Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 is Safer Internet Day (SID) around the globe. Visit to learn more about how to get involved. Living & learning in an age of screentime The Screentime Research Group works to...
Category - NEWS
Current events and responses to timely content.
Thomas Frank with a look at neuroplasticity, our brains change their physical structures in response to the technologies we use. Here’s a look at the science behind how the Internet changes our brains, and how...
Candice L. Odgers and Michaeline R. Jensen with a review of data from three sources: (a) narrative reviews and meta‐analyses conducted between 2014 and 2019, (b) large‐scale preregistered cohort studies and (c)...
Quinn Norton talking about the challenges of parenting in the current information ecosystem. Our children are the most media drenched children who have ever lived, navigating their way between addictive games and social...
A piece in the NY Times by Nellie Bowles and Michael H. Keller on the reports of video games and online chats becoming “hunting grounds” of youth by sexual predators. I’d like to note at this point...
A piece by Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic discusses the changing ethos and culture of the companies that run our digital spaces, text, and tools. For decades, whole regions, nations even, have tried to model themselves on a...
Douglas Rushkoff with a piece in The Guardian examining how technology has grown from devices and platforms to an entire environment in which we function. As the decade came to a close, we’ve started to see a form of...
Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused & Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information
More than 60% of Americans think it’s impossible to go through daily life without being tracked by companies or the government, according to a new Pew Research study. There are several key takeaways: Americans not only...
I’ll be presenting in three sessions on digital resources in early literacy development at the upcoming conference of the International Literacy Association [ILA]. These presentations stem from the work of the ILA’s...
A new smart device survey by Consumers International and the Internet Society highlights the challenges as we live with our devices in an age of screentime. Despite the fact that companies like Google, Facebook...