Sara is a high-school Senior from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sara is an active screen user but is conscious of the many different ways it affects us and our relationships. Sara and I met on an Outward Bound backpacking trip last summer and just happened to start talking one day on the trails about the topic…
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France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school
France has banned all children under 15 from using their phones in school Under the new law, students have to turn their phones off during the day or put them in lockers, the Associated Press reported. Schools will independently deal with the logistics of how students will be kept away from their phones, the news…
Olivia June: Hey! VINA’s Founder Uses Screens to Maximize Connections
Olivia June is the Founder and CEO of Hey! VINA, the tech company that connects, celebrates and empowers women. In 2016 she launched the award-winning app Hey! VINA, a social networking app often referred to as the “Tinder for (girl) friends”, that’s connected millions of women in 158 countries. Her academic career has been focused…
A company that will pay you $100,000 to ditch your smartphone for a year
Ditch your smartphone and get $100K “did you know 1 out of 2 people say they couldn’t live without their smartphone? yikes. break the cycle with scroll-free life solutions™ by vitaminwater. how do I enter? it’s simple! share on twitter or instagram what you’d do instead of scrolling with hashtags #nophoneforayear and #contest. go scroll-free…
60 Minutes: Groundbreaking NIH Study Examines Effects of Screen Time on Kids
60 Minutes goes inside a landmark government study of young minds to see if phones, tablets and other screens are impacting adolescent brain development. If you have kids and wonder if all that time they spend on their smartphones endlessly scrolling, snapping and texting is affecting their brains, you might want to put down your…
Study on Bay Area High Schoolers With and Without Smartphones: Measures Productivity Doing Homework and Anxiety
©Kaia Rae, 2017 Many iGen teens are “addicted” to their smartphones, unable to imagine a world without them. Many modern-day teens do homework with their phones in hand. Is this the most productive way work? Objective: The objective of this study was to acquire qualitative data determining if restricting phone usage effects anxiety and productivity…
Max Stossel: on the Center for Humane Technology and Teen Screen-Time
Max Stossel is also the Head of Education for the Center for Humane Technology, an organization of former tech insiders and CEOs dedicated to aligning technology with humanity’s best interests. Before joining the Center for Humane Technology, Max was a media strategist with an extensive background in social media, spending more time learning the ins and…
“A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge in Silicon Valley”
“SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are closest to a thing are often the most wary of it. Technologists know how phones really work, and many have decided they don’t want their own children anywhere near them. A wariness that has been slowly brewing is turning into a regionwide consensus: The benefits of screens as…
“Six Screen-Time Studies That Changed My Parenting Approach”
Fascinating article from the parent’s point of view, dealing with children’s screen-time. What role does parents screen use play in this?? Main studies include: Screen-Time Guidelines Aren’t Set in Stone Devices at Bedtime Really Aren’t a Good Idea Signs Your Child Might Be Addicted to Tech Reading with Your Children Has a Big Impact Maybe…
Ethan Zuckerman: An MIT Associate Professor Using Digital Media for Social Change
Ethan Zuckerman, Director of the Center for Civic Media at MIT, and an Associate Professor of the Practice at the MIT Media Lab. His research focuses on the use of media as a tool for social change, the role of technology in international development, and the use of new media technologies by activists. He…