By Jacob Aldrich A 2022 study from the Entertainment Software Association found that around 71% of American children under 18 play video games at least an hour a week in some form and about 65% of American adults play video games at least an hour a week. These numbers [...]
By Jasmine London-Thomas The year was 2008, I was 12 years old, and social media was booming. My friends and I were on instant messaging sites such as AIM, Meebo, etc. Some people we met on these social media sites were around our age group, while others were not. [...]
By Tylar Bloch Chatbots such as ChatGPT are great at giving us answers fast. But many educators are finding that the speed at which these answers are generated comes at a cost to students’ learning. When kids can easily generate responses to an English essay prompt or a question [...]
By David A. Scattone Tablets are great learning tools for my children. They may never go to Egypt to see the Great Pyramid of Giza, but they could watch a documentary from National Geographic online. Some of our relatives live far away so the best way for us to [...]
By Stephanie Olson A lot of children have their own iPad these days, it’s rare to see kids playing outside anymore or truly enjoying their youth with something other than a screen. Times are changing with the constant growth of technology, but children shouldn’t own an iPad that they [...]
By Jacob Aldrich Most people who play video games, or have children who play video games, know all about microtransactions, even if they don't recognize the word. Buying more lives in a game, getting a new avatar skin, or buying points to upgrade your characters abilities are all just [...]
By: Jacob Aldrich Internet culture is becoming more of a mainstay in classrooms, homes, and everyday business and activities. But as we slowly become more involved in different aspects of the internet, it might seem that as individuals we are moving further apart in what interests their parents. While [...]
By Anonymous Middle School Student CyberRama, by Arthi Vasudevan, is a book about a girl named Maya and her friend Dave, who must stop cyber criminals in a game so they can stay safe. The book starts off with Maya coming home from school and Dave telling her about [...]
By Stephanie Olson Teenagers have multiple social media apps that they scroll through for hours on a daily basis. They are not the only ones that are guilty of doing this because many adults are also addicted to keeping up with their latest celebrities, influencers or even their old [...]
By Tylar Bloch Adolescents today are spending one to two hours each day playing video games. And in one study from 2021, in a sample of 3000 students, nearly 20% of males and 8% of females could be classified as having a gaming disorder Excessive gaming in adolescents has been [...]
