Let's go ride a bike!

Schools have been slowly but surely moving away from lecture-style classrooms for the past two decades. The results are clear - the more students are actively engaged in the learning process, the more they retain. But what about the students who can't seem to concentrate on the material, no matter how active they are? The students labeled as ADD and ADHD?

This week a new computer game is being tested in the UK, which may have a solution. The student wears a helmet, which measures his or her EEG waves, as he or she plays the game. When the student stops concentrating on the game, the computer stops working. It is "thought operated." Welcome to the future...

For more information, check out these links!
http://www.additudemag.com/addnews/69/6777.html
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100107083904.htm

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