Posts Tagged ‘SMSD’
Young brains rewired by non-stop screen time in classrooms, neurotherapist tells district
[Editor’s note: The following is part of a limited Startland series, exploring parent advocates’ objections to 1:1 technology initiatives, which typically put a tablet device in the hands of each student and are popularly used as classroom innovation models across Kansas City and the nation.] [divide] A rise in ADHD diagnosis and increased risk of…
Read MoreMother stresses lack of parental consent for school devices amid privacy, development worries
[Editor’s note: The following is part of a limited Startland series, exploring parent advocates’ objections to 1:1 technology initiatives, which typically put a tablet device in the hands of each student and are popularly used as classroom innovation models across Kansas City and the nation.] [divide] Digital dangers are lurking in Shawnee Mission classrooms, as…
Read MoreQuestioning 1:1 initiatives: Tech devices don’t equal innovation, disillusioned parents argue
[Editor’s note: The following is part of a limited Startland series, exploring parent advocates’ objections to 1:1 technology initiatives, which typically put a tablet device in the hands of each student and are popularly used as classroom innovation models across Kansas City and the nation.] [divide] A $20 million investment in tech-forward learning environments for…
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