Apps Stirring Up Trouble in Schools

This year's hottest social media can fill the school day with drama and distraction.
By Caroline Knorr 8/9/2018

Ask any middle or high school teacher what their biggest classroom challenge is, and it's pretty much guaranteed they'll say "cellphones." Makes sense. Today, 95 percent of teens have access to a cellphone, and nearly half say they're on them "constantly." Putting aside for a moment the need to find solutions to this problem, inquiring minds want to know: What the heck is on kids' phones that they can't go an entire class without them?

See more: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-stirring-up-trouble-in-schools

Be an Upstander

Source: Facebook

Facebook is no longer the dominant online platform among teens

The survey found that 85 percent of teens use YouTube, 72 percent use Instagram and 69 percent use Snapchat. Facebook and Twitter register 51 percent and 32 percent, respectively.

Source: http://thehill.com/policy/technology/390047-poll-teens-favor-youtube-instagram-snapchat-over-facebook-and-twitter

Original Poll: http://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/

Charging Station Dock & Organizer for Smartphones, Tablets & Other Gadgets

Too many kids texting under the sheets in the middle of the night and not getting enough sleep. How about a new house rule: all devices get docked at night. Check this one out on Amazon.

NPR: 13 Reasons Why Not: Michigan Teens Talk Honestly About Suicide

Souce: https://www.npr.org/2017/05/30/530769850/13-reasons-why-not-michigan-teens-talk-honestly-about-suicide
 

Video game addiction

The World Health Organization made it official. Video game addiction is a disease and should be classified the same as a gambling addiction.

Watch the video here:
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2018/06/19/gaming-disorder-doctor-explains-what-parents-need-to-know/

New APP Monitors Cyberbullying

Download the app for Android here: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=BullyAlert&hl=en

The app currently supports only public Instagram social network profiles 

Source: https://www.colorado.edu/today/2018/06/11/squashing-cyberbullying-new-approach-fast-accurate