The debate over screen time used to be simpler: How many hours of TV should children watch? When should they use the computer lab at school? But now, there are more nuanced conversations to be had in schools about technology that supports teachers and learners versus random scrolling and texting.
Presented by Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent, Texarkana Independent School District (TX); David Law, Superintendent, Minnetonka Public Schools (MN); Dr. Marie Robinson, Superintendent, Bangor School Department (ME); and Cooper Sved, Teacher and CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) 2025 Blaschke Fellow
Moderated by Ann McMullan, Project Director, CoSN/AASA EmpowerED Superintendents Initiative, CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
Presented by Frank Clegg, Former President, Microsoft Canada, and Current CEO, Canadians for Safe Technology (C4ST); Sharon Goldberg, MD, Integrative Physician; J. Stuart Ablon, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and Founder and Director of Think:Kids, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Mary Anne Tierney, RN, MPH, Executive Director, SafeTech NC, CEO, Blue Ridge EMF Solutions
Presented by Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Founder, Digital Respons-Ability; and Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist and Professor of Psychology, Stetson University
Moderated by Joyce Whitby, CEO and Co-Founder, Innovations4Education
This webinar will address four hurdles that make appropriate use of technology in the early childhood classroom difficult for many to embrace.
This webinar, held by edWeb’s PreK-3 Digital Learning community, helped clarify the role of gaming in education and provided webinar attendees with the information they need to effectively incorporate technology into childhood development.