It's like a moral panic on steroids. Adding to the "reckoning" already under way since the 2016 election (see Related links below) is the news yesterday of a new, high-profile coalition of some of social media's creators and backers and Common Sense Media. The steroids part is the funding ($7 million from individuals, the Omidyar Network and Common Sense Media), the PR ($50 million in donated … [Read more...] about We need to manage the social media backlash too
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Perspectives, data on little kids’ media use
Research findings characterized negatively in the US as "the digitization of young childhood" could be seen as a sign of growth and prosperity in countries where the Internet is mostly mobile. Even in the US, the growth of young children's use of cellphones and tablets could be saying as much about American families' shift away from computers to the mobile platform as it does about early … [Read more...] about Perspectives, data on little kids’ media use
Teachers’ views on how tech’s changing students: Studies
For a new report, the Pew Internet Project surveyed and held focus groups with more than 2,000 middle and high school teachers in the Advanced Placement (AP) and National Writing Project (NWP) communities and found that 77% feel "the Internet and digital search tools have had a 'mostly positive' impact on their students’ research habits, but 87% say these technologies are creating an 'easily … [Read more...] about Teachers’ views on how tech’s changing students: Studies
Holiday shopping sampler
A little info from the material side of this season…. USATODAY's gift guide pulls together a collection of articles about everything from what gadgets you don't want to bother with to Top 10 videogame picks for kids to apps to give or help yourself shop more efficiently. There are plenty of reviews of tempting digital devices. And speaking of those, the iPhone was the most-searched term at Yahoo … [Read more...] about Holiday shopping sampler
The latest on 0-to-8-year-olds’ media use
Passive consumption – watching TV and DVDs – is still by far the dominant form of media use among little children in these digitally charged times. US children 0-8 spend an average of 1:40 watching television or DVDs in a typical day, "compared to 29 minutes reading or being read to, 29 minutes listening to music, 17 minutes using a computer, 14 minutes using a console or handheld video game … [Read more...] about The latest on 0-to-8-year-olds’ media use