Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

Video – Spirit Lake Community Schools launches its 1:1 laptop initiative

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Thought I’d share these two videos from the launch of the Spirit Lake (IA) Community Schools new 1:1 laptop initiative. Fun!

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The Future

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The Future

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Beyond screen time: Rethinking kids’ tech use with the “Goldilocks hypothesis”

The digital world will always entail risks for teens, but that doesn’t mean parents aren’t without recourse.

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