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Teens and Technology: The New York Times on Distractions (and Tools) for Learning ==== [|http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/teens-and-technology-the-new-york-times-on-distractions-and-tools-for-learn] ==== __Works Cited__ ====1. (premshree@hotmail.com), Premshree Pillai. "Internet Safety Cartoons and Comics."//CartoonStock - Cartoon Pictures, Political Cartoons, Animations.// Web. 30 Nov. 2011. .====

2. 9, Nov. "Teens' Parents and Their Technology Profile | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project." //Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project//. Pew Research Center. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. < @http://www.pewinternet.org/Infographics/2011/Teens-Kindness-and-Cruelty-on-Social-Network-Sites.aspx >.

**__Summary__**
This article is about how the new generation of kids is growing up up around a lot of technology and how the technology affects them. Many teenagers today have at least a cellular device or access to a computer and that affects how their minds work and store information. Many young teens can't stay focused on one thing they constantly are doing what they call multitasking.

**__Quotes__**
1."Their brains are rewarded not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing." -Michael Rich

2."The worry is we're raising a generation of kids in front of screens whose brains are going to be wired differently." -Michael Rich

3. "I can't stop playing video games, and I don't want to stop playing them, but at the same time I want to not play as much so that I can fulfill that desire to become a doctor and become successful." -Ramon (an introverted student)

**__Facts__**
1. 91% of teens ages 12-17 own cell phones.

2. 86% of teens ages 12-17 have access to computers.

3. 87% of parents monitor teens internet use.