An interesting article from the Times. Focuses more on elementary students but does reference older students as well. Kids need to be able to navigate both digital and paper world.....

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/why-handwriting-is-still-essential-in-the-keyboard-age/?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront

20:02 I can't follow your reasoning at all. Not sure how you reached the conclusion that "our students need to do as much of their reading on devices as possible, so that they develop skills specific to digital contexts."

Would love to hear more about the comparison of DCI to BASIS and other middle schools.

Anonymous wrote:Ok, so I am reviving this thread. Came across this article which is interest ing. Supports previous research, although I know that more research needs to be done.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160508151944.htm

I think you can read this study and draw two opposite conclusions. One is that since it's easier to understand what you read on paper, students should do their reading on paper so that they'll understand more.

The other is that people who didn't learn to read on tablets and computers, don't carry over their higher level comprehension skills to digital environments. Therefore, it's crucial that kids do as much of their reading as possible in the format they're likely to use as adults. Given that almost all workplaces are requiring more and more reading on devices, it's obvious that our students need to do as much of their reading on devices as possible, so that they develop skills specific to digital contexts.

If we're going argue that kids should read only on paper, because reading things on paper is easier than reading online, will we make a parallel argument for technologies that make things easier? After all, studies show that doing math is a calculator is easier? Should we conclude that kids should do all math with a calculator handy?

18:30 poster. Can you expand on why you'd choose DCI over Basis?

I am a Basis and DCI parent. The atmosphere of DCI is preferrable. Yes, tech is there, but it I had to choose one over the other, it would be DCI.

New article for those who are interested
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/30/computer-vision-syndrome-affects-millions/?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fhealth&action=click&contentCollection=health®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

Here is a Norwegian study looking at reading differences in 10th graders
http://sciencenordic.com/paper-beats-computer-screens

and a nice summary of this topic, including links to various studies, some of which point to some benefits reading ebooks. didn't read carefully but it looks interesting


http://www.radford.act.edu.au/storage/reading-on-screens-v-paper.pdf

Interesting, however, the study was conducted on people aged 20-24. This article would be more meaningful if the age group was 10 to 14. Now that you've done your research, please give up your spot!

Thanks for posting. I'm interested in this type of research, so not everyone's yawning.I admittedly am not an expert in this area, but the contrast between abstract and concrete understanding is interesting.

Okay, then please go back to sleep! Nobody is asking you to open the thread or read the article.

YAWN..........

Interesting article in the post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/05/17/schools-are-now-soft-targets-for-companies-to-collect-data-and-market-to-kids-report/

Another one. https://seii.mit.edu/research/study/the-impact-of-computer-usage-on-academic-performance-evidence-from-a-randomized-trial-at-the-united-states-military-academy/

Ok, so I am reviving this thread. Came across this article which is interest ing. Supports previous research, although I know that more research needs to be done.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160508151944.htm

me too. tech is a tool, a medium of communication, a bridge between home and school through google classroom, a minimizer of paper, and a way of leveling the playing field between haves and have nots. kids keep them over the summer and have assignments which led to no summer slide. what's so hard to understand? why do you need more from an info session? why don't you wait to go there to get more in depth? or better yet, don't go. you sound like a pain in the ass.