Digital for good : raising kids to thrive in an online world / Richard Culatta.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781647820169
- ISBN: 1647820162
- Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Welcome home(s) -- Our digital dysfunction -- The urgent need for digital citizenship -- Balanced: using technology on our terms -- Informed: becoming savvy consumers of information -- Inclusive: balancing multiple viewpoints with respect -- Engaged: using tech to make our communities better -- Alert: creating safe spaces online -- The other members of the team -- Our digital future. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Internet and youth. Internet > Moral and ethical aspects. Internet > Social aspects. Technology and youth. Technology > Moral and ethical aspects. Technology > Social aspects. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 004.678 CULATTA 2021 (Text) | 0001002464962 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Publishers Weekly Review
Digital for Good : Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World
Publishers Weekly
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Culatta (Stuttering Therapy), former head of the Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, examines the promises and perils of the digital world in this stellar survey. It's time to move beyond strict limits on screen time, he writes, and instead details how children at any age can learn to become responsible digital citizens. To that end, he offers "five practical digital citizenship skills that all kids need to learn: being balanced, informed, inclusive, engaged, and alert." Culatta suggests parents ensure their children use technology to do more than simply "watch content," balance recreational time with time spent building skills or maintaining personal connections, and help children to intelligently assess the vast amount of information on the web. Parents are also encouraged to make a list of "do's," not "don'ts," for online time (such as being kind and honest), be more specific than "you're addicted to your phone" if screen time becomes a problem, and facilitate nonpunishment technology breaks. His advice is easy to implement and leavened with humor: "We also found that without some structure, our well-intentioned Sunday family time quickly turns into fight-with-your-brothers-all-afternoon time (shoot me now)." The result is a trenchant and hopeful guide for parents anxious about the impact of technology on their children's development. (July)