iPads at Burley

Follow along as a public elementary school in Chicago integrates the iPad into its first and second grade classrooms.

In defense of doodling: Sunni Brown at TED2011 – Boing Boing

However, Brown says, the fact that they are doodling means they probably are paying attention. “Doodling is a pre-emptive measure to stop you from losing focus.” Research has shown that you retain information better when it is combined with some kind of stimulus. Doodling helps with retaining information, because when you are doodling it engages four types of stimulation: visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic.