Turn off, tune out, drop in
23/06/08 11:18
Computer geeks, internet addicts, Blackberry thumbers and compulsive IMers are deciding to wrestle back control of their lives by daring to switch off their gadgets and computers, if only for one day.
An interesting article here about how some techies are realising that the time they spend on the internet has gone too far. They want an offline day - a ‘secular Sabbath’ as some are calling it - or an ‘unplugged day’ . Some computer developers in Canada were calling for a global ‘shut down’ day.
Can twitchy withdrawal symptoms associated with detoxing from computers and other gadgets have an effect on education?
Imagine twitchy kids in the classroom, not being able to play with their gadgets. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
An interesting article here about how some techies are realising that the time they spend on the internet has gone too far. They want an offline day - a ‘secular Sabbath’ as some are calling it - or an ‘unplugged day’ . Some computer developers in Canada were calling for a global ‘shut down’ day.
Can twitchy withdrawal symptoms associated with detoxing from computers and other gadgets have an effect on education?
Imagine twitchy kids in the classroom, not being able to play with their gadgets. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
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