ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

No matter if you’re working on a computer, browsing social media, or reading this post, your eyes are constantly exposed to the glare of digital devices. Blue light refers to the high-energy visual (HEV) light emitted by electronic devices such as computer screens, smartphones, and tablets.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

And with the recent release of the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma,” there is lots of discussion around the inherently addictive characteristics of social media and its effect on teens. Engaging in contemplative discussions around questions, such as “Why am I spending this time on social media?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Your role as a parent is critical to preparing your children to go online before using social media platforms. Remember this: Few social media websites are vetted for age-appropriateness. Most social media platforms do enforce age limits but these are self-monitored. My kids are age 13 and 10.

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Social Media Smartphone Digital Citizenship Guidelines 196

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 18, 2021

The study focused on fifth graders who said they were playing online video games, using social media or texting “many times” a day and their characteristics and behavior in kindergarten. “We Morgan suspects that parents of hyperactive or aggressive children are unintentionally reinforcing the habit of using a smartphone or a tablet.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Today, most teens have access to a smartphone and more than 80 percent of K-12 students use a school-issued device as part of their learning. Hallway passing time can also be filled with stressful social interactions or glances at social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 25, 2023

The digital divide is, of course, still an issue as well, which can further compound this issue, although with all of these technologies coming to smartphones (as well as emerging satellite technologies) there is less of a divide than there was pre-pandemic. The integrity gap is going to be a major issue as we move fully into Web 3.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

According to the Pew Research Center , “Fully 95% of teens have access to a smartphone, and 45% say they are online ‘almost constantly’”. At the same time, social media platforms can have a good or bad impact on mental health depending on how they are used. How much time did you spend without social media?

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Examples LMS 299

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Just ask Jane Hyatt Yolen, author and editor of more than 280 books, whose most notable quotes include: “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.” Writers are like dancers, like athletes.

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How To Social Media Exercises Learning 133

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

This American Life has a podcast clipping tool called “ Shortcut ,” which they share on the Shortcut website is a “web app that lets you quickly and easily turn your favorite podcast moments into personalized, animated, and transcribed videos that can be shared to social media with just one click.”

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Through computers, smartphones, and tablets, we have a wealth of information at our fingertips that can be both entertaining and intellectually stimulating. If two caretakers in the home have their own smartphone and there’s a TV in the living room, that’s three screens already. 5 Quick Tips on Limiting Screen Time at Home. Hinkley, T.,

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 3, 2019

Research suggests, for example, that the pressure to be constantly attending to all the messages we get on email and social media, makes us anxious. Research suggests that misplacing our smartphones induces a feeling of panic. If the advice is good enough for CEOs, isn’t it also something we should be teaching students?

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EdNews Daily

MAY 5, 2018

And on one hand, it’s true: Gen Zers are on their smartphones for about three hours every day. Beyond just cat videos and selfies, Gen Zer’s are using social media to connect with like-minded individuals — a powerful proposition for universities looking to build a community. A Multiplatform Generation.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 5, 2018

And on one hand, it’s true: Gen Zers are on their smartphones for about three hours every day. Beyond just cat videos and selfies, Gen Zer’s are using social media to connect with like-minded individuals — a powerful proposition for universities looking to build a community. A Multiplatform Generation.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 8, 2024

Debate Preparation: Outline key arguments and counterarguments for the topic: ‘The impact of social media on youth mental health is predominantly negative.’ Product Reviews: Write a comprehensive review of the latest smartphone model by Brand X , focusing on its camera performance, battery life , and user experience.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2015

When you check into the hotel, you check your smartphone at the desk. (Some even block all Internet signals). Get off social media. Reading, exercise, eating healthy foods, stillness, or thinking? Many productive people in Silicon Valley are adopting the Internet Sabbath. On SD’s, I: Read what I want.

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MindShift

AUGUST 27, 2019

One hypothesis that has gotten a lot of traction is that with nearly every teen using a smartphone these days, digital media must take some of the blame for worsening mental health. Very concerned about smartphones. Twenge isn’t claiming to have proved that smartphones cause depression.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

A digital story is a series of images connected with text and/or a narrated soundtrack — captured by a digital device such as an iPad or smartphone — that tell a story. As each character ‘talks’, it looks on the screen as though they are editing the story in Google Docs as part of a collaborative exercise.

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Georgia Test Prep

JANUARY 25, 2021

It doesn’t exercise their creativity at all. All of this wonderful technology—smartphones, broadband internet, social media, and so on—came to us at a time when we were already relatively mature. In the former, they are forced to process your voice into words, follow the storyline, and create their own visualization.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

When she talks with teenage girls, she uses the metaphor of exercise: To develop physical strength, you have to slowly push your levels of physical endurance, building up strength through resistance training. I’m not anti-social media, but it makes a tremendous difference for teens to not have a phone and computer in the bedroom at night.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The last two decades alone have seen a rapid rise in popularity of the World Wide Web, smartphones, social media, social networks, augmented reality, wearable technologies and user generated content sites. What are the challenges of these new learning environments?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

With such exercise in language dynamism, why should so many students perform below expectations in reading and writing proficiency? They’re texting on their smartphones—more than they actually talk on them. They’re typing all the day over their social media platforms. Here again, intentionality matters.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 18, 2016

Although they love their smartphones and devices, they were of the belief that we should “just write stuff” and that the students using iPads “would just play games.” Shared docs, creating video content, writing essays in Word or Pages, all these exercises are vital and should not be replaced.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

However, Griffin came home to a reality where he still needed a laptop for high school and still used a smartphone to connect with friends. There are the ones, overwhelmingly boys, who spend so much time playing video games that, in his words, they “fall behind in their social skills.”

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Social media caption: Technology platforms that differentiate and personalize your lesson plans. They will see it as a text message, but you have the ability to type from any device (tablet, laptop, or smartphone). This could be used for actual work assignments or for rapport-building exercises for students.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

After being involved in social media for over a decade, I have made a few observations that might be helpful to folks who use social media, more specifically Twitter, to develop and maintain a Personal Learning Network. Twitter for professional learning is not a passive exercise. This requires work.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

There are promises about “brain training” exercises that will keep the brain “fit” as one ages. ( “Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?” “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” The research is iffy at best.).

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Teachers can flip their classroom by using Google Forms to learn about ratios and proportions using Khan Academy videos and exercises. Post your answer to your favorite social media platform using the hashtag #ShakeUpLearning, or share it in the Shake Up Learning Community on Facebook ! Students will work in groups of two.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The ubiquitous presence of digital devices and technology tools in education, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones, allows students to access a wealth of educational resources and multimedia content. Teachers can use Khan Academy to supplement their lessons, assign specific exercises, and track students’ performance.

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