What can parents and teachers do to ensure children?s screen time is spent wisely"

Nick Tiley-Nunn

Norwich High School for Girls (Prep), Norfolk
To develop effective digital citizenship in young people, technology must be embraced fully. Central to this is ensuring that they have the chance to engage with different examples of it and to explore them fully. Don?t just dip your toe into the pool; there is nothing worse than a child who has an iPad only to watch YouTube on it.
Technology should be viewed as a toolkit, with children urged to develop skills in using these tools and identifying when they need to use them. Sometimes technology is not the most effective way of achieving a result and the sooner children can make these decisions for themselves the better.
Shelley lance

Feltonfleet Preparatory School, Surrey
Screen time varies depending on how and what it is being used for. From virtual learning platforms such as Firefly to working collaboratively online, there are endless ways that screen time is becoming integrated into our children?s and parents? lives.
However, the constant challenge is whether what their children are engaging with online is safe and of value. We always encourage pupils through the Digital Learning curriculum and their use of digital tools, to recognise what they are learning and why they might be choosing to communicate, connect and create using a form of digital ...