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

[CAITLIN M. CARBONELL]

I'd love to get a group together about this- Wallingford looks like a good middle distance from everyone.


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

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<mailto: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!

Hope everyone is surviving spring...

:) pia


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On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM Past President <pastpresident at ctcasl.org<mailto: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<mailto: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 <casl-l at mylist.net<mailto: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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