If you want to see how technology is impacting a 'typical' student today check out Professor Wesch and his students latest video. It would be an interesting exercise to compare across different cultures.

I was interested in the total hours in a day the tasks added up to. Judging by the number of business meetings I attend where mobile phones, laptops and Blackberry devices are switched on and being used I wonder if we are really multitasking or 'info skinny dipping'. How come scientists say it is not possible to concentrate when driving and using a mobile phone but it is possible to be in a meeting and using mobile technology?