Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
in the digital age. Many parents and educators worry that kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Digital Citizenship expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children–if parents help them.
Screenwise is a guide to understanding what it is like for children to grow up with
technology, and to recognizing the special challenges–and advantages–that contemporary kids and teens experience thanks to this level of connection. Children’s school experiences, family life and friendships are all shaped by digital connection. Educators and school leaders looking to engage parents around educational technology and wishing to create a culture of digital citizenship will benefit from this volume. Screenwise helps parents and educators move beyond discussions of “screentime” to evaluate different kinds of engagement with technology.
Screenwise presents practical parenting “hacks”: quick ideas that you can implement today that will help you understand and relate to your digital native. The book empowers parents to recognize ways that wisdom that they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and urgently needed supplement to their kid’s digital savvy.
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