[CASL-L] [EXTERNAL] Re: Wanted to share this...anyone else see the NYT article??

[Pia Ledina]

I would love to be a part of conversations as well - I'm at the middle
school level, and am very interested in this idea!

Hope everyone is surviving spring...

:) pia






On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM Past President <pastpresident at ctcasl.org>
wrote:

> Hi all - I'm catching up with emails and would love to have a conversation
> about this. At some ACES meetings I've been attending, I've heard about CT
> districts that are cutting all tech for K-2, which seems to me a little
> reactive.
>
> This post from AJ Juliani really resonated with me. Link
> <https://ajjuliani.beehiiv.com/p/the-screen-time-excuse-why-blaming-edtech-isn-t-the-solution-we-are-looking-for?utm_source=ajjuliani.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-screen-time-excuse-why-blaming-edtech-isn-t-the-solution-we-are-looking-for&_bhlid=1b7fc1174475000f8ca8ba6bbd603b85ed954f27&jwt_token=>
>
> Jenny
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM CASL President <president at ctcasl.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Melissa & all,
>>
>> Yes, I read the article this morning too. Have been following the
>> data/articles. Also, remember Barb sharing at nErDcampCT that Colchester
>> going back to carts. Thanks for the book rec, Laura. *The Anxious
>> Generation* as well as *The Chaos Machine* were two books that I found
>> valuable reads.
>>
>> *Valerie DiLorenzo*
>> CASL President
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <
>> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>> I have been having so many conversations with other educators about how
>>> it would be so nice to have more of a balance between tech and analog
>>> teaching and learning.
>>>
>>> This was a recent article about reducing chromebooks in schools that was
>>> very timely.
>>>
>>> Melissa
>>>
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