1. Do you text, listen to music, watch videos or check Facebook, Instagram or Twitter while doing schoolwork at home? At school? How do you think that "toggling" affects how you learn?

2. How easy is it for you to ignore digital temptations while reading, writing or doing other kinds of schoolwork? What examples of that can you share?

3. In your experience, are "interruptions making us dumber"? Do you think toggling between tasks affects your ability to do thoughtful work, or do you think you have trained yourself for distractions?

4. Have you, your parents or your professors set limits on when and how you use technology? How have those limits affected you?

5. Which of the many studies cited in these three articles seem most interesting or relevant to you? Why? What questions do they raise for you?

6. How should students, professors and parents respond to these studies? Why?