Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

Matthew is 16, has dropped out of school and plays video games for at least 12 hours a day. Experts say thousands of families are dealing with this problem — but help is out there.

Via Peter Mellow

It’s hardly fair to point a finger at the young cohort of 13- to 23-year-olds known as generation Z and accuse them of being “addicted” to their phones. After all, you’d be hard-pressed to find an adult these days who isn’t constantly Googling during a conversation or checking the news during dinner.

Yet, generation Z is often on the receiving end of criticism for the amount of time they spend using technology. Some of this is fair — it’s estimated that they log about 10 hours a day online (an informal Global News survey found that number to be closer to six hours) and a whopping 96 per cent own a smartphone — but this is less an “addiction” than it is a way of life, experts argue.

Via John Evans

As the number of young gamers has risen sharply, so have addiction narratives

Via Peter Mellow