Personal Device Policy Research and Resources
Personal Device Policy Research and Resources
This is a compilation of research and resources on youth and cellphones, screen time, and social media.
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- What States Ban or Restrict Cellphones in Schools? (EdWeek)
- Guidance for Cell Phone-Free Education Pursuant to Executive Order 33 (virginia.gov) (Virginia’s Cell-Phone Free Education Guidance)
- State-Information-Request_Cell-Phone-Use-Policies.pdf (ecs.org)
- How much is too much? Some Kansas school districts are cutting back on screen time | Ap | themercury.com
- Phone-Free Schools Movement | (phonefreeschoolsmovement.org)
- Should kids be allowed to use smartphones in the classroom? - The Washington Post
- How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones (msn.com)
- Phone-free school in DC shows positive effects, more engagement (today.com)
- Cell Phones in Schools: Model Policy | Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
- Position Statement and Policy Guidance: Personal Technology Use in Connecticut Schools
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- Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity | Journal of the Association for Consumer Research: Vol 2, No 2 (uchicago.edu)
- Article with statistics regarding how Tik Tok algorithms target youth - “Deadly by Design” by the Center for Countering Digital Hate
- Teens and Pornography 2022 Common Sense Media Report
- Excessive Screen Time Leads to More Anger, Outbursts for Preschoolers – The 74 (the74million.org)
- Anxiety and Depression Increase Among U.S. Youth, 2022 KIDS COUNTS Data Book Shows | PRB
- Supporting Teen Wellbeing in a Tech-Filled World: A Conversation with the U.S. Surgeon General (youtube.com)
- Social Media and Youth Mental Health (hhs.gov)
- Smartphones, social media use and youth mental health - PMC (nih.gov)
- Smartphone Bans, Student Outcomes, and Mental Health (Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
- Addictive phone use and academic performance in adolescents (sarahdomoff.com)
- Technology, Distraction & Student Performance (Center for Economic Performance)
- Oprah and Leading Experts on the Teen Mental Health (youtube.com)
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- Why Cellphone Bans Aren’t the Cure for Student Anxiety (EdWeek)
- Parents pushback on cellphone bans at school | PBS News
- Parents push back on school cellphone bans | K-12 Dive (k12dive.com)
- Student cellphone limits raise concerns over disability rights | K-12 Dive (k12dive.com)
- School shootings raise new concerns over cell phone bans (thehill.com)
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- The Case for Phone-Free Schools - by Jon Haidt (afterbabel.com)
- Interview with Jonathan Haidt from the TED Talks Daily Book Club Podcas
- Additional research and resources are available from the author of The Anxious Generation
- Making Sense of the Research on Social Media & Youth Mental Health Conversation with Candice Odgers and Jon Haidt
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- This resource from Cognitive Connections outlines the benefits of play for developing executive function in children and provides links to evidence-based resources for age-appropriate activities.
- Wait Until 8th is a pledge to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the end of 8th grade.
- What is Digital Literacy Curriculum? (Learning.com)
- Common Sense Media published the following article titled “How Much Screen Time is OK for My Kids?” which emphazies how quality of media use if more important than setting a screen time limit.
- Common Sense Media also provides guidance on assessing the quality of a child’s digital media use in “Are Some Types of Screen Time Better Than Others?”.
- Healtychildren.org provides guidance on how caregivers can support healthy media habits in the article “Beyond Screen Time: Help Your Kids Build Healthy Media Use Habits”.
- Healtychildren.org recommedns creating a Family Media Plan to facilitate discussion around safe and practical media use that works for a family’s specific needs.
- Common Sense Education provides tips, discussion prompts, and activities for families to learn about digital citizenship together.
- The American Psychological Association recently released a health advisory on adolescent social media use. The advisory explains that social media use is not inherently harmful or beneficial, and offers a list of ten recommendations for adolescent engagement with social media.
- Focus on the Family provides a faith-based podcast about making healthy media choices.
- The Archwell Foundation’s Parent Network has a variety of resources for parents on understanding social media and advice about online safety and digital health.
- Screen Sanity is an international nonprofit that equips parents to be mentors and guides so kids grow up happy and healthy in an increasingly digital world. We offer a variety of tips, tools and tranings, all deisgned to help families maximize the benefits of technology while minimizing the harmful side effects.
- Healthchildren.org, a project from the American Academy of Pediatrics has a variety of resources for parents on managing screen time.
- The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight
- USD 383 Board of Education Work Session on Technology – June 11, 2024
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