“Does digital technology make students stupid?” by Kevin Dickinson

https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/digital-technology

The discussion of the effects of digital media on learning, especially the negative ones, are widespread. The article reveals the complexity of the issue and cautions that people should not make a quick judgment based on some studies or phenomena about the negative impact of digital technology because the causal relationship can be difficult to determine in the studies. The author first demonstrates some examples which shows the concerns that some people have on the entering of digital media in classrooms, then he provides some findings that reveal that the negative impact of digital media might be temporary and no direct relationship is found between the drop of cognitive development and use of digital media. I like the usage of refuting commonly held beliefs by the author. This clarifies some misconceptions from the readers and presents a more objective and holistic view on the issue.