Digital Health and Wellness
I believe in the intentional and meaningful use of technology to enhance education
… but I am also worried about screen time.
Technology should not be an emotional pacifier.
On average US smartphone owners check their phone 47 times a day
85% use their device while talking to family and friends
Why are we on our phones so much?
We’re wired for connection.
Just know that if the service is free then you are the product.
Down the YouTube rabbit hole anyone?
If it makes us ANGRY we are
naturally inclined to ENGAGE
or react to the post.
Not all screen time is created equal
Three good questions to ask
Is this use of screen time solitary?
Is this use of screen time sedentary?
Are you a creator or a consumer with this use of screen time?
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
The Atlantic (Sept. 2017), Jean W. Twenge
35% check their phone within the first five minutes of waking
The average Facebook user is separated from another given user by just 3.57 degrees of separation
The average Facebook user has 155 friends, but would trust only four of them in a crisis. Yikes
Facebook users consider, on average, just 28% of their Facebook friends to be genuine or close friends.
Users access Facebook an average of eight times per day.
After road accidents, eating disorders are the top cause of death among 15 - 24 year olds in France.
… at the generational level, when teens spend more time on smartphones and less time on in-person social interactions, loneliness is more common.
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