“Cal Newport is a computer scientist who also writes about the impact of technology on culture, I think it’s important to highlight the magnitude of this shift, as it seems increasingly clear to me that Mr. Jobs probably got it right the first time: Many of us would be better off returning to his original…
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Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition, study finds
Only one in 20 US children meet the full recommended guidelines on recreational screen time, physical activity and sleep Date: September 26, 2018 Source: The Lancet Summary: Limiting recreational screen time to less than two hours a day, and having sufficient sleep and physical activity is associated with improved cognition, compared with not meeting any…
The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected
New York Times Oct. 26, 2018 America’s public schools are still promoting devices with screens — even offering digital-only preschools. The rich are banning screens from class altogether. “It wasn’t long ago that the worry was that rich students would have access to the internet earlier, gaining tech skills and creating a digital divide. Schools…
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…
Screen-time Tracking
Everyone in my family has this app and I have convinced many of my friends to download it as well. The results are extremely insightful. You don’t have to change your habits if they suit you but with this app, you will have information on your usage and give you the choice to change. https://inthemoment.io/…
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…
“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…
Tech Talk Tuesday
Screenagers filmmaker, Dr. Delaney Ruston, shares her family’s weekly topics to help you manage and decrease struggles around screen time. Subscribe to her Tech Talk Tuesday program to receive conversation starters about social media, video game use, tech tips, latest research and more. TTTs work any day but the key is to stick with it….
How Is Your Phone Changing You? The video.
For those of you that are bored of reading long articles, here is an extremely engaging video about how phones are negatively impacting us. There are more sides to the issue of digital technology than the negative ones but this video argues that instead of obliterating phones, we should begin taking “smartphone vacations”, a break…
Phones are making teens better behaved and less hedonistic
This Economist article talks about how teens are drinking less, getting into less trouble and having less sex than 20 years ago perhaps because their social needs are being met through technology. Parents are able to supervise their teens more now than ever with constant access to technology like location and data tracking apps. “Social media allow…