Multitasking teens can talk on their cell phones while instant messaging, then toggle between discussion board, blog, and e-mail account, possibly collaborate on a project, or more likely chat with friends. If technology is ever-present for this wireless generation, what is the …
Multitasking teens can talk on their cell phones while instant messaging, then toggle between discussion board, blog, and e-mail account, possibly collaborate on a project, or more likely chat with friends. If technology is ever-present for this wireless generation, what is the …
According to the latest research, the average 13-year-old spends 8 hours per day, seven days a week, glued to a screen. Yes, this is problematic but to every problem there is a solution. Kersting explores the device-dependent world our children live in and how it is affecting th…
We've all seen them: kids hypnotically staring at glowing screens in restaurants, in playgrounds and in friends' houses -- and the numbers are growing. Like a virtual scourge, the illuminated glowing faces -- the Glow Kids -- are multiplying. But at what cost? Is this just a har…
""In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology-- more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity-- has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens…
"In Glow Kids, Dr. Nicholas Kardaras will examine how technology--more specifically, age-inappropriate screen tech, with all of its glowing ubiquity--has profoundly affected the brains of an entire generation. Brain imaging research is showing that stimulating glowing screens ar…
We've all seen them: kids hypnotically staring at glowing screens in restaurants, in playgrounds and in friends' houses -- and the numbers are growing. Like a virtual scourge, the illuminated glowing faces -- the Glow Kids -- are multiplying. But at what cost? Is this just a har…
"En la actualidad el uso de Internet se considera un tema de gran interés a nivel educativo, social y clínico, que desborda la actuación de padres, madres y profesores, así como la de los propios usuarios de la Red. En este libro se presenta esa realidad sumergida y poco evident…
"An illuminating study of the complex relationship between children and media in the digital age. Now, as never before, young people are surrounded by media--thanks to the sophistication and portability of the technology that puts it literally in the palms of their hands. Drawin…
