explores Our Relationship with Technology

A course at the University of Washington uses mindfulness practices to help students examine the relationship between technology and attention.

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