Parents and teachers worry about the amount of time kids spend online, playing video games and jumping from one screen to another. Why do kids find interactive media and task switching so compelling—and is it all bad? How can we apply this powerful drive to help people learn and be productive?

In this episode of School's In, Stanford Graduate School of Education Dean Dan Schwartz and Senior Lecturer Denise Pope are joined by Byron Reeves, professor of communication at Stanford and author of the books The Media Equation and Total Engagement. 

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