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Podcast: Ready Steady Learn
Here's a short podcast for the ride home recently recorded on 95BFM's Ready Steady Learn about children's screen use, the new...
sensiblescreenuse
Oct 18, 20241 min read
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Watch: Early childhood education and digital technologies
Thank you to Dr Sarah Alexander who has made this presentation at the Early Childhood Summit 2024 in Wellington available online (see the...
sensiblescreenuse
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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New publication: supporting students to develop safer screen behaviours
We're pleased to share our new publication today in the New Zealand Medical Journal about the new recommendations for using digital...
sensiblescreenuse
Jul 5, 20242 min read
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New guidance for safer screen use in education settings
In collaboration with other authors, including a diverse group of local and international scientists, educators, clinicians, and experts...
sensiblescreenuse
May 19, 20242 min read
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New Paper: Frequent device use linked to harm
A new paper published in the New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy provided a broad overview of the impacts of digital technologies on the...
sensiblescreenuse
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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Educational technology: It's time for a change
The United Nations Special Rapporteur has called for full discussion to take place on the age-appropriateness for the introduction of...
sensiblescreenuse
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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UNESCO: Ban phones from schools now
The UN's science, education and culture agency has issued a report stating that smartphones should be banned from schools now. Further...
sensiblescreenuse
Jul 30, 20233 min read
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Seminar: Digital technologies and education
Digital technologies are an important part of children's lives and futures, and they potentially offer learning opportunities above and...
sensiblescreenuse
Jul 3, 20233 min read
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Screen use and dry eye disease?
Dr Alex Müntz talks to Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand, about the link between screen use and dry eye disease, with some suggestions...
sensiblescreenuse
Aug 5, 20221 min read
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Upcoming seminar
Please email to register your interest for this upcoming seminar, it will be a fantastic opportunity to hear speakers from different...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Devices for learning - A student voice
"Are devices in school doing more harm than good?" In this article, recently published in newsroom, a data science and finance student...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 1, 20222 min read
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Extended screen time perils: UniNews
This article first appeared in UniNews, Auckland University, by Denise Montgomery. Research by Dr Alex Müntz and colleagues from the...
sensiblescreenuse
Mar 14, 20222 min read
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How do we support our kids in 2022?
We start the school year in 2022 with excitement and hope, while planning for disruptions due to students and teachers isolating. The...
sensiblescreenuse
Feb 11, 20223 min read
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“Extended screen time drying out teens eyes: One News”
New research from Auckland University has investigated screen use and dry eye disease in young people, finding an association that is...
sensiblescreenuse
Dec 4, 20212 min read
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Devices associated with reduced student performance in NZ
A new report assessing the impact of devices on learning specifically for NZ students, shows that when the classrooms open, it’s time to...
sensiblescreenuse
Oct 16, 20214 min read
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Can computers really cause back pain for kids?
A recently published study followed 45,555 participants from the Danish National Birth Cohort. At the 11 year follow up, data showed that...
sensiblescreenuse
Sep 26, 20212 min read
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Future Makers update on Sensible Screen Use
This is an excerpt from Derek Wenmoth's blog - click the Future Makers link to access the whole article. Derek has been a teacher,...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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Privacy, consent and cyber-security
Recently we have had several queries from subscribers relating to consent and children’s online privacy with digital platforms in...
sensiblescreenuse
Mar 14, 20214 min read
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What are the benefits of BYOD policies in primary schools?
Originally published in Education Central, by Julie Cullen The New Zealand Ministry of Education (MOE) has recently published a study...
sensiblescreenuse
Nov 27, 20205 min read
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Screen-based learning and our brains
Online learning – let’s get the best from it. Recently, a Danish lecturer felt so frustrated with the distractions of digital...
sensiblescreenuse
Sep 15, 20204 min read
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