The document discusses children's use of technology and screens. It notes that studies have found children spend 6 hours per day on weekdays and 7 hours on weekends using screens. There has also been a five-fold increase in tablet ownership among families with young children from 2011 to 2013. While technology can positively impact learning when used in moderation in the classroom, excessive unstructured use has been linked to attention issues, physical inactivity, and health problems in children. The document concludes that technology is valuable when used appropriately but overuse at a young age may hinder development.

1. Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay

2. “[In
a
study
of
30
or
so
children
it
was
observed
that
they]
were
not
down
at
the
shore
poking
their
fingers
in
the
sand
or
running
them
along
mossy
stones
or
digging
for
hermit
crabs.
Instead
they
were
all
inside,
alone
or
in
groups
of
two
or
three,
their
faces
a
few
inches
from
a
screen,
their
hands
doing
things
Montessori
surely
did
not
imagine.”
-­‐Hanna
Rosin
Rosin,
H.
(2013).
The
Touch
Screen
Generation.
The
Atlantic.
Atlantic
Company
Media.
Image:
Claire
Sprawson

3. “Self
reported
screen
time
among
children
in
Canada
is
6
hours
a
day
on
weekdays
and
7
hours
a
day
on
weekends.”
–Active
Healthy
Kids
Canada
AcGve
Healthy
Kids
Canada.
Healthy
Habits
Start
Earlier
Than
You
Think
–
The
AcGve
Healthy
Kids
Canada
Report
Card
on
Physical
AcGvity
for
Children
and
Youth.
Toronto:
AcGve
Healthy
Kids
Canada,
2010.
It’s
a
full
Gme
job
to
be
a
child
using
technology…
Image:
Claire
Sprawson

4. “Among
families
with
children
age
8
and
under,
there
has
been
a
five-­‐fold
increase
in
ownership
of
tablet
devices
such
as
iPads,
from
8%
of
all
families
in
2011
to
40%
in
2013.”
-­‐Children
Media
Use
America
Common
Sense
Media
Research
Study
(2013)
Zero
to
Eight.
Children
Media
Use.
Image:
Intel
Free
Press
–
Wikimedia
Commons

5. “Though
many
parents
express
pride
and
amazement
that
their
young
children
are
so
tech-­‐savvy,
what
really
has
happened
is
technology
has
become
easier
to
use.”
-­‐Vicky
Rideout
Lewin,
Tamar.
(2013)
New
Milestone
Emerges:
Baby’s
First
IPhone
App.
The
New
York
Times.
Image:
MikiYoshihito
-­‐
Flickr

6. Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay

7. Image:
Tia-­‐
Flickr
For
young
children,
there
may
be
benefit
to
being
able
to
handle
the
world
of
the
tablet
before
they
have
the
motor
skill
to
handle
their
broader
environment.
-­‐Paula
Cocozzo
Cocozzo,
P.
(2014)
Are
IPODs
and
Tablets
Bad
for
Young
Children?
The
Guardian.
Guardian
News
and
Media

8. For
school
aged
children
use
of
technology
in
the
classroom
has
been
proven
to
posiGvely
effect
objecGve
learning….
D.F.
Bjorklund,
C.H.
Blasi
(2012).
“Child
&
Adolescent
development
an
integrated
approach”.
The
Symbolic
Child:
Piaget’s
Theory
and
Beyond.
Wadsworth,
2012.
Image:
Bartmoni
–
Wikimedia
Commons

9. …however
some
evidence
suggests
it
can
subsequently
negaGvely
affects
deep
thought
processing.
D.F.
Bjorklund,
C.H.
Blasi
(2012).
“Child
&
Adolescent
development
an
integrated
approach”.
The
Symbolic
Child:
Piaget’s
Theory
and
Beyond.
Wadsworth,
2012.
Image:
Claire
Sprawson

10. “I
see
within
us
all
the
replacement
of
complex
inner
density
with
a
new
kind
of
self
–
evolving
under
the
pressure
of
informaGon
overload
and
the
technology
of
the
“instantly
available””
-­‐Richard
Foreman
Carr,
N.
(2014)
Is
Google
Making
Us
Stupid?
The
AtlanHc.
AtlanGc
Media
Company.
Image:
Nevit
Dilmen
–
Wikimedia
Commons

11. “Studies
have
shown
that
excessive
media
use
can
lead
to
attention
problems,
school
difficulties,
sleep
and
eating
disorders,
and
obesity.”
-­‐
American
Academia
of
Pediatrics
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(2014)
Media
and
Children.
Health
Initiatives.
Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay

12. The
numbers
don’t
lie…

13. Childhood
obesity
has
risen
sharply,
a
quarter
of
children
and
youth
are
now
overweight
or
obese,
and
physical
fitness
has
declined.
–
Stats
Canada
Statistics
Canada.
(2014)
Physical
activity
of
Canadian
Children
and
Youth,
Accelerated
results
from
the
2007
to
2009
Canadian
Health
Measures
Survey.
Ottawa.
Image:
Anonymous
–
Mix
Bag
of
Rant

14. Image:
Jacobrubinovitz
–
Wikimedia
Commons

15. Technology
use
is
incredibly
valuable
to
improve
child
development
with
modera0on
and
a
controlled
environment…
Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(2014)
Media
and
Children.
Health
Initiatives.

16. “On
the
one
hand,
parents
want
their
children
to
swim
expertly
in
the
digital
stream
that
they
will
have
to
navigate
all
their
lives;
on
the
other
hand,
they
fear
that
too
much
digital
media,
too
early,
will
sink
them.
-­‐Hanna
Rosin
Rosin,
H.
(2013).
The
Touch
Screen
GeneraHon.
The
AtlanGc.
AtlanGc
Company
Media.
…which
is
easier
said
than
done.
Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay

17. “By
limiGng
screen
Gme
and
offering
educaGonal
media
and
non-­‐
electronic
formats
such
as
books,
newspapers
and
board
games,
and
watching
television
with
their
children,
parents
can
help
guide
their
children's
media
experience.”
-­‐American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(2014)
Media
and
Children.
Health
Initiatives.
Image:
Claire
Sprawson

18. AAP
recommends
that
parents
establish
"screen-­‐free"
zones
at
home
by
making
sure
there
are
no
televisions,
computers
or
video
games
in
children's
bedrooms,
and
by
turning
off
the
TV
during
dinner.
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(2014)
Media
and
Children.
Health
Initiatives.
Image:
Bill
Branson
–
Google
CreaGve
Commons

19. “Physical
acGvity
is
associated
with
health
benefits
in
children
and
youth,
and
the
more
acGvity,
the
greater
the
benefit.
Canadian
guidelines
recommend
that
for
health
benefits,
children
and
adolescents
aged
5
to
17
years
should
accumulate
60
minutes
of
moderate-­‐
to-­‐vigorous
physical
acGvity
each
day.”
-­‐Stats
Canada
Statistics
Canada.
(2014)
Physical
activity
of
Canadian
Children
and
Youth,
Accelerated
results
from
the
2007
to
2009
Canadian
Health
Measures
Survey.
Ottawa.
Image:
Public
Domain
Pictures
-­‐
pixabay

20. We
should
run
through
the
forest
We
should
swim
in
the
streams
We
should
laugh,
we
should
cry,
We
should
love,
we
should
dream
We
should
stare
at
the
stars
and
not
just
the
screens
You
should
hear
what
I'm
saying
and
know
what
it
means
To
sing,
sing
at
the
top
of
your
voice,
Love
without
fear
in
your
heart.
Feel,
feel
like
you
still
have
a
choice
If
we
all
light
up
we
can
scare
away
the
dark
Well,
we
wish
we
were
happier,
thinner
and
fitter,
We
wish
we
weren't
losers
and
liars
and
quitters
We
want
something
more
not
just
nasty
and
bitter
We
want
something
real
not
just
hash
tags
and
Twitter
It's
the
meaning
of
life
and
it's
streamed
live
on
YouTube
But
I
bet
Gangnam
Style
will
still
get
more
views
We're
scared
of
drowning,
flying
and
shooters
But
we're
all
slowly
dying
in
front
of
computers
To
sing,
sing
at
the
top
of
your
voice,
Love
without
fear
in
your
heart.
Feel,
feel
like
you
still
have
a
choice
If
we
all
light
up
we
can
scare
away
the
dark
-­‐Passenger
(Mike
Rosenberg)
Rosenberg,
M.
(2014)
Scare
Away
the
Dark.
Whisper.
Passenger
Music.

21. Reference
American
Academy
of
Pediatrics
(2014)
Media
and
Children.
Health
Initiatives.
Retrieved
from:
http://www.aap.org/en-­‐us/advocacy-­‐and-­‐
policy/aap-­‐health-­‐initiatives/pages/media-­‐and-­‐children.aspx
Carr,
N.
(2014)
Is
Google
Making
Us
Stupid?
The
AtlanGc.
AtlanGc
Media
Company.
Retrieved
from:
hlp://www.theatlanGc.com/magazine/
archive/2008/07/is-­‐google-­‐making-­‐us-­‐stupid/306868/
Common
Sense
Media
Research
Study
(2013)
Zero
to
Eight.
Children
Media
Use.
Retrieved
from:
hlps://www.commonsensemedia.org/
research/zero-­‐to-­‐eight-­‐childrens-­‐media-­‐use-­‐in-­‐america-­‐2013
Cocozzo,
P.
(2014)
Are
IPODs
and
Tablets
Bad
for
Young
Children?
The
Guardian.
Guardian
News
and
Media.
Retrieved
from:
hlp://
www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jan/08/are-­‐tablet-­‐computers-­‐bad-­‐young-­‐children
D.F.
Bjorklund,
C.H.
Blasi
(2012).
“Child
&
Adolescent
development
an
integrated
approach”.
The
Symbolic
Child:
Piaget’s
Theory
and
Beyond.
Wadsworth,
2012.
Lewin,
T.
(2013)
New
Milestone
Emerges:
Baby’s
First
IPhone
App.
The
New
York
Times.
Retrieved
from:
hlp://www.nyGmes.com/
2013/10/28/us/new-­‐milestone-­‐emerges-­‐babys-­‐first-­‐iphone-­‐app.html?_r=1&
Rosenberg,
M.
(2014)
Scare
Away
the
Dark.
Whisper.
Passenger
Music.
Retrieved
from:
http://passengermusic.com/lyrics/
StaGsGcs
Canada.
(2014)
Physical
acGvity
of
Canadian
Children
and
Youth,
Accelerated
results
from
the
2007
to
2009
Canadian
Health
Measures
Survey.
Olawa.
Retrieved
from:
hlp://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-­‐003-­‐x/2011001/arGcle/11397-­‐eng.htm