Digital Distraction

What does it look like to support the well-being of staff and students who are connected 24/7 with devices at their fingertips? In this episode of OS Admin Tech Podcast, we speak with Johanna Mrcana and Lisa Williams, two high school principals from Ferndale Public Schools navigating their way through this topic. SHOW NOTES: Ferndale High School & University High School || The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang || Focusing on Distraction: What It Means To Always Be Connected MACUL 2019 Presentation by Paul Murray, Portage Public Schools || Reflection Questions for Focusing on Distraction: classroom and personal reflection questions around digital distraction by Paul Murray || Are you a Nomophobe? (Questionnaire) [The fear of being without a mobile phone] || Common Sense Media’s Dealing with Digital Distraction in the Classroom Strategies, Tools & Resources || Ideas for Promoting Digital Device Self-Regulation with Students & Teachers || Yondr || NYT Article: How & When to Limit Kids’ Tech Use