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in title, tags, annotations or urlDigital media can enhance family life, says LSE study - 1 views
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engaging in digital media activities together such as watching films, playing video games and keeping in touch via calls and messaging apps brings families together rather than dividing them
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rather than displacing established ways of interacting, playing and communicating – digital media sit alongside them
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the report’s authors highlighted parents’ concerns about “screen time”, which is a source of conflict in homes, though sleep and behaviour cause more disagreement. They also flag up a lack of support for parents who may face particular challenges regarding their child or family’s digital media use. Whereas on other issues they might turn to their own parents for advice, the digital generation gap means they are unlikely to be able to help
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Screen Time? How about Creativity Time? - Mitchel Resnick - Medium - 1 views
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Too often, designers of educational materials and activities simply add a thin layer of technology and gaming over antiquated curriculum and pedagogy
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But I’m also sure that some students found it very discouraging and disempowering. And the activity put an emphasis on questions that can be answered quickly with right and wrong answers — certainly not the type of questions that I would prioritize in a classroom.
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In many cases, the skeptics apply very different standards to new technologies than to “old” technologies. They worry about the antisocial impact of a child spending hours working on a computer, while they don’t have any concerns about a child spending the same time reading a book. They worry that children interacting with computers don’t spend enough time outside, but they don’t voice similar concerns about children playing musical instruments. I’m not suggesting that there are no reasons for concern. I’m just asking for more consistency.
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How Much Screen Time? That's the Wrong Question | Edutopia - 1 views
Here's the Secret to Raising a Safe, Smart Kid | Common Sense Media - 0 views
Common Sense Media Census Measures Plugged-In Parents | Common Sense Media - 1 views
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Everybody knows tweens and teens rack up lots of screen time. But what about parents?
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the report reveals the tension between what we do and what we want our kids to do
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when parents are aware of their kids' online activities, they're less likely to worry
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Parents are screen addicts, too-but that's not the whole story - 2 views
Screen Time for Kids: 6 Experts Share Tips - Safe Smart Social - 1 views
It's time we talked - 1 views
The Scientific Case For Teaching Cursive Handwriting to Your Kids Is Weaker Than You Think - 2 views
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here is ample evidence that writing by hand aids cognition in ways that typing does not: It’s well worth teaching. And I confess I’m old-fashioned enough to think that, regardless of proven cognitive benefits, a good handwriting style is an important and valuable skill, not only when your laptop batteries run out but as an expression of personality and character.
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if they have the time and inclination.
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what teachers “know” about how children learn is sometimes more a product of the culture in which they’re immersed than a result of research and data.
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How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off - The New York Times - 0 views
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Research suggests that the most creative children are the least likely to become the teacher’s pet, and in response, many learn to keep their original ideas to themselves.
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What holds them back is that they don’t learn to be original. They strive to earn the approval of their parents and the admiration of their teachers.
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only a fraction of gifted children eventually become revolutionary adult creators,
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Why Parents Shouldn't Feel Guilt About Their Kids' Screen Time - The Atlantic - 3 views
Beyond 'turn it off': How to advise families on media use - 0 views
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scientific research and policy statements lag behind the pace of digital innovation
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The 2011 AAP policy statement Media Use by Children Younger Than Two Years was drafted prior to the first generation iPad and explosion of apps aimed at young children.
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Media is just another environment. Children do the same things they have always done, only virtually
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5 Reasons You Don't Need to Worry About Kids and Social Media | Common Sense Media - 0 views
A Difference: You, Your Kids, and Your Phones - 1 views
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Digital Citizenship isn't an expression often heard outside of school. The ways in which it's discussed in main stream media are quite different from how it's discussed in schools. Most often the popular press shares sensational negative stories how kids use the internet and their phones to hurt each other. We have to have open and honest conversations about how things can and have gone wrong and what we can do to make things better in the aftermath of things like cyber bullying, online harassment, or sexting. That said, it's a far more powerful message to talk to kids and parents about how engendering empathy helps us understand each other so we choose not to hurt each other. It's also important to share stories and ideas how our modern mobile technologies empower us to effect positive change in the world around us in ways that weren't possible 10 or 15 years ago. We have to move beyond stranger danger and scare tactics. Sharing frightening stories (often overstated) does nothing to model positive outcomes or move the conversation to discussions of how to deal with something gone wrong. Kids need more models of empathy and empowerment. Parents do too.
Cognitive Benefits of Playing Video Games | Psychology Today - 2 views
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If you are a parent who has been limiting your child's computer play because of the claims you have read of harmful effects, the research summarized here and in my previous posts on video gaming might give you pause. The bulk of the research suggests that the claims about negative effects of video gaming are largely myths and the positive effects are real. As children know in their bones, the kinds of mental skills that video games help to develop are among the skills that are increasingly important in today's world.