This is a great article about how teenagers are learning to be able to make eye contact while typing. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/opinion/sunday/stop-googling-lets-talk.html?_r=0
Author: KaiaRae
This is what we need in CA
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Kids aren't the only ones who need screen-time limits
Here is an article about how parents are the ones that need limits on screen time, not just the kids.
Bookless libraries
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A fictional story I wrote in 2012 about a family
An apple a day keeps my parents away! It is 2006 and the Kaminski’s are living in rural Russia. “Get in the tub already!” said Mrs. Kaminski as her reluctant 11 year old daughter Olga, gets in the wash basin. The family had to use a wash basin to wash and only changed the water…
"If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner." -Omar N. Bradley
I love this quote because it’s so true! Personally, I love my iPhone and computer, but if we use our devices without being aware and thinking for ourselves, our devices, which we use as our servants, may turn into our masters and start to direct our lives.
dumb phones are now "hip"
Wow, who new that dumb phones are now the “hip” thing!
Tech and kids
Here is an interesting article that I read on the Moving to Learn website talking about the effects of technology on young children.
An Apple a day keeps my parents away
How the iPhone changed my family. I wrote this in 2011, when I was 10 years old. Chapter 1: It all began with my dad It all started with my dad. When he first bought an iPhone 3 he got lost in the realm of these strange electronic devices that were brand new and…