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The child safety problem on platforms is worse than we knew (via The Verge)

Minors aren’t supposed to use Snap, Facebook, and YouTube — but they are, and experience abuse, harassment, and sexual solicitation Source: The Verge

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iWISE May 19, 2021 May 19, 2021Be Aware, exploitation, Uncategorized sexploitation, Snap, social media

Childhood 2.0 Discussion Guide Flipbook

Did you watch Childhood 2.0?  If so, you’re likely wondering “What can I do?” Follow this link for a free, fun “flipbook” version of the Discussion Guide and start talking to the people in your life:  https://midd.me/j8ck They need you! (whether they admit it or not 😉 Source: simplebooklet.com

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iWISE January 25, 2021 February 24, 2021Uncategorized

Logan Paul, and the toxic YouTube prank culture that created him, explained (via Vox)

Paul’s decision to post footage of a suicide victim stems from many popular pranksters’ “film first and think later” ethos. Source: Vox

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iWISE February 10, 2019 February 10, 2019Uncategorized

Review into the non-educational use of mobile devices in NSW schools | Strategies and reports (via education.nsw.gov.au)

The Minister for Education launched a review into the use of mobile devices, primarily smartphones, in NSW schools. Source: education.nsw.gov.au

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iWISE February 10, 2019 February 10, 2019Uncategorized

What Research Says About Video Games And Violence In Children (via NPR.org)

President Trump held a roundtable at the White House Thursday to discuss violent video games and how they relate to school shootings. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Douglas Gentile, psychology professor at Iowa State University, about what research tells us about video games and violence in children. Source: NPR.org

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iWISE February 9, 2019 February 9, 2019Uncategorized

The Need for a New Design Ethics

“How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds everyday” July 26, 2017 — 17 minutes  Never before in history have such a small number of designers – a handful of young, mostly male engineers, living in the Bay Area of California, working at a handful of tech companies – had such a…

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iWISE November 17, 2018 November 17, 2018Uncategorized

Kids Today…Are Screens Diminishing Empathy?

The following content is written by Matt Achhammer for the Empathy Project. https://www.facebook.com/EmpathyProjectOnline/ Empathy starts early. Some scientists theorize and show that we are effectively innately empathetic. That is, we have what are called mirror neurons in our brain that are able to connect on a basic empathetic level with…

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iWISE November 17, 2018 April 23, 2020Uncategorized

How Screen Time Affects Your Kid’s Brain by Robert Locke

Ever wondered if all that screen time is negatively affecting your child’s brain? Bad news, I am afraid. According to all the experts, this electronic screen syndrome (ESS) is causing sleep deprivation, social isolation, behavior problems, and a hyper aroused nervous system. Some paediatricians have estimated that up to 80%…

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iWISE November 17, 2018 November 17, 2018Uncategorized

Are We Desensitizing Our Children?

In a recent conversation with my 13-year-old son he shared that when he and his peers were discussing video games he told them that he is not allowed to play anything where there is killing.  For a moment I felt bad about this concerned that my rules could be affecting…

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iWISE January 25, 2018 November 18, 2018Uncategorized
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    Internet connectivity brings opportunity to remote region where violence once lived

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    Microsoft’s Airband Initiative has brought internet connectivity and opportunity to hundreds of children and young people in a remote region of Colombia.
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    BeReal is a new photo-sharing app popular with kids. Here’s what parents and families need to know about it.
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    Problem gaming leading to aggression, school refusal and self-harm

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    Researchers studied junior high school students at an Australian school and found 24 of them had internet gaming disorder
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