According to recent studies, more students are using their phones to study. This isn’t a surprise. They are more convenient, always in your pocket, and they getting bigger and more powerful. Unfortunately they are also one of the biggest study distracters.
http://www.ecampusnews.com/featured/featured-on-ecampus-news/smart-phones-study-004/
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Perhaps we should be promoting apps that block online distractions as a formal part of our study skills orientations.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/03/block-internet-distractions-apps/
http://99u.com/articles/6969/10-online-tools-for-better-attention-focus