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How texting effects conversations, or does it…

Posted on October 5, 2015 by KaiaRae

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

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This is what we need in CA

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

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Kids aren't the only ones who need screen-time limits

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

Here is an article about how parents are the ones that need limits on screen time, not just the kids.

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Bookless libraries

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

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A fictional story I wrote in 2012 about a family

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

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…

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"If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner." -Omar N. Bradley

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

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.  

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very funny comics

Posted on December 26, 2014December 27, 2018 by KaiaRae

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dumb phones are now "hip"

Posted on December 26, 2014 by KaiaRae

Wow, who new that dumb phones are now the “hip” thing!

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Tech and kids

Posted on November 15, 2014 by KaiaRae

Here is an interesting article that I read on the Moving to Learn website talking about the effects of technology on young children.

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An Apple a day keeps my parents away

Posted on November 10, 2014April 17, 2018 by KaiaRae

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…

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