The Health Effects of Screentime

Common Sense Education
Contributed By
Common Sense Education
Keywords
Digital Citizenship Digital Wellbeing Media Balance Active Use Passive Use
Subjects
English-Language Arts Career Technical Education Social Emotional Learning Health Education Digital Literacy
Grade Levels
Grade 12
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator Librarian / Media Specialist School / Career Counselor Parent Representative
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The Health Effects of Screentime

The research is still out when it comes to exactly how screen time affects our health. But one area where we know it does is our sleep. Just having a device near us seems to change the way our brains work. Help students learn that being responsible with digital media means adjusting how we use it so it isn't unhealthy for our bodies or our brains.
Publisher
Common Sense Education

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