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‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push Back Against Edtech Overuse

‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push Back Against Edtech Overuse

Parents and educators worry about how much time students spend facing digital devices. Here is a useful resource to help children live lives that aren’t dominated by screen use.
Contact: Seth Evans, Chair, (seth@commercialfreechildhood.org) Screens in Schools Work Group, Children’s Screen Time Action Network
Advocates Release ‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push Back Against Edtech Overuse
The free resource from the Children’s Screen Time Action Network will help parents advocate for less device use and more hands-on learning in schools.
BOSTON, MA —February 10, 2020—Today, the Children’s Screen Time Action Network released the Screens in Schools Action Kit to help parents and educators address the overuse of educational technologies in schools. The Action Kit is a product of a grassroots movement challenging Silicon Valley myths that tech is a panacea for all that ails our educational system, and that “personalized learning” is better delivered by software and algorithms than highly skilled educators. The Children’s Screen Time CONTINUE READING: ‘Screens in Schools Action Kit’ to Help Parents Push Back Against Edtech Overuse