Smartphones are undoubtedly a distraction to learning. We should keep an open mind about the school ban and give teachers and students time to see what works.
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Young children may find it harder to control their attention if they use touchscreens regularly.
As the head of a media and communications program, my life’s digital-analogue balance was off. Four weeks at sea with no devices refocussed my views – even on things that had been there all along.
You’re not as good as blocking out distractions as you think you are.
Online distractions come at a considerable cost when you’re out for groceries.
It’s not too late for a New Year’s resolution. If you’re a parent - resolving to stop ‘technofering’ could be one of the most important things you do this year.
Whether a technology helps or hurts people depends not on how much time they spend with it, but how they use it.
If innovations of our digital age are largely to blame for decreasing attention spans, don’t they also hold possible solutions?
New tools to help people use their smartphones in less detrimental ways are a good start, but could be even better at protecting users’ well-being.
Four out of five experts say we shouldn’t ban mobile phones in classrooms.
Why do tech companies care so much about self-driving cars? If drivers no longer need to pay attention to the road, they can use their mobile devices even more.
New research shows that families in Japan and the US struggle in very similar ways with how technology is affecting their lives, their relationships and each other.
Some of the iPhone’s innovations have made users less secure.
Anecdotal evidence suggests the pervasiveness of smartphones is making us increasingly distracted and hyperactive. Does research support that conclusion?
As summer vacations approach, it’s worth recalling the value of disconnecting and perils of multitasking in our digitally distracted lifestyles.
How can we prepare children for a tech world while fighting the distractions it inevitably brings?
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Dean and Walter H. Annenberg Chair in Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Chief Program Officer, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor, Teacher Education, University of Technology Sydney
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University at Buffalo
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Associate Professor in Education & Technology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Adjunct Fellow, School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children's Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Community Information, University of Michigan
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Advisor to the Center for Public Relations, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Use of ICT and Social Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Affiliate Faculty in Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington