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Internet Addiction Can Be a Time-Wasting Slippery Slope
Children Need to Balance Real Life With Screen TimeThe Gadget Blog recently reported that dopamine—a neurotransmitting chemical linked to feelings of happiness and satisfaction—can also reward us when we spend oodles of time learning meaningless ...
Common Sense Media: 1/3 of Teens Surveyed Have Used Cell Phones to Cheat
Cell Phone Pics of Tests; Using Texts to Warn Friends about Pop Quizzes Robin Raskin, from Raising Digital Kids, did a fascinating highlight post of Common Sense Media’s recent study on teens, cell phones, and cheating. “I used to ...
Game Changer: Investing in Digital Play to Advance Children's Learning and Health
Joan Ganz Cooney Center report identifies Video Games a Potential Ally in Children's Health “Children as young as four are immersed in a new gaming culture, but many parents, educators and health professionals, concerned over violence, sexual c...
Study Reinforces Recommended Two Hour Electronic Media Limit: Especially for Adolescent Girls
MoreTime Online = Less Physical Activity and Less CardioRespiratory Fitness 437 white and African-American girls were surveyed from grades 9-12. Those who spent more than two hours total watching television, playing video games, or engaging in on...
Study: Do High School Students Really Benefit From the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)?
Students May not be Learning Skills from CIPA Program The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was passed in 2000 and requires all schools receiving e-rate funds for technology to also provide filters and Internet safety education for ...
Recent Cox CyberSafety Survey Reveals Disturbing Trends
Many teens online with no parental restrictions, supervision, or awareness. A recent study of teen online behavior sponsored by Cox, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and John Walsh (America’s Most Wanted) shows that...
