Screen use and dry eye disease?
Dr Alex Müntz talks to Jesse Mulligan on Radio New Zealand, about the link between screen use and dry eye disease, with some suggestions...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Upcoming seminar
Please email to register your interest for this upcoming seminar, it will be a fantastic opportunity to hear speakers from different...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Devices for learning - A student voice
"Are devices in school doing more harm than good?" In this article, recently published in newsroom, a data science and finance student...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Mar 14, 2022
- 2 min
Extended screen time perils: UniNews
This article first appeared in UniNews, Auckland University, by Denise Montgomery. Research by Dr Alex Müntz and colleagues from the...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Feb 11, 2022
- 3 min
How do we support our kids in 2022?
We start the school year in 2022 with excitement and hope, while planning for disruptions due to students and teachers isolating. The...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Dec 4, 2021
- 2 min
“Extended screen time drying out teens eyes: One News”
New research from Auckland University has investigated screen use and dry eye disease in young people, finding an association that is...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Oct 16, 2021
- 4 min
Devices associated with reduced student performance in NZ
A new report assessing the impact of devices on learning specifically for NZ students, shows that when the classrooms open, it’s time to...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
Can computers really cause back pain for kids?
A recently published study followed 45,555 participants from the Danish National Birth Cohort. At the 11 year follow up, data showed that...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Jun 24, 2021
- 1 min
Future Makers update on Sensible Screen Use
This is an excerpt from Derek Wenmoth's blog - click the Future Makers link to access the whole article. Derek has been a teacher,...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Mar 14, 2021
- 4 min
Privacy, consent and cyber-security
Recently we have had several queries from subscribers relating to consent and children’s online privacy with digital platforms in...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Nov 27, 2020
- 5 min
What are the benefits of BYOD policies in primary schools?
Originally published in Education Central, by Julie Cullen The New Zealand Ministry of Education (MOE) has recently published a study...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Sep 15, 2020
- 4 min
Screen-based learning and our brains
Online learning – let’s get the best from it. Recently, a Danish lecturer felt so frustrated with the distractions of digital...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Aug 26, 2020
- 5 min
Do primary school kids really need their own classroom iPads?
This story was originally published in The Spinoff. A push for greater digital access in schools can have its positives and also its...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
Screens and well-being: Martin Hughes
Here is an article recently released by Martin Hughes from 3ML. Martin is an educator who works to make the use of ICT in schools 'a...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
Does educational technology help children learn? A research update.
In a large-scale meta-analysis released last year, the Reboot Research Foundation analysed the connection between digital devices and...
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sensiblescreenuse
- May 1, 2020
- 5 min
“What’s happening with our kids now is the biggest educational experiment in history"
Interesting articles and reports are beginning to surface on the realities of online schooling and increased recreational screen use, for...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Screen use and lockdowns!
We are currently in an unprecedented time for most of our generation, where a state of emergency has shut down all but essential...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Mar 6, 2020
- 2 min
Internet safety, kids and porn
Following Internet Safety Day in February the results of Ngā taiohi matihiko o Aotearoa – New Zealand Kids Online, a research report from...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Feb 4, 2020
- 2 min
“How the internet may be changing the brain”
The Christmas and holiday period has come to an end. After downing work and tech tools to recharge, the New Year can be a time to take...
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sensiblescreenuse
- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
"Schools pushed for tech in every classroom. Now parents are pushing back."
To finish 2019, our last blog will include a few interesting articles for those with a little extra time on their hands over the...
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