What We're Reading: Effects of Technology on Children

Sarah Mead

Sarah Mead

The debate on the advantages and disadvantages of technology use amongst children is constant. How much use is too much? When is it appropriate to introduce screens to a child? Here are some articles, videos, resources on the effects of technology on children — and what parents can do to be supportive.

1. Is the 'App Mentality' Killing Students' Creativity? — "Today’s youth, according to Davis and Gardner, are not just immersed in apps, but they view their lives as a string of ordered apps."

2. Screen Addiction is Taking a Toll on Children — "Heavy use of electronic media can have significant negative effects on children’s behavior, health and school performance."

3. How to Cut Children's Screen Time? Say No to Yourself First. — "One girl among the 1,000 children she interviewed in preparing her book said, 'I feel like I’m just boring. I’m boring my dad because he will take any text, any call, any time, even on the ski lift.' A 4-year-old called her father’s smartphone a 'stupid phone.'”

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4. 12 Videos to teach Digital Citizenship — "But while there is much talk about the importance of teaching digital citizenship in this information society, not many are sure what that really looks like. What tools are out there for teaching it? And how in the world can teachers make time in an already overcrowded curriculum?"

 5. 15 Common Sense Ideas About the Use of Technology at Home — "The generation of parents with children in school now are essentially the pioneers of raising children in a digital age. We are digital immigrants to our children who are digital natives."

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Sarah Mead

Sarah Mead

Sarah Mead is the Director of Marketing & Communications for Whitby School. Sarah's mind is a stirring pot of thoughts and ideas on content marketing, blogging, photography, videography, storytelling, social media, and website optimization. Working at Whitby has inspired her to reeducate the world about education, and to spread the passion, wisdom and expertise of the school’s talented faculty and staff.