Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Today on Screen Time Reset, we talk with high school sophomore Buddy Leong to get a student’s perspective on how screens are influencing teens’ lives in and out of school. Buddy believes that tech provides valuable benefits to teens today, but he also acknowledges many students do […]
Debating Marc Prensky Part II (Screen Time Reset)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Addiction, Brain Science & Human Competitive Advantages vs Symbiotic Hybrids. In this episode, host Lauren Paer has Marc Prensky back for round two of their debate. Marc is an influential thought-leader in the technology and education space. He has written a number of books on the subject […]
Pioneers Navigating Uncharted Waters II (Screen Time Reset)
A mom with young children shares how she manages screen time. Today we talk to April Hail, a mom of two young sons who writes a parenting blog and has a background in education. She is part of the first generation of parents that’s had to contend with raising children with smartphones and iPads. It’s […]
Screen Time Through a Senator’s Eyes (Screen Time Reset)
Like what you see? Please give generously. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com New Hawaii bill only one hearing away from becoming law. The government, on both the state and federal level, has been largely missing in action on the screen time issue in the US. Despite the growing body of research linking excessive screen to a host of harms […]
RYSE to the Occasion (The Will of the People)
Homelessness, Ohana Zones, Youth. Hawaii has one of the highest rates of unsheltered youth. Carla Houser, an Executive Director of a youth shelter, lends her extensive experience to provide insights into youth homelessness and how we can better address homelessness in Hawai‘i. The host for this episode is Ian Ross. The guest for this episode […]
Pioneers Navigating Uncharted Waters (Screen Time Reset)
A Punahou dad shares his experience parenting in the digital age. This is the first generation of parents that’s had to contend with raising children with smartphones and iPads. It’s been over a decade since smartphones burst on the scene, but solid structures still haven’t been created to help educate and support parents on how […]
Why tech executives send their children to tech-lite Waldorf (Screen Time Reset)
Cultivating the whole child & honing human competitive advantages. While researching screen time, I kept reading articles mentioning that tech-lite Waldorf schools in Silicon Valley are filled with children of technology executives. In this episode, I will talk to two Honolulu Waldorf teachers, Yuka Otaka-Bryce and Alicia Mehle, about Waldorf’s stance on technology and why […]