Join the conversation at the Discovery Museum 2020 Speaker Series featuring
Dr. Jill Walsh
Researcher and Lecturer at Boston University, Author, and Digital Space Advocate
Managing Kids' Screen Time in the Pandemic
presented virtually via Zoom webinar
Although there has always been debate about the opportunities and challenges screen time offers, there was at least a list of best practices that we could use as a guide. Then the pandemic made technology critical for both our children’s academic and social experiences. What do best practices look like now? And how can (or should) we come back from the tech overload of the last seven months? Dr. Walsh will go through the parameters that are worth instituting this school year to help set children up for success navigating in-person and remote learning. Particular focus will be on thinking about quantity vs. quality of tech use and addressing challenges like multitasking and managing digital socializing. While Dr. Walsh will provide a research-based approach, she is also a working mother of two technology-obsessed kids so she will also offer insights into which rules to follow closely and which to worry less about as we navigate this new time. This talk will be relevant for families with children of any age, but a particular focus will be on Pre-K through middle school.
Visit www.drjillwalsh.com for more information about her work and to purchase her book, Adolescents and Their Social Media Narratives: A Digital Coming of Age.
All registrants will receive a follow-up email on Thursday, November 12, with a link to the Zoom Webinar presentation that evening. If you do not have Zoom installed on your computer or mobile device, you can download it at zoom.us/support/download. Please note that this presentation will not be recorded.
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