Secondary Smartphone Social Media Survey 
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 19, 2019
Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? It’s a smartphone that your students are using. We are all aware of the negative impacts of smartphones.
Edsurge
JULY 31, 2024
Holding several new books, I was transported back to my high school years, a time before smartphones and social media, when I would cautiously approach the gay and lesbian section of my local bookstore. In the weeks and months that follow, I curate reading lists for students based on their survey responses.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The massive fight, it turned out, stemmed from a long-simmering rivalry between groups of girls, and had been largely instigated and planned through a steady stream of posts on social media apps like Twitter, Instagram, Kik and Snapchat. Related: A class of teenagers gave up smartphones for a week, and lived.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Researchers have pointed to the introduction of smartphones — the iPhone was introduced in 2007 — and the rise of social media as the culprit. Are teens struggling because smartphone time is leading to less sleep ? But teasing apart what’s actually happening is difficult. Read more here.
Edsurge
AUGUST 29, 2019
Yondr pouch and unlocking device (Source: Yondr) For most adults, the idea of being separated from a smartphone for just one hour can stir anxiety. Without smartphones, students are also “using a little bit more brain power,” quips Shiu. So it’s understandable that some students were unhappy about the new policy (to put it mildly).
EdNews Daily
JANUARY 14, 2017
Background Knowledge: A national survey reported teenagers spend an average of eight hours a day using various forms of media. 87% of teenagers between 14-17 years-old own a cell phone, and 31% of these older teens have smartphones. Smartphones are dopamine devices. ” Basically-we’re keeping an eye on you kid.
Graphite Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2017
According to a 2016 Pew Research Center survey , nearly eight in 10 Americans have at least a desktop computer, and 77 percent of Americans across all demographics own a smartphone. Digital access for our students is everywhere, all the time, affecting how our students live, socialize, work, play, contribute, and learn.
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