Cutting edge schools spend their tech time on Tech Ed, not Ed Tech
What is Ed Tech? According to The Screentime Consultant, Emily Cherkin, MEd., “Ed Tech” consists of digital tools, platforms, or apps used by schools, teachers, or students. Ed Tech includes both hardware (iPads, laptops, etc.) and software (curriculum and learning management systems). By contrast, “Tech Ed” consists of academic curricula designed to teach children how to use technology safely and effectively by building their typing, media literacy, and safe searching skills. Cutting edge schools spend their tech time on Tech Ed, not Ed Tech. They also delay Tech Ed until children are more mature and have mastered foundational skills like reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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Being tech-intentional™ in schools means only using screen-based technologies that enhance, nurture, and support our teachers, our students, and our community in a way that aligns with our values, mission, pedagogy, and child development, and resisting, delaying, or limiting any type of digital technology use that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
Being tech-intentional™ in schools means only using screen-based technologies that enhance, nurture, and support our teachers, our students, and our community in a way that aligns with our values, mission, pedagogy, and child development, and resisting, delaying, or limiting any type of digital technology use that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
Being tech-intentional™ in schools means only using screen-based technologies that enhance, nurture, and support our teachers, our students, and our community in a way that aligns with our values, mission, pedagogy, and child development, and resisting, delaying, or limiting any type of digital technology use that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
A tech-based childhood is not inevitable. We have a choice, and we must act now.
As a sought-after guest, Emily shares her tech-intentional wisdom on a variety of podcasts. Tune in to hear her discuss mindful screen use, fostering relationships in a digital age, and practical strategies for families and educators. Find her recent appearances below.
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A tech-based childhood is not inevitable. We have a choice, and we must act now.
As a sought-after guest, Emily shares her tech-intentional wisdom on a variety of podcasts. Tune in to hear her discuss mindful screen use, fostering relationships in a digital age, and practical strategies for families and educators. Find her recent appearances below.
Emily's work is featured on:
A tech-based childhood is not inevitable. We have a choice, and we must act now.
As a sought-after guest, Emily shares her tech-intentional wisdom on a variety of podcasts. Tune in to hear her discuss mindful screen use, fostering relationships in a digital age, and practical strategies for families and educators. Find her recent appearances below.
Emily's work is featured on: