[CASL-L] Touch screen generation

[Crean, Sue]

Thanks Shannon for the related article. It brought back a memory of
watching two young mothers with their toddlers sitting at a restaurant
texting, ignoring each other (except to point to a text) and ignoring their
beautiful babies. And that's not an isolated incident!
 Face to face is so important. Irene is right, balance is key. As
educators, we can offer that smile and kind word to kids during the day.
Sue Crean

On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 1:04 PM, IRENE KWIDZINSKI <kwidz at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Finding the right balance is key.
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> *From:* Shannon McNeice <shannon_mcneice at whps.org>
> *To:* "Crean, Sue" <creans at brookfieldps.org>
> *Cc:* IRENE KWIDZINSKI <kwidz at sbcglobal.net>; CASL_L <casl-l at mylist.net>
> *Sent:* Tue, March 26, 2013 12:14:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Touch screen generation
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> Hi Sue,
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> Your comments made me think of this article I read this weekend about
> screen time and social skills...
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/opinion/sunday/your-phone-vs-your-heart.html
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> Made me think about the habits of my fifth grader. . .Thanks for the
> conversation. . .
>
> shannon
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> Shannon McNeice
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> On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Crean, Sue <creans at brookfieldps.org>wrote:
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>> Thanks Irene. I found it interesting that the developers of the games
>> were very protective of their own children's development and time with
>> technology.  However, it's very possible that the consumers of their
>> products will not be as careful.  Even though I love technology, I worry
>> about the facelessness of our children's interactions and how much of the
>> real world they are missing. How do we impart the  notiion of balance to
>> busy, stressed parents.
>> Sue Crean
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 9:56 PM, IRENE KWIDZINSKI <kwidz at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
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>>> A long, but interesting article that you might want to share:
>>>
>>> http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/the-touch-screen-generation/309250/?single_page=true&buffer_share=9d401&utm_source=buffer
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>> Mrs. Sue Crean
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>> Whisconier Middle School
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Mrs. Sue Crean
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what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya
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