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Publication Date: 2024-Apr-3
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Technology & Student Wellness: How Tech, SEL, and Mental Health Are Now Linked. Technology Counts, 2024. Education Week. Volume 43, Issue 22
Education Week
The intersection of technology and social and emotional issues for kids is getting much busier. Students are now using social media sites like TikTok to diagnose themselves with anxiety and other mental health challenges. Counselors and teachers see more kids spend countless hours on social media--and then hear them complain they feel exhausted and lonely. And there are rising concerns that AI could fuel youth tech addiction and cyberbullying. But technology, when used appropriately, can improve students' well-being. It can help students strengthen existing relationships, connect with a wider variety of people and perspectives, and destigmatize mental health challenges. This special report examines how schools are trying to put student wellness front and center in a digital world. Contents of this special report include: (1) Most Teens Think AI Won't Hurt Their Mental Health. Teachers Disagree (Alyson Klein); (2) Kids Turn to TikTok for Mental Health Diagnoses. What Should Schools Know? (Alyson Klein); (3) Kids Think Social Media Is Fine, But Teachers See a Mental Health Minefield (Arianna Prothero); (4) Social Media Is Hurting Social-Emotional Skills. How 4 School Districts Are Fighting Back (Lauraine Langreo); and (5) Q&A: 'It Terrifies Me': Clinical Psychologist on Tech Overuse in the Age of AI (Kevin Bushweller).
Descriptors: Student Welfare, Mental Health, Social Emotional Learning, Technology, Intersectionality, Interpersonal Relationship, Artificial Intelligence, Adolescents, Social Media, Clinical Diagnosis, Skill Development, Influence of Technology, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Computer Mediated Communication
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