Dec 14 2017
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently updated their recommendations for screen time for children to move away from strict time limits and toward an expectation that families pay attention to the types and quality of media interactions that children are engaging in. Learn more about the recommendations and how to start this conversation with your family here.
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Dec 13 2017
Here are Five Simple Steps to a Healthy Media Diet from Common Sense Media. Choose the good stuff Watch, listen and play together Walk the walk Keep a balance Watch the clock Click here to watch the video. https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/parenttip/PT_healthy-media-diet-2016.mp4
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Dec 08 2017
Interested in strategies to help your family find some balance with technology over the break? Check out these tips from Common Sense Media!
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Sep 22 2015
Now that my children are using iPads at school, I notice that they are having to do more school work online. They have to access their teacher’s Schoology page for assignments, use the Internet to access textbooks, and they conduct online research or other work within the Google Apps. How am I supposed to know …
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Apr 24 2015
Many interested parents attended the second Camp iPad for Parents event at Coal Ridge Middle School on April 23rd. Parents learned tips and tricks, how to adjust settings on an iPad to their liking, visited with teachers and students, discussed “wonderings” and concerns with fellow parents and educators, and enjoyed meeting parents from around the district. We discussed screen …
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