Technopanic Podcast: Living & learning in an age of screentime

Technopanic Podcast: Living & learning in an age of screentime

By Ian O'Byrne & Kristen TurnerEducation
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Technopanic Podcast: Living & learning in an age of screentime episodes

  • New ILA Position Statement on Early Childhood Literacy Learning with Digital Tools
    Careful, intentional, and developmentally appropriate use of digital texts and tools can build young children’s language and literacy skills while providing young children with opportunities to deepen their understanding about the forms and functions of digital text in meaning making. Read the postNew ILA Position Statement on Early Childhood Literacy Learning with Digital Tools
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  • It’s All Legalese

    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #5. It’s all legalese.

    Moments from our lives:

    Kristen and Ian admit that they don’t read terms of use — but maybe they should.

    What we’re reading:

    Challenges in giving consent online

    How Silicon Valley Puts the “Con” in Consent – NY Times

    Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

    Big questions: Do we read terms of use?  Do we care? Ian and Kristen discuss the legally binding backbone of the Internet – terms of use/service -and what it means for kids, teachers, and users of digital tools.

    17 min
  • It’s All Legalese
    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #5. It’s all legalese. Moments from our lives: Kristen and Ian admit that they don’t read terms of use — but maybe they should. What we’re reading: Challenges in giving consent online How Silicon Valley Puts the “Con” in Consent – NY Times Digital Minimalism by Cal… Read more →
    17 min
  • What is Real Reading?

    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #4. What is real reading?

    Moments from our lives: Ian shares his struggle to be a digital annotator, and Kristen suggests that her daughter extend her book reading to include other, digital texts.

    What we’re reading:

    Clinton, V. (2019). Reading from paper compared to screens: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.  Journal of Research in Reading.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-9817.12269

    https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9817.12269

    Big questions: What is real reading?  Kristen and Ian discuss reading in a digital age and the difference in reading in print and on-screens.

    21 min
  • Being Mindful

    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #3 – Being Mindful

    Moments from our lives: Kristen shares a story about a morning filled with stress – because her daughter forgot her Chromebook at drama practice the night before.

    What we’re reading:

    You Should Meditate Everyday

    Breathe Like a Bear

    What we’re using:

    Calm

    Insight Timer

    Headspace

    Special Guest: Phillip Wilder

    Big questions: What is mindfulness?  What is meditation? What role should these play in our lives?  Our children’s? Schools? Ian and Kristen learn from Phil Wilder about the difference between a mindful stance and meditation practice.

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    22 min
  • Being Mindful
    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #3 –…Read the postBeing Mindful
    22 min
  • To Share or Not to Share

    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #2 – To share or not to share.

    Moments from our lives: A recent “ten year” meme has Kristen and Ian asking questions about sharing on social media.  Kristen describes her path from MySpace to Facebook, and Ian reflects on his role as a parent of an 8yo.

    What we’re reading:

    Forget Screentime Rules – Lean In To Parenting Your Wired Child, Author Says

    The New Childhood: Raising Kids to Thrive in a Connected World (Jordan Shapiro)

    Big questions: How do we talk to our kids about social media?  When do we start talking to them? Ian asks some big questions about his relationship with his 8yo son, and Kristen explains how she has tried to make social media an open thing in her home.

    23 min
  • What is Technopanic?

    A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode #1 – What is Technopanic?

    Moments from our lives

    Kristen shares how her son hijacked fantasy football – and how 10 days without devices as punishment felt like a difficult detox.

    What we’re reading

    We’ve Got the Screentime Debate All Wrong.  Let’s Fix it.  

    The Art of Screentime (Anya Kamanetz)

    Big questions

    What is technopanic?  Kristen and Ian define the term and discuss how popular media portrays negative effects of screens.

    32 min

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The Technopanic Podcast will share tips, tricks, and guidance about living and learning in an age of screentime. We will have conversations about living and learning in an age of screentime, from the…