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

[Victoria Barrette]

Can we set up a middle school roundtable about this issue? I am also at a
middle school and would love to continue this conversation and find out
what others are doing.

On Thu, May 7, 2026 at 8:25 AM Pia Ledina via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> 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!
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> Hope everyone is surviving spring...
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> :) pia
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> On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM Past President <pastpresident at ctcasl.org>
> wrote:
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>> 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=>
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>> Jenny
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>> 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
>>>
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>>> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM Melissa Thom via CASL-L <
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>>>> 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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