http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/reading-paper-screens/
Key Words/Phrases:
1.) "A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work"
Magazines are paper, not electronic, but it still hold information such as an iPad, but not as much because an iPad or tablet can pull information off the internet.
2.) "digital natives"
This talks about our generation, having a knack for technology. We are tech savvy
3.) "Only when you get an e-book do you start to miss it."
Referring to a physical book, people do not realize how much they like to have a actual book in their hands while reading. There is something very different about reading off a tablet rather than a book.
Summary
In the article "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age" by Ferris Jabr relates to articles such as "Is the internet making us stupid" because it explains how when we read on paper, we are more likely to retain the information than we are if we had read it on a computer screen. This is because all the distractions that come with computers. There are always ads that pop up that try to sell you something. Or there is other websites, like Facebook or twitter that we would check every five minutes. Also, gaming websites that we use to pass the time become distractions for us while we try to read articles or write papers.
Holding a book also gives a better sense of how much you have read, with a computer, you never really know how far you have gone into the book or article. With a book, there are pages that you have to hold, and after a while, you get this thick stack of paper that you feel accomplished for reading. There is a more rewarding feeling for reading a physical book than there is reading it on a tablet or a computer. Having a physical book with pages is also helpful when you want to leave and come back to the book. You can put a placeholder, such as dog earing the page (folding one of the corners to save your place), or getting a book mark.
If you need to go back into the book to find something important, having a paper book may be easier if you have a general idea of where that important thing is. If you have to go through the entire book again to find it, a computer may be more helpful. Using the key command Control-F, which bring up the FIND search bar, you can type in any word or string of words and the software will find and highlight the word(s) you wanted to look up.
Key Words/Phrases:
1.) "A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work"
Magazines are paper, not electronic, but it still hold information such as an iPad, but not as much because an iPad or tablet can pull information off the internet.
2.) "digital natives"
This talks about our generation, having a knack for technology. We are tech savvy
3.) "Only when you get an e-book do you start to miss it."
Referring to a physical book, people do not realize how much they like to have a actual book in their hands while reading. There is something very different about reading off a tablet rather than a book.
Summary
In the article "The Reading Brain in the Digital Age" by Ferris Jabr relates to articles such as "Is the internet making us stupid" because it explains how when we read on paper, we are more likely to retain the information than we are if we had read it on a computer screen. This is because all the distractions that come with computers. There are always ads that pop up that try to sell you something. Or there is other websites, like Facebook or twitter that we would check every five minutes. Also, gaming websites that we use to pass the time become distractions for us while we try to read articles or write papers.
Holding a book also gives a better sense of how much you have read, with a computer, you never really know how far you have gone into the book or article. With a book, there are pages that you have to hold, and after a while, you get this thick stack of paper that you feel accomplished for reading. There is a more rewarding feeling for reading a physical book than there is reading it on a tablet or a computer. Having a physical book with pages is also helpful when you want to leave and come back to the book. You can put a placeholder, such as dog earing the page (folding one of the corners to save your place), or getting a book mark.
If you need to go back into the book to find something important, having a paper book may be easier if you have a general idea of where that important thing is. If you have to go through the entire book again to find it, a computer may be more helpful. Using the key command Control-F, which bring up the FIND search bar, you can type in any word or string of words and the software will find and highlight the word(s) you wanted to look up.