Kia Ora friends and geeks,<\/p>\n
It was almost a week ago that a group of noble parents (and this geek) gathered together in Los Amberleys to discuss Technoference.<\/p>\n
Even since that night, more extraordinary stuff has crossed my desk. \u00a0Both are long-form articles from the Atlantic, and both are worth a read. \u00a0This one asks whether Smartphones have destroyed an entire generation<\/a>, (answer: possibly) and this explores even more deeply the ways that our phones can distract<\/a> even when they’re turned off.<\/p>\n This is a TED talk by Tristan Harris<\/a>, one of the founders of the Time Well Spent<\/a> movement, and here is his article<\/a>. \u00a0Share it with your kids!<\/p>\n Another awesome TED talk that I’ve shared previously (but I’m consolidating a bunch of stuff for my new Technoference buddies, so bear with!) is THIS, by Sherry Turkle<\/a>, and I urge you to listen to this outstanding interview from the Podcast “On Being”, with Anil Dash, about Tech’s Moral Reckoning<\/a>. \u00a0AMAZING.<\/p>\n If I’d promised you more, please let me know, and I will share it. \u00a0For now, I’m going to get away from this screen.<\/p>\n x x xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kia Ora friends and geeks, It was almost a week ago that a group of noble parents (and this geek) gathered together in Los Amberleys to discuss Technoference. Even since that night, more extraordinary stuff has crossed my desk. \u00a0Both … Continue reading