Heavy web use harms a child’s mental health: Every hour raises risk, warns watchdog

The Telegraph - Daniel Martin "Overuse of the internet is [...]

May 25th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Internet, Learning, News, Online, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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High school students are all about computers but get little instruction in computer science

The Washington Post - Donna St. George " Their lives [...]

April 27th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Computer, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, High School, Information Technology, Internet, Learning, News, Teacher, Teaching, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Alarm bells over computers and child development

The Irish Times - Mark Hilliard "Children as young as [...]

April 16th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Computer, Internet, Ireland, Parenting, Parents, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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Excellent Checklist for Evaluating Information Sources

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - Med Kharbach "Digital literacy, [...]

April 9th, 2014|Categories: Critical Thinking, Digital Literacy, Education, Internet, Skills, Teacher|Tags: Education, School|

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Ways to help kids unplug from technology

The Kansas City Star - Jennifer Chung "Our lives feel [...]

March 10th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Internet, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Social Media, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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In Defense of Internet Safety Education

The Huffington Post - Larry Magid "There has been some [...]

March 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Internet, Learning, News, Online, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Internet Is a Safer Place for Your Teen Than You Think

Time - Randye Hoder "Danah Boyd has a pointed message [...]

February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Internet, Learning, News, Online, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Internet safety: the fourth ‘R’ in skills education

The Telegraph - Josie Gurney-Read "Lessons in Internet safety are [...]

February 11th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Internet, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Obama gets $750M in pledges from Apple, others to get kids online

The Mercury News - Nedra Pickler "Claiming progress in his [...]

February 4th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Childhood Education, Computer, Current Events, Education, Funding, Internet, News, Obama, Online, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Social Entrepreneur Mixes Minecraft, YouTube And STEM Education

Forbes - Anne Field "This is the story of one [...]

February 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Internet, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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