Comments on: Screen Free Week http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=screen-free-week Educator Consultant Author Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gadgets, the Brain and Families | Lessons Learned http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3057 Gadgets, the Brain and Families | Lessons Learned Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:40:44 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3057 [...] can be met. I also hope to discuss the idea of running a “screen free week” just as Jeff Utecht has in his [...] [...] can be met. I also hope to discuss the idea of running a “screen free week” just as Jeff Utecht has in his [...]

]]> By: Live ed http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3056 Live ed Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:26:34 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3056 Screens are currently the worst obstacle for chidren to develop their potential. So a week without a screen is a good start to replace screens by playing outside or with friends. How can we win this uphill struggle? Screens are currently the worst obstacle for chidren to develop their potential. So a week without a screen is a good start to replace screens by playing outside or with friends. How can we win this uphill struggle?

]]> By: Berek http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3055 Berek Thu, 08 May 2008 03:56:26 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3055 Mr. Utech This post really stuck out to me. I think that technology is a great thing and that if we use it well it can do great things. Also we can’t completely depend on it for all our needs. This 7 days when we don’t use any TV’s, computers, cell phones, or even Ipod's is a great way for people to see what it would be like if we didn’t have any technology. Also it would save a lot of electricity and that is a huge topic now a day's because of global warming. I have participated in a day like this when everyone around the world turned of their lights for 1 hour. It was equivalent to taking 48,000 cars off the road for 1 year. This is a major thing and if we as a nation or world we to do it more than just once a year we could slow down global warming and green house gases. Also not having lights is even more to add to the week of no technology. I think that people should try this event out and see how it affects them, for the better, or the worse. Mr. Utech

This post really stuck out to me. I think that technology is a great thing and that if we use it well it can do great things. Also we can’t completely depend on it for all our needs. This 7 days when we don’t use any TV’s, computers, cell phones, or even Ipod’s is a great way for people to see what it would be like if we didn’t have any technology. Also it would save a lot of electricity and that is a huge topic now a day’s because of global warming. I have participated in a day like this when everyone around the world turned of their lights for 1 hour. It was equivalent to taking 48,000 cars off the road for 1 year. This is a major thing and if we as a nation or world we to do it more than just once a year we could slow down global warming and green house gases. Also not having lights is even more to add to the week of no technology. I think that people should try this event out and see how it affects them, for the better, or the worse.

]]> By: U Tech Tips » Blog Archive » Back from Digital Darkness 2008 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3054 U Tech Tips » Blog Archive » Back from Digital Darkness 2008 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:56:49 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3054 [...] 2008 – 12:56 pm I’m just getting back to things this morning after taking me week of Screen Free Time off. The first thing I did this morning was turn on my computer and start iTunes to download all [...] [...] 2008 – 12:56 pm I’m just getting back to things this morning after taking me week of Screen Free Time off. The first thing I did this morning was turn on my computer and start iTunes to download all [...]

]]> By: Ethan L http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3053 Ethan L Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:20:59 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3053 This is very interesting to me. It seems lately there have been things going on where we don't use electricity like when everyone shut everything off for an hour. This is very cool that you participate in this screen week. Personally I don't think that I could do it, and it is kinda sad that the world is becoming that dependent on technology. Especially kids these days with our cellphones and my space. The screen week thing is a great idea because it probably helps a lot. Even though it doesn't show that much electricity that is not being used really helps the earth. I know a lot of people who are way too dependent on there technology and I'm not that much but I don't think I could go without TV that long. Hopefully in the future I will be able to be a part of these things because I think it is very important. I am also going to try to participate in Earth Day too because the pollution is overwhelming lately. I am glad that I read this post because it has inspired me too do these things also. Hopefully more people will realize how important it is to keep our world healthy because if we don't soon then who knows what will happen. Ethan This is very interesting to me. It seems lately there have been things going on where we don’t use electricity like when everyone shut everything off for an hour. This is very cool that you participate in this screen week. Personally I don’t think that I could do it, and it is kinda sad that the world is becoming that dependent on technology. Especially kids these days with our cellphones and my space. The screen week thing is a great idea because it probably helps a lot. Even though it doesn’t show that much electricity that is not being used really helps the earth. I know a lot of people who are way too dependent on there technology and I’m not that much but I don’t think I could go without TV that long. Hopefully in the future I will be able to be a part of these things because I think it is very important. I am also going to try to participate in Earth Day too because the pollution is overwhelming lately. I am glad that I read this post because it has inspired me too do these things also. Hopefully more people will realize how important it is to keep our world healthy because if we don’t soon then who knows what will happen.

Ethan

]]> By: Charlie A. Roy http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3052 Charlie A. Roy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:33:17 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3052 @Jeff Happy screen vacation. Hope you caught up on some good old fashioned book reading. @Jeff
Happy screen vacation. Hope you caught up on some good old fashioned book reading.

]]> By: Brandon h http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3051 Brandon h Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:23:58 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3051 This is really interesting post for many reasons it is showing how much we depend on electronics for everyday tasks. They do make life easier but also confusing with mastering technology. It’s good to get this 7 day break from technology just to realize what the world was like before it. It’s showing how tremendously much our world has changed over the past 20 years. It pretty crazy all the risks that come from using technology as you posted. I think this is amazing how much technology is being used by kids now a day. Instead of going and "playing" the new things is going on the internet and explore something new. This is really changing our world people really are living for technology, for example almost everyone I know has either a TV or a computer. Our school has laptop classes which are making learning so different. It really is good the way we are going with technology like my school really makes it easy to succeed with the technology and all the new opportunities you get with technology. This is really interesting post for many reasons it is showing how much we depend on electronics for everyday tasks. They do make life easier but also confusing with mastering technology. It’s good to get this 7 day break from technology just to realize what the world was like before it. It’s showing how tremendously much our world has changed over the past 20 years. It pretty crazy all the risks that come from using technology as you posted. I think this is amazing how much technology is being used by kids now a day. Instead of going and “playing” the new things is going on the internet and explore something new. This is really changing our world people really are living for technology, for example almost everyone I know has either a TV or a computer. Our school has laptop classes which are making learning so different. It really is good the way we are going with technology like my school really makes it easy to succeed with the technology and all the new opportunities you get with technology.

]]> By: Christy Tvarok http://www.thethinkingstick.com/screen-free-week/#comment-3050 Christy Tvarok Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:10:07 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=661#comment-3050 I hope you, your family and friends have a great week. Apparently, I picked the wrong month to start a ed. tech. blog. :-) My IT fiance' and I will give this "crazy idea" a shot soon. but shhhhh... I haven't told him yet! Cheers! I hope you, your family and friends have a great week. Apparently, I picked the wrong month to start a ed. tech. blog. :-) My IT fiance’ and I will give this “crazy idea” a shot soon. but shhhhh… I haven’t told him yet!

Cheers!

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