The Urban Legend

A Guide to the Urban School’s Distraction Free Software

David Immerman, Staff Writer • January 20, 2011

Music blaring, Facebook glaring, and in the background behind all the other multimedia Web pages on your laptop is the history essay comparing the rise of fascism in Germany to the rise of fascism in Italy, due tomorrow, and all you have is an introduction. Uh-oh – you’re in freak-out mode.

Multitasking a common practice among Urban School students, teens, and our generation

Sarah Maccabee, staff writer • April 11, 2010

When does the Internet actually begin to inhibit the aid it is meant to provide? Is it possible to multitask online and produce a high caliber of work? Do students feel multitasking has become a necessity during work? The Legend asks Urban students and others about multitasking at school and at home.

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