Research report from Monica Anderson and Andrew Perrin from the Pew Research Center. Full report here (PDF). All annotations in context. 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. New survey findings…
Thread by @anya1anya: "What we know about kids and screens 1/ Screens interfere with sleep. High levels of screen time correlate with obesity. 2/ In most other are […]" #theartofscreentime
Nellie Bowles in The NY Times. All annotations in context. 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 ask students to do homework online, while only about two-thirds of people in the U.S. have broadband internet service. But now, as…
Nellie Bowles in The NY Times. All annotations in context. 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…
Nellie Bowles in The New York Times. All annotations in context. Silicon Valley parents are increasingly obsessed with keeping their children away from screens. Even a little screen time can be so deeply addictive, some parents believe, that it’s best if a child neither touches nor sees any of these glittering rectangles. These particular parents,…
The full report is available at the link above. I pulled quotes and graphics of interest to me in the materials below. As an example, I did not include results about quality of WIFI and LMS Use & Satisfaction in my overview. Key Findings Practically all college and university students have access to the most…
An interesting discussion on activism and social networks between Henry Jenkins, Esra’a Al Shafei, & James Gee. Video Abstract by Henry Jenkins. PDF for full special issue is available here. Jenkins, H., Al Shafei, E., Gee, J. (2018). Do we still believe that networked youth can change the world? Special issue. Working Papers on Culture, Education…
Anil Dash on his website: Honestly, that thought doesn't depress me (though I understand why for so many, it will). It's simply the work in front of us, the task we have to do. I don't feel hopeless because there's no point to feeling hopeless. We simply have to build a world that keeps working while the…
Keeping a gratitude journal caused children to donate 60 percent more to charitable causes. Other methods suggested by researchers include daily gratitude reflection, gratitude posters, and keeping a "gratitude jar." Materialism has been shown to increase anxiety and depression and promote selfish attitudes and behavior.
Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them only to let them linger on the shelf. Statistician Nassim Nicholas Taleb believes surrounding ourselves with unread books enriches our lives as they remind us of all we don't know. The Japanese call this practice tsundoku, and it may provide lasting benefits.
