Franklin and the Computer by Sharon Jennings - Franklin becomes addicted to a computer game and stops hanging out with his friends or playing outside.
Ages: 1 to 8 years old
ISBN-10: 1553373634; ISBN-13: 978-1553373636.
When Charlie McButton Lost Power by Suzanne Collins and Mike Lester - When the power goes out, Charlie needs to learn how to have fun without his electronics.
Ages: 4 to 8 years
ISBN-10: 0142408573; ISBN-13: 978-0142408575;
If You Give A Mouse An iPhone by Ann Droyd - A parody of Laura Numeroff's books, a mouse becomes addicted to an iPhone and doesn't realize what is going on around him.
Ages: 4- 8 years
ISBN-10: 0399169261, ISBN-13: 978-0399169267;
Internet Addiction – How Much time is too Much Time on the Internet for Kids from The Center for Parenting Education. The article defines screen time, discusses dangers of too much screen time, signs a child may become addicted to the internet and ways to manage screen time. This information can be found at https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/kids-and-technology/how-much-time-internet-kids/
Screen Time, How Much is Too Much? The Social and Emotional Costs of Technology on the Adolescent Brain by Katherine Lynn DeWeese. A thesis was written and accepted by the Faculty of Education and Counseling Psychology department at the Dominican University of California. This 53-page paper proposes a research question, test studies, findings, discussions, and analysis on the impact of too much screen time for adolescents. A full-text document can be found at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED546474.pdf.
Does Time Spent Online Have an Influence on Student Performance? by con Korkofingas and Joseph Macri. This paper assesses the relationship of students using a course website and tracks performance in a third-year university business forecasting course. Although not geared for elementary school students it provides perspective in students learning later in their academic career. The full-text article can be found at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1017110.pdf.
27 Tips on How to Reduce Screen Time: The Parent Corner provides quick links and ideas to reduce the amount of screen time spent by the family. Too much screen time can have many disadvantages, children will spend one full year of ‘24 hour’ days in front of a screen by the age of seven. Children are averaging over 6 hours a day in front of a screen. <click the picture for tips>
Screen Time Lesson Plans – A teacher’s guide to Standards, Related Links, Discussion Questions, Activities for Students and Reproducible Materials from Kids Health in the Classroom. "With video games at home, computers at school, and TVs just about everywhere, screens are hard to avoid. Spending too much time watching screens can affect students’ health and their performance in class. These activities will help your students understand how and why to limit their screen time."
Screen-Free Week: Working with your school about reducing the amount of screen time for students. Lesson Ideas, guides, and videos. "Children, families—whole schools and communities—will rediscover the joys of life beyond the screen. Plan to unplug from digital entertainment and spend all that free time playing, daydreaming, creating, exploring and connecting with family and friends!"
Screen Time vs. Physical Activity Time: A math lesson where students estimate and graph the amount of time they spend in front of the computer. "Students will estimate the amount of time they spend each day of the week in front of a screen such as a computer, TV, video games, cell phone, tablet device, etc. – anything with a screen. The students will also estimate the amount of time they spend each day of the week being physically active". The lesson plan can be adjusted for 4th – 6th grade.
Screen-Time Reduction Resources: A list of Screen-Free Week and general screen-time reduction resources for teachers and parents. The page has activity ideas, organizing advice, tips for talking to children about screen time and much more!
How Much Time Do We Spend on Our Phones? People can’t get enough of them. This video breaks down the time spent and the results are shocking. Ages: 5th grade and up.
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This is How Short Your Life Is? This video poses the question what are you doing with your time? Is it being wasted by activities you don’t enjoy? Age: 5th grade and up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mSpwYQMwvE
How is Your Phone Changing You? Should you be worried about how much you use your cell phone. Give yourself 6 reasons to take time away from your cell phone. Age 5th grade and up.
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Too much Time Online: How many hours are children spending on the internet – establishing guidelines? This video is recommended for parents and students in elementary school. It can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58W_lysdKNo