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Rhona Anne Dick – Childhood Education, 2024
"Screen time" has become a loaded phrase, conjuring images of sedentary, isolated children absorbed in a virtual world... so-called "screen zombies"! However, it's crucial to recognize that not all screen time is created equal. In this article, the authors explore the imperative of providing educators and caregivers with…
Descriptors: Children, Technology Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Interactive Video
Talita Santos Ferrara – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Homesickness is a complex phenomenon that operates on a spectrum and impacts individuals' psychological, cognitive, and physical functioning. Sufferers experience a preoccupation of home and a strong desire to return home. In higher education, homesickness among first-year students has been linked to a higher risk of dropping out of school,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Emotional Response
National Forum on Education Statistics, 2021
In spring 2020, nearly all school districts across the nation transitioned to virtual education during extended school closures caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. K-12 education agencies pivoted to virtual education in a short amount of time with limited options available for developing a virtual education program. This…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Data Collection, Data Use
Ediger, Leadell; Groff, Jane; Lewis-Pankratz, Rebecca; Pederson, Torree; Woods, Patrick; Saenger, Angie – Kansas State Department of Education, 2020
Along with many areas around the world, Kansas is experiencing an expanding outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This virus can spread from person-to-person and the number of confirmed cases is growing. The resources in this guide are intended to help families, caregivers, and the community understand the…
Descriptors: School Role, School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Zimmerle, Joanna C.; Wall, Anne S. – Computers in the Schools, 2019
Although the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was enacted 20 years ago, the recently updated General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has renewed public interest in privacy policies. Under both COPPA and GDPR, companies must abide by strict regulations protecting children's personal data. Lengthy and oftentimes ambiguous policies…
Descriptors: Privacy, Computer Security, Computer Oriented Programs, Web Sites
UnidosUS, 2020
Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put Latino families, and other racial and ethnic minority groups, at increased risk of contracting COVID-19. The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Latino community threatens to undermine the educational progress of more than 13 million Latino students and five million English…
Descriptors: School Closing, Educational Change, COVID-19, Pandemics