Research demonstrates that children (adults, too!) comprehend and retain more when reading a printed page than when reading online.
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Much media attention has emerged on the new technology “ChatGPT” and its impact on student work especially in high schools. Questions put to students for homework and testing can be answered by AI by “simply pressing a button” as one International Bacculauriat (IB) teacher put it. IB schools have announced their intention to allow students
At long last, someone in leadership has stated out loud that Social Media is not fitting for youngsters under the age of 14. The pandemic pushed many children onto social media and gaming sites as the only social outlet available to them. Many parents have expressed dismay over “losing their child,” because the addictive nature
Surgeon General bans use of social media for kids under 14 years old Read More »
This kind of study on screen watching shows up the treacherous nature of trying to tease out cause from effect
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As public schools across the United States prepare for full reopening in the fall of 2021, they face many decisions about how to use technology after the pandemic year of “hybrid learning.” Fraught with high costs and a plethora of opinion, the research they have done is one help to proceeding responsibly. READ THE FULL
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The impact on a child’s nervous system from screen technology sets in long before addiction has settled in. Read here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201711/is-your-child-overstimulated-too-much-screen-time Child Psychiatrist, Victoria Dunkley, M.D., author of Reset your Child’s Brain, and doctor featured on “Good Morning America,” and as a steady blog writer for Psychology Today, for her success in “unplugging” children from
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What is the meaning of a “healing relationship” with a doctor or other health care provider? Here, one doctor wonders about it: https://www.wbur.org/commonhealth/2019/06/07/electronic-medical-records-country-doctor-life-magazine
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This is more reflection than hard data but an important reflection of social media and its influence on our social relationships. Worth a read!
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Wondering how to limit the use of screens in your child’s (and your own) life? Here’s a good idea or two! https://www.nytimes.com/guides/smarterliving/family-technology
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MIT studies indicate students do better on exams when they prepare without a computer or an electronic device. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/may/11/students-who-use-digital-devices-in-class-perform-worse-in-exams
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