Shut The Phone Up – Do Smartphones Have a Place in a Learning Community? A Research Backed Answer.

Education Technology Leadership Wellness - School Wellness - Personal

Presenters

March 2024 - 21CLHK

Smartphones are everywhere – there are more of them than people on Earth, and they are getting more and more powerful. Students are getting them at younger and younger ages. What effect does this have on their happiness? Their wellbeing? Their focus and attention? Their socialisation skills? Their friendships? What should educational establishments be doing about these risks, and how can we prepare students for a world that is saturated by mobile device technology?

Conference Edition:
March 2024 - 21CLHK

Job Role Applicability:

  • School Leader
  • Technology Director
  • Curriculum Director / Coordinator
  • Head of School/Director
  • Board Member
  • Teacher Librarian
  • Technology Coach
Tags:
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Emergent Technology
  • Digital Citizenship
  • Social Emotional Learning
Type of Session:
Presentation
Most applicable to educators working in the following areas:
  • Upper Elementary [Age 8 - 10]
  • Middle School [Age 11 - 13]
  • High School [Age 14 - 17]
  • Higher Education [Age 18+]