2016-02-23 little swipers
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Little Swipers
Frederick S. Lane
ASTE 2016Anchorage, AK
23 February 2016
The Four Millennials
Burlington School Bd.
Writing & Lecturing
Computer Forensics
Overview• Not Your Parents’ Toys• Disturbing Research• Serious Health Risks• Screen Time Guidelines• What Should Parents Do?• What Should Schools Do?
A Typical Scene
Old School Toys
From the Moment of Birth
Impact of Electronics• Less Parent-Child Verbal
Interaction – Parents Defer• Less Physical Interaction with
World – Technology Flattens• Less Imagination – Words
and Visual Cues Provided• Less Empathy – Lack of
Emotional Feedback
Household Tech Use• Device Ownership (Late 2015)• Television (97%)• Tablets (83%)• Smartphones (77%)
• Reasons for Letting Kids Use Devices:• Household Chores (7o%)• Keep Kids Calm (65%)• Easier than a Bedtime Story (29%)
Tech Use by Kids• Most children first use an electronic device
before 1st birthday• By age 2:• Most children use device daily• Time equally split between TV and mobile
devices• By age 3:• Using device without help• One-third are able to engage in media multi-
tasking• By age 4:• 50% have their own TV• 75% have their own mobile device
AAP / CSP Advice• Appropriate Screen Time
Limits:• Ages 0-2: No Screen
Time• Ages 3-5: 1 Hour per Day• Ages 6-18: 2 Hours per
Day
Actual Child Screen Time• 1995: Children 5-16 spent appx. 3
hours per day using a screen• 2015: More than doubled, to 6.5
hours – some studies estimate 9 hours
• Teenaged boys: 8+ hours• 8-year-old girls: just 3.5 hours• Multi-screening increasingly common• 50% watch videos or use social
media while doing homework
Younger and Younger• Communication & Safety• Marketing• Peer Pressure (Kids &
Parents)• Whinging• Technology Flows
Downhill
Watching Older Kids
88%
75%91
%71%
Watching Parents• Kids Forced to Compete
with Technology• Parents Don’t Impose
Limits on Themselves• Modeling Bad Behavior• Distraction• Texting While Driving
Health Issues• Delayed Mental
Development• Radiation• Sleep Deprivation• Bone Deformation• Obesity
Psychological Issues• Overstimulation• Attention Deficits• Aggression (Video Games)• Lack of Empathy• Misogyny• Oversexualization
What Should Parents Do?• Self-Education• Communication• Delayed Onset of Electronics• Tactile Experiences• Family Charging Stations• Device-Free Meals• Be a Good Role Model
What Should Schools Do?
• Promote Community-Wide Learning & Discussion
• Delayed Onset of Electronics
• Activity > Screen Time• Tactile/3D Experiences• Educators as Role Models
Digital Citizenship Curriculum
• The Importance of Balance• Health Risks / Sex Ed• Online Safety / Digital Law• Digital Rights &
Responsibilities• Slow Down & THINK!• “Post Unto Others as You
Would Have Them Post Unot You”
Contact Information• [email protected]• 802-318-4604• www.FrederickLane.com• Bit.ly/CybertrapsBlog• Twitter: @FSL3 or
@Cybertraps• LinkedIn: fredericklane• Slideshare & Instagram: FSL3
Little Swipers
Frederick S. Lane
ASTE 2016Anchorage, AK
23 February 2016