tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post4611707629734382071..comments2023-10-23T09:23:22.051-04:00Comments on Your Schools: CMS snow-day tweets exercise the brainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-73910391219446502832014-02-17T08:53:59.880-05:002014-02-17T08:53:59.880-05:00a lot has already been said here about the subject...a lot has already been said here about the subject of teenagers and too much technology but I look at it from a physical fitness stand point. <br /><br />A recent study (USA today) says that only one in four teens are considered physically fit and get 60 minutes of physical activity per day. <br />That absolutely correlates with too much technology time.Godzillanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-70761323236878929742014-02-16T15:38:24.060-05:002014-02-16T15:38:24.060-05:00How's Rome doing today?How's Rome doing today? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89911558281273401652014-02-15T13:04:12.806-05:002014-02-15T13:04:12.806-05:00Amen Wiley. Probably 90% of what is tweeted is jus...Amen Wiley. Probably 90% of what is tweeted is just wasted time, 10% useful info. This generation is lazy bc of all the technology..<br /><br />A big problem right now at several of the CMS middle schools is bullying via twitter, instagram, kik, ask.fm, facebook, pheed, Tumbir and snapchat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-59273541623287600312014-02-15T12:44:39.587-05:002014-02-15T12:44:39.587-05:00Here's a good read....
Kathleen Reardon.
Pro...Here's a good read....<br /><br />Kathleen Reardon.<br /><br />Professor, USC Marshall School; Author, "The Secret Handshake" and "Comebacks At Work"<br /><br /> <b>Technology Actually Can Rot Your Teenager's Brain -- and Maybe Yours Too</b> <br /><br />....In a discussion online, a young woman told me this:<br /><br /><i>My generation tends to text/check stuff online every 10 minutes regardless of importance or necessity. As a result, we end up instant messaging each other at work instead of walking to each other's offices. I think it makes us more technology savvy and more connected -- in a way -- but considerably less considerate, attentive and more awkward. I don't think we know when the social networking stops and the real world begins.</i><br /><br />And then there is the neuroplasticity of the brain to consider. The brain is malleable. It changes as we learn. New pathways can be formed and new abilities developed if people use their brains effectively. If we don't try new things, if we don't experiment as everyday communication requires, we become stuck in repetitive, often dysfunctional patterns that influence our futures. We exist in URPS -- unwanted repetitive episodes.<br /><br />The main message here is: If your son or daughter is always using technology and you thought it might be rotting his or her brain, you just might be right. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers some suggestions.<br /><br />One thing I can safely say having studied communication throughout my career, you can't just suddenly become an effective communicator in several arenas if you spend most of your time focused on one.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-reardon/technology-actually-can-r_b_783940.htmlWiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-63271759601432691462014-02-15T10:46:33.505-05:002014-02-15T10:46:33.505-05:00Hi Tom, I go to school with you, go Knights. Yes i...Hi Tom, I go to school with you, go Knights. Yes it's a great way to communicate fast, easy info.<br />But I know that hours are wasted away typing useless messages all day long too. Oh well that's my life.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-22454919938437884652014-02-15T10:12:53.963-05:002014-02-15T10:12:53.963-05:00Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have done an excelle...Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have done an excellent job at not only engaging students in the classroom, but also online! As a student in CMS, I applaud them for taking this step in making sure students, parents & teachers are all connected. It's been amazing the see students from all over the district interacting with one another on Twitter, all due to CMS & #CMSnowEd & #CMSToastyWarm.<br /><br />I heard about the school cancellations FIRST on Twitter before it was even announced on TV. The Admin of the account is also doing a great job making sure that every student/parent/teacher that Tweets a question to the CMS account is answered. <br /><br />#CMSnowEd is just another way of continuing the education outside of the classroom. <br /><br />You ask any student following @CharMeckSchools on Twitter, and I guarantee you'll get a positive response, due to the steps CMS is taking to connect with Students on line. Way to go, CMS & the CMS Twitter Admin! #StudentsApprove!Tom Minerhttp://twitter.com/weatherwithtomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-8613263538741718782014-02-15T10:07:34.070-05:002014-02-15T10:07:34.070-05:00When I was a kid in the 1960's, I used to fall...When I was a kid in the 1960's, I used to fall asleep listening to a 6 transistor radio.<br /><br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-32620010366544442012014-02-15T09:39:07.357-05:002014-02-15T09:39:07.357-05:00Anon 9:23am
Have you tried telling your kids that...Anon 9:23am<br /><br />Have you tried telling your kids that too much technology will grow hair on their palms?<br /><br />See what they do.<br /><br />Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-43799708780140205132014-02-15T09:34:28.325-05:002014-02-15T09:34:28.325-05:00Of course, we need not worry about the "death...Of course, we need not worry about the "death" of Western culture just yet.<br /><br />Not as long as these guys are around:<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/02/can_asians_save_classical_music_.htmlShamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-64061598731123605382014-02-15T09:33:19.231-05:002014-02-15T09:33:19.231-05:00If parents want to manage cell phone use with kids...If parents want to manage cell phone use with kids just contact your cell phone provider and put limits on their use. We have cell phone coverage stop for our teens(through ATT) at 10pm every night and it turns back on at 7am. Works for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-11071380532895416052014-02-15T09:23:20.623-05:002014-02-15T09:23:20.623-05:00Pamela, the problem with technology today is that ...Pamela, the problem with technology today is that there are no limits, it's constant immediate gratification and it is most often done alone. Most teens have a hard time being more than an arms length away from their cell phone. They are DEPENDENT on them.<br /><br />When I used to go roller skating with my friends every Saturday afternoon we had to walk there, spend our own money that we earned and we interacted with our friends. We weren't dependent on technology for all of our entertainment and stimulation. Most of that came from our interaction with family and friends. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-12667777748743991492014-02-15T09:06:45.279-05:002014-02-15T09:06:45.279-05:00Yep, and in the 1920's they were dancing the C...Yep, and in the 1920's they were dancing the Charleston and Lindy-hop.<br /><br />And living the Great Gatsby instead of reading it.<br /><br />And so on...<br /><br />I thought it was funny that the Dumbest Generation mentioned "jazz" as part of the "high culture" which had survived the test of time.<br /><br />Poor kids, don't know Thelonious Monk...<br /><br />When it was just the popular music of its time.<br /><br />Much like the Beatles are today.<br /><br />Or Led Zeppelin on "Classic" rock stations.<br /><br />But technology today does tend to focus more on the immediate "now" than it did before.<br /><br />There's no denying that trend.<br /><br />Or is there?<br /><br />Funny, though, how so many inventors of technology tout the educational benefits of their new thingy. <br /><br />Edison was certain that the phonograph would be used primarily for educational purposes.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-5491484868124709202014-02-14T20:19:10.539-05:002014-02-14T20:19:10.539-05:00I know plenty of kids under thirty who read just f...I know plenty of kids under thirty who read just fine. <br /><br />Liked this comment on the Dumbest Generation, which pretty much sums up Hamlet's Blackberry: the more things change, the more they stay the same.<br /><br /><br />"I'm a member of Generation X, and most of the items Dr. Bauerlein blames for the ignorance of Generation Y were not in widespread use when I was a teen. We didn't have the Internet, cell phones, iPods, or sophisticated video game systems, and my town did not even get wired for cable until my freshman year of high school. Yet we did not spend our leisure time in the type of intellectual pursuits that Dr. Bauerlein imagines have been displaced by these modern items. Instead of literature, philosophy, high culture, political activism, or discussing current events we wasted our time on mindless drivel. We hung out at the mall or roller skating rink, gossiped on landlines, watched network soap operas, listened to pop music on the radio or our Walkman, flipped through "Tiger Beat" and other teen magazines, played video games on our Nintendos or Segas, and so on. And I really don't think my parents' generation was all that much different as teens, although the technology was obviously more primitive."<br />Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-51914954210264274122014-02-14T19:37:28.244-05:002014-02-14T19:37:28.244-05:00Also, for those who are having trouble sleeping du...Also, for those who are having trouble sleeping due to overexposure to "blue light" from LEDs on their technogadgets...<br /><br />Try f.lux<br /><br />http://justgetflux.com/<br /><br />"it makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day. "Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-69175149225576795282014-02-14T19:17:34.463-05:002014-02-14T19:17:34.463-05:00Pamela,
If you read The Dumbest Generation, you&#...Pamela,<br /><br />If you read The Dumbest Generation, you'll realize that no one under thirty will read Hamlet's Blackberry.<br /><br />Maybe you could tweet them a summary.Shamashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886687970259841873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-57053025075416257152014-02-14T18:54:46.576-05:002014-02-14T18:54:46.576-05:00Pamela Grundy, I sense frustration more than anyth...Pamela Grundy, I sense frustration more than anything else with most of the comments. And CMS' technology, Iphone, Ipad push is just part of it. The notion that our teens are exercising their brains by answering a few questions from some CMS administrative office is just silly. The kids need less time on these devices, not more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-49494596170788123022014-02-14T18:36:58.382-05:002014-02-14T18:36:58.382-05:00showmethemoney,
Calling someone a "hater&quo...showmethemoney,<br /><br />Calling someone a "hater" is a liberal defense mechanism.<br /><br />No one else uses it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-37021857845320056202014-02-14T17:37:05.113-05:002014-02-14T17:37:05.113-05:00For all you folks who despair of the future of wor...For all you folks who despair of the future of world civilization, I recommend Hamlet's Blackberry, by William Powers. Every development in communication, starting with the the expansion of writing and development of the postal system in the Roman Empire, has been met with the lamentations of those who feel the end is near. It's not the technology, it's how people use it. As the mother of a teenager, who thus has to manage the whole technology thing. I think the CMS tweets are swell. The one Ann printed is cleverly written, and well worth responding to. Good grief, folks.Pamela Grundynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-2498844448143562472014-02-14T17:03:00.396-05:002014-02-14T17:03:00.396-05:00divide and live in bubbles, sorry divide and live in bubbles, sorry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-89993933811138118582014-02-14T16:53:48.348-05:002014-02-14T16:53:48.348-05:00kids tweeting, must be a slow news day.kids tweeting, must be a slow news day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-46176811373884014992014-02-14T16:46:18.460-05:002014-02-14T16:46:18.460-05:00Technology has gone to far. This is what the maste...Technology has gone to far. This is what the masters want. In the house looking at flickering blue lights while they pull the strings. They decide us by are politics. We point fingers at each other and live using bubbles. How many of us have gardens? How many of us can skin a buck or fish to eat. When something at my house breaks, I throw it out and take a trip to walley world. Our grand parents fixed everything from dinner to the car. Are we all just dependent adults? Are our children just the next step in our subservient evolution? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-42115880479214770162014-02-14T16:29:06.455-05:002014-02-14T16:29:06.455-05:00Hate it forward comment, I don't get it. I pre...Hate it forward comment, I don't get it. I presume if someone disagrees with someone elses opinion theyre considered a hater. showmethemoneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-77044674811493811542014-02-14T15:06:31.167-05:002014-02-14T15:06:31.167-05:00Oh the sweet little Johnnys and Suzys are getting ...Oh the sweet little Johnnys and Suzys are getting yet another opportunity to play with their technology, and now it's being lauded as educational and an exercise of the brain. Kudos to CMS for leveraging technology even when kids can't come to school!! Makes me wonder why the kids aren't being asked to get online and do actual work while at home....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-81333258039536342142014-02-14T14:13:54.458-05:002014-02-14T14:13:54.458-05:00I am a high school teacher. I see my students more...I am a high school teacher. I see my students more concerned with defining themselves by who they are in the virtual world rather than who they are in the real world.vikersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020455191286536580.post-39487038792522398932014-02-14T14:04:10.987-05:002014-02-14T14:04:10.987-05:00Hi Wiley, Yes I agree with you 100%, you aren'...Hi Wiley, Yes I agree with you 100%, you aren't wasting your time doing twitter, instagram and whatever.<br /><br />Looks like most of these comments are directed at the kids wasting time on technology devices and computers.<br /><br />I'm from an older generation but it makes me sad to see the kids these days, and the parents who let them do it all day long.Carol S.noreply@blogger.com