Downeast Schoolhouse » technology http://downeastschoolhouse.com Education, bread, music, orneriness. In monstrous slabs. Irony in wee drams. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:35:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 No Wonder They’re Half-Dazed! http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/01/no-wonder-theyre-half-dazed/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/01/no-wonder-theyre-half-dazed/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:15 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2455 The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such [...]]]> http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2010/01/no-wonder-theyre-half-dazed/feed/ 0 http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/12/2420/ http://downeastschoolhouse.com/2009/12/2420/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:10:12 +0000 admin http://downeastschoolhouse.com/?p=2420 Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches.  Are you surprised? We always knew Mickey had high standards.

You read it here first: Devices to Take Textbooks Beyond Text “It’s wonderful not to have to lug those books around.”

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