Providing information and resources for parents, youth workers and educators to help kids navigate their digital world.
Some 15% of U.S. households with school-age children do not have a high-speed internet connection at home, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of 2015 U.S. Census Bureau data. Read the article here.
Under new legislation, French students will be prohibited from using smartphones and tablets while at school. Read the article here.
Providing students with dependable Wi-Fi before and after school is a boon for those who might lack broadband internet at home, giving them two opportunities daily to complete assignments or study for exams while on the bus. Read the article here.
What is it about the cell phone addiction that makes kids push back so ferociously at the suggestion that they put down their phones in order to pay attention in class (or interact with family members at dinner)? Read the article here.
Researchers wonder whether teens’ increasing inactivity has to do with how the school day is structured and the increasing number of screens in our modern world. Read the article here.
Should we be surprised that 2- and 3-year-olds learn better from a real person than from a screen? Read the article here.
College admissions counselors are checking the social media accounts of applicants. Sometimes what they find positively impacts the applicant, but often the impact is negative.
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Some teachers and professors are rethinking allowing laptops and other electronics in the classroom. Read the article here.
One in three teens say they have changed a health-related behavior based on information they found online. Read the article here.
One schools efforts to stop girls from showing up to prom in inappropriate dresses is to send selfie pics of their dress for approval. Read the story here.