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Do features of Facebook contribute to depression?
I have been spending some time trying to understand the association between high levels of Facebook activity and depression IN SOME. I just finished reading (Steers – ‘It’s complicated’: Facebook’s relationship with the need to belong and depression. Current Opinion … Continue reading
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Technology, education, and psychopathology
Question: Should educators be expected to learn about possible connections among cell phone use, social media, anxiety, and depression and, if so, where should this happen. I am putting together issues I want to address in a revision of our textbook. … Continue reading
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Google ad blocking begins tomorrow
Google begins blocking ads (chrome browser). Here is a description from The Verge. On desktop, Google is planning to block pop-up ads, large sticky ads, auto-play video ads with sound, and ads that appear on a site with a countdown … Continue reading
Chromebook data
Educators with students mainly on Chromebooks my find this report from GoGuardian of interest. GoGuardian has been able to aggregate data on 5 million student users and allows descriptive data frequency of use and trends. The greatest amount of … Continue reading
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What happened to the tech dream?
This post is dedicated to the original technology dreamers and honors the unique contributions of John Perry Barlow – a dreamer. More and more it seems the dream of technology as a positive agent for change and empowerment is slipping … Continue reading
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Try Guest access to fix Mac Pro login
I have just had the strangest experience with my Mac Pro. I could not get it to log me in. It would start and get to the login page showing me and guest and then would either shut down or … Continue reading
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