Few would question the positive impact technology has had on education. E-mail, the Internet, and software programs have bolstered the pace of work, connected students to experts worldwide, and brought libraries right to the doorstep. (1) A 1999 survey by Grunwald Associates in California showed that more than 25 million children ages 2 to 17 are online, a number that has tripled since 1997. Of those, more than 70 percent of teens use the Web regulary. But with the surge of information comes a greater burden on teens to manage time----and to filter out distractions. (2) Unlike their parents, who typically had to take more initiative to create interruptions from homework, many teens are finding technology floods them with ways to lose concentration. And they're readily taking advantage. (3)The nature of study habits themselves (is) changing and technology has had an "amplifying" effect on students' habits, giving the ambitious new ways to explore, and further distracting the unmotivated .Technology... makes motivation more crucial. If students don't care what they're learning, they're much more likely to multitask. (4) Parents and educators alike worry about the impact electronic media are having on traditional study hours, who see time formerly spent reading books or engaging in a hobby eclipsed by devices like Palm Pilots, video games, or e-mail that says "You've got mail!" when teens online for research. (5) For Kyle, who has very good grades and tackles four hours of homework nightly, an English paper might take an extra half hours to finish if grouped with music and instant messaging. He'll sometimes juggle 12 online conversations at once, but overall his priority is "to manage my time well". He also doesn't think e-mail or listening to music has had a major impact on schoolwork. 英译汉练习（1）参考答案 (1)加利福尼亚州的格伦沃尔德合伙人公司于1999年进行的一项调查显示：上网的2至17岁的少年儿童达2500多万，人数比1997年增加了两倍。这其中，70%多的青少年定期上网。 (2)这与他们的父辈大不相同，他们的父母从前当学生时，得专门想辙找事做才能暂时不做作业；而现在，许多青少年发觉技术进使他们分心的方式太多了。 (3)德克里斯?戴德教授说：“依我看，学习习惯自身的性质正在发生变化。”他说，技术对学生的习惯有种“放大”作用：它给怀有抱负的学生带来了新的探索途径，而使学生动机不明确的学生越发分心旁。 (4) 家长和教师一样，都在担心电子媒体对传统学习时间的冲击。他们发现，以前学生们有时间就看书或搞点儿业余爱好，而现在，掌上向导之类的设备、电子游戏或电子邮件等把孩子们的空余时间都占了。孩子们一上网查点什么，就有信号提醒：“你有邮件！” (5)凯尔学习成绩很优秀，他每晚做4个小时的作业。对他来说，如果写作业时还听音乐、收发快递邮件，那么完成一篇英语作文或许要多花半个小时的时间。