Daydreamers and multi-taskers beware: some of your preconceived notions about work and attention are about to be proven wrong. A video about the importance of focusing on one task at a time—and the cognitive disadvantages of becoming distracted—is one more step toward putting the phone down and concentrating on the job at hand.

Concepts

Study Skills, concentration

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Have class members watch the video at home and come to class prepared to discuss what they learned
• Compile a list of ways for learners to take a non-distracting break during work or study sessions

Classroom Considerations

• Narration is quick and dense with information, but subject matter is very relevant to high schoolers; consider pausing to address important points
• Video does not address the needs of those with Attention Deficit Disorders, who may not benefit from the simple tips in the video

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• If teenagers can focus on the video, they will learn many important and beneficial study habits
• Half of the video addresses the problem (lack of focus) and the other half discusses ways to solve the problem

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2