Walk into nearly any American school this fall and you’ll see a striking trend: phones are gone. Locked pouches. Classroom baskets. Outright bans. Three out of four U.S. public schools now prohibit ...
Teaching AI and digital literacy for kids ages 2-14 in a gradual way, Rogers Park Montessori in Chicago fosters critical thinking, responsible tech use and digital citizenship. Middle school students ...
Screen time has long been a hot topic for parents. Many think that parenting has gotten harder over the years, with technology being a key reason why. Between the rise of AI, the staying power of ...
Despite the numerous studies pointing to how screen time negatively affects youth mental health, American children still spend an average of 7.5 hours a day on devices. One reason for this is that ...
If you haven’t seen it, there’s an unsettling two-minute video circulating online called “A Message from Ella.” A young girl stares anxiously into the camera as she explains to her parents how ...
Nearly half of teenagers report being online nearly constantly, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center. And “screen-time” is pervasive among younger children, surveys show. There’s no ...
Students need to learn how to separate fact from fiction online, and that includes elementary students. But there is a shortage of resources for teaching digital citizenship skills to young learners, ...
For parents today, the world is drastically different than the one they grew up in. While the proliferation of connected technologies has created countless opportunities for children to learn and ...
Empowering parents with smart digital parenting tips to ensure online safety for kids while respecting their privacy and providing effective internet protection for children. Pixabay, fancycrave1 In ...
The Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) hosted its first Digital Discovery Day at the Saratoga branch in Bedford-Stuyvesant on May 15, connecting residents with the technological tools and resources it ...
Not all tech toys keep kids glued to a screen. Some are actually designed to do the opposite.