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Do primary school kids really need their own classroom iPads?
This story was originally published in The Spinoff. A push for greater digital access in schools can have its positives and also its...
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Aug 26, 20205 min read
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Screens and well-being: Martin Hughes
Here is an article recently released by Martin Hughes from 3ML. Martin is an educator who works to make the use of ICT in schools 'a...
sensiblescreenuse
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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Does educational technology help children learn? A research update.
In a large-scale meta-analysis released last year, the Reboot Research Foundation analysed the connection between digital devices and...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 4, 20202 min read
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“What’s happening with our kids now is the biggest educational experiment in history"
Interesting articles and reports are beginning to surface on the realities of online schooling and increased recreational screen use, for...
sensiblescreenuse
May 1, 20205 min read
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Screen use and lockdowns!
We are currently in an unprecedented time for most of our generation, where a state of emergency has shut down all but essential...
sensiblescreenuse
Apr 2, 20203 min read
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Internet safety, kids and porn
Following Internet Safety Day in February the results of Ngā taiohi matihiko o Aotearoa – New Zealand Kids Online, a research report from...
sensiblescreenuse
Mar 6, 20202 min read
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“How the internet may be changing the brain”
The Christmas and holiday period has come to an end. After downing work and tech tools to recharge, the New Year can be a time to take...
sensiblescreenuse
Feb 4, 20202 min read
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"Schools pushed for tech in every classroom. Now parents are pushing back."
To finish 2019, our last blog will include a few interesting articles for those with a little extra time on their hands over the...
sensiblescreenuse
Dec 30, 20193 min read
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Legal opinion: who is responsible if a child is harmed by screen use in school?
In a previous post, we talked about the introduction of legislation in the US specifically to protect students from harm due to excessive...
sensiblescreenuse
Nov 28, 20193 min read
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Does educational technology help students learn? A new meta-analysis
Are classroom devices promoting richer learning? The Reboot Foundation (2019) has recently published an analysis of the connection...
sensiblescreenuse
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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What is ‘persuasive design’?
One of our subscribers sent in a question about persuasive design, after seeing an article questioning the suitability of iPads and...
sensiblescreenuse
Sep 24, 20191 min read
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Legislation passed to limit risks from screen use in schools
Maryland has become the first state in the US to pass classroom screen safety legislation, shortly after the general assembly voted...
sensiblescreenuse
Aug 24, 20192 min read
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Screen use and children's vision: why the concern?
Children's screen use for school work hit the headlines again this week due to the link between screen use and increasing vision loss....
sensiblescreenuse
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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Using technology in the classroom: an example by Ease Education
This blog excerpt is from Ease education, written by a New Zealand teacher. He uses the video, 'Caine's Arcade,' as an example of how...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 27, 20192 min read
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Schools ban smartphones
An increasing number of New Zealand schools are banning smartphones, gaining media attention. St Joseph's Maori Girls' College, a decile...
sensiblescreenuse
Jun 10, 20192 min read
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Handwriting: education fundamental or redundant technology?
This four minute video from Seven Sharp discusses recent changes to the teaching of handwriting in many schools, and takes a look at...
sensiblescreenuse
May 24, 20192 min read
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Digital curriculum in schools - communication with whanau
We have received much correspondence recently, and here is an email link I would like to share with permission. A number of educators...
sensiblescreenuse
May 8, 20192 min read
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The Education Hub reviews technology in education
The Education Hub is a New Zealand organisation seeking to bridge the gap between research and practise in education. In this recent...
sensiblescreenuse
May 2, 20191 min read
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Guest Blog
A guest post from Martin Hughes of 3MLearning. "The ubiquitous nature of technology now means that many of us are spending increasingly...
sensiblescreenuse
Apr 30, 20191 min read
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Screen time and attention in preschoolers
A new study from Canada has similar findings to research from Growing Up In New Zealand, of significantly increased problems with...
sensiblescreenuse
Apr 22, 20191 min read
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