Recent Topical Posts Expressing our Opinions, Thoughts, Concerns, and Solutions
Our Thoughts On Cellphones In Elementary School (Gr K-6), Middle School (Gr 6-8), and High School (Gr 8-12)
CAVEAT – We base our thoughts and opinions on the research located in this article https://thewhitehatter.ca/blog/some-thoughts-about-cellphones-in-classrooms/ Recently, we’ve been receiving lots of inquiries from parents, educators, and teens via emails, texts, and phone calls, seeking our thoughts on the use of cellphones in schools. While each school varies, we advocate certain principles, acknowledging the necessity for...
Is there a way to listen to music without having a phone? This is a question that we have received more recently from youth, parents, and caregivers where access to a smartphone might be limited. For example: Given that the era of the iPod no longer exists, with the iPod Shuffle ending in 2017 and...
Parental Accountability in Today’s Onlife World – Yup, We Are Going There!
CAVEAT: The inspiration for this blog post came from an incident we witnessed today while we were out in our community. As we passed by an elementary school, we noticed a cluster of five young girls, seemingly in the third or fourth grade, gathered in the center of the school playground huddled in a circle. Among...
The Echoes of Moral Panic – What Is Old is New Again!
A quote from the Joker in the movie Batman Forever, “riddle me this, riddle me that – what is:” Many of you reading this post might guess “smartphones or cellphones,” but you’d all be mistaken! The correct answer to the riddle is actually “comic books” – yes, comic books. In 1954, the publication of “Seduction...
The Power of Technology and Social Media: Positive Examples of How Teenagers Are Utilizing Technology
Technology and social media have become a ubiquitous and integral part of the lives of many teenagers in today’s onlife world. While the media love to target the negative impact of these platforms on adolescent mental health and well-being, it’s easy to forget that there are also many positive ways in which teens are utilizing...
A Message To Our Fellow Digital Literacy and Internet Safety Presenters
“In his 1996 book, “The Vision of the Anointed”, economist Thomas Sowell sketched out a pattern that many of the “crusading movements” of the 20th century have followed. First, they identify a “great danger” to society, followed by an “urgent need” for government action “to avert impending catastrophe.” Dr Aaron Brown As digital literacy and...
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