Episode 150

03/19/18 • 59 min

Wow! 150 episodes and going strong. Omar (cofounder of IT Babble) joins Patrick and Tony for this episode. 1) Social media in schools a) Should it be used at all? b) Instant messaging vs Social media c) If yes, how should it be used? d) Etiquette vs Ethics? e) FOMO vs JOMO? f) The Man Who Knew Too Littleby Sam Dolnick of the NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/10/style/the-man-who-knew-too-little.html g) Eduro Learning Discussion about social media - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzCUtMDKhSY h) Tony’s post - https://itbabble.com/2018/03/18/its-time-to-regulate-social-media-in-schools/ i) https://gizmodo.com/study-being-a-teen-sucks-now-1822305426 2) 1:1 Programs in schools - Mobile Devices vs Laptop a) Is a Chromebook a mobile device or a laptop b) Remix OS - http://www.jide.com/remixos-for-mobile c) Samsung DEX - http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/samsung-dex/ d) Omar’s prediction - modular design 3) Eye strain because we are so connected Kids are being given iPads and numerous tasks on devices (screen time) a) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_blue_light_technology b) F.Lux - https://justgetflux.com/ c) Reading mode on mobile device 4) Handwriting - Should we continue to focus on it? a) Studies show a link between writing on paper and stronger “connections” b) https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-human/ink-on-paper-some-notes-on-note-taking.html

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