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ptophelp.org  This site will help you find a counselor for your child in our area.

www.commonsensemedia.org  This site has tons of helpful information for parents re: digital media.

Guidance News

04/28/2011 13:39

Article on Cyberbullying by Jennifer Holladay

https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/number-38-fall-2010/cyberbullying   Check out the link above for an interesting article on the effects of cyberbullying. gjm

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03/25/2011 07:52

A Counterpoint to "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Jamais Cascio's article published in The Atlantic is called,"Get Smarter."

Jamais Cascio entitled “Get Smarter,” available from The Atlantic here: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/07/get-smarter/7548/ 

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03/22/2011 08:43

What Me Care? by Jamil Zaki from Scientific American Mind

A recent study finds a decline in empathy among young people in the U.S.;   https://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-me-care   gjm.

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03/22/2011 08:40

Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer? By Annie Murphy Paul

Pretty self explanatory.   https://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2043313,00.html   gjm.

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03/22/2011 08:35

Screen Time May Trigger Kids' Psychological Ills

This lab report by Alice Park introduces such recent research on the impacts of computer screen time on the brain.   https://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2025561,00.html   gjm.    

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03/11/2011 13:34

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

You Tube video stating the change in educational systems through a "chalk talk" animation.   www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpl4U   gjm.

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03/11/2011 13:13

Is Google Making Us Stupid? What the Internet is doing to our brains By Nicholas Carr

Article on how the internet is changing our brains. Delves into the differences btw. reading books and internet pages. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/6868/   gjm.

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03/11/2011 13:09

The Praise Paradox- Are We Smothering Kids in Kind Words? by PO Bronson & Ashley Merryman

Check out this article at; www.nea.org/home/42298.htm   gjm.

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03/11/2011 12:04

FREE Supplemental Math & Science lessons through Khan Academy

Bill Gates states that Khan Academy is the "cutting edge of where education is going." Check out these free supplemental lessons at; www.khanacademy.org gjm.  

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