It’s time to remove laptops from classrooms.
24 experiments: Students learn more and get better grades after taking notes by hand than typing. It’s not just because they’re less distracted—writing enables deeper processing and more images. The pen is mightier than the keyboard.
Learning more:
The Anxious Generation (Jonathan Haidt)
Digital Delusion Interview (Jared Covey Horvath)
First Fish (Emily Cherkin: Dismantling EdTech)
Scrolling 2 Death (Podcast for Parents Worried About Social Media)
Unplug EdTech Toolkit (Emily Cherkin)
More organizations doing the work:
Distraction-Free Schools Policy Project
Go Away and Let them Play (Seattle Parent, Elizabeth Hunter)
Let Grow Play Club (Adult Free Play)
Schools Beyond Screens (LA Parents Coalition)
Seattle School District resources:
SPS Elementary Technology Policy
Network Use Agreement (Upper grades)
