TRC #729: Digital Devices in Schools + Books Reviews: Enshittification & Breakneck

School children on tabletsWhat impact do digital devices like laptops, tablets and smart phones, both inside and outside of the classroom, have on childrens’ ability to learn? Adam questions the assumption that these devices are always positive, and examines the research on the topic. Darren gives us two book reviews. First up is Enshittification by Cory Doctorow, which examines what seems to make good companies kind of terrible, and then it’s Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future by Dan Wang, which looks at what factors make the US and China different.

Download direct: mp3 file

Digital Devices in Schools

Digital Media Use and Child Health and Development A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA Pediatrics

Senate Written Testimony Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, Med

iPads in Kindergarten, YouTube on Breaks: The School Screen-Time Battle – The New York Times

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents – Yahoo

Book Reviews

Enshittification by Cory Doctorow

Breakneck by Dan Wang

This entry was posted in The Reality Check Episodes. Bookmark the permalink.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *