Chapter 1
How screens change our attention
Chapter 2
Screens and classroom social life
Chapter 3
Global school screen policies
YOUR GOAL
Master of Screens in classrooms
Ch 2 · Screens and classroom social life
bobbytaylor403 Classroom Screens and Social Life
Put the screens down, look at me now, let's just hang out.
bobbytaylor403 The constant urge to check social media during class hours creates chronic academic anxiety and low self-esteem.
bobbytaylor403 Late-night screen use disrupts sleep cycles, leading directly to higher anxiety and lower performance during the school day.
BETA
bobbytaylor403 Swipe away digital distractions to discover how screen time impacts your focus and mood.
Fun Fact
Screen-free empathy: Spending just five days at a camp without screens significantly improves a teenager's ability to read nonverbal emotional cues and facial expressions.
Glossary
phubbing (noun)
The practice of ignoring one's companion or surroundings in order to pay attention to a mobile phone. A 2024 Spanish study found that this behavior increasingly disrupts peer communication and student relationships in classrooms.
The practice of ignoring one's companion or surroundings in order to pay attention to a mobile phone. A 2024 Spanish study found that this behavior increasingly disrupts peer communication and student relationships in classrooms.
Quiz
According to a 2019 report, which demographic of students is three times more likely to report being cyberbullied?
Quiz
A 2014 study in Computers in Human Behavior showed that five days without screens improved teenagers' ability to do what?
Quiz
Which brain network, essential for processing social identity and self-reflection, is disrupted by constant screen-checking?
Quiz
According to a 2021 Pew Research Center survey, what percentage of teenagers have access to a smartphone?
Quiz
Which hormone, responsible for regulating sleep, is suppressed twice as long by screen blue light compared to green light?
Quiz
What psychological term describes the anxiety of being left out of social events, which drives screen-checking in class?
Quiz
What is the psychological term for snubbing someone in a social setting by looking at your phone instead of them?