Media Literacy
Video and Multimedia
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Video
Your Brain on Google
This video examines brain activity while reading a book versus doing an online Internet search.
Future Shock and Information Overload
This video provides parallels to our information overload problems in past times.
Information Is Food
This video presents similarities between information consumption and food consumption.
Audio
Information Overload Is Not Unique To Digital Age
This audio explains that information overload has been part of the human experience for centuries.
Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets
This audio explains how “information juggling” changes the way our brains process information.
Web Resources
Understanding Information Overload
This document explains what information overload is and how it has evolved.