There's no universe where having less information available to students improves learning. I think that's an oversimplification. I highly recommend The Shallo

There's no universe where having less information available to students improves learning. I think that's an oversimplification. I highly recommend The Shallows by Nicholas Carr. A quicker read is the article that inspired the book: Is Google Making Us Stupid?[0] He's not blindly or rapidly anti-tech. For example, he says: "The Web has been a godsend to me as a writer. Research that once required days in the stacks or periodical rooms of libraries can now be done in minutes." But he does recognize that there are drawbacks to how we engage with digital media: "When we read online, she says, we tend to become “mere decoders of information.” Our ability to interpret text, to make the rich mental connections that form when we read deeply and without distraction, remains largely disengaged." [0] http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-googl...