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Kimball Students Give Up Cell Phones to Avoid Final Exam

white-iphone-4-1We all know how much most students love their cell phones. We also understand test anxiety, and if I might add, in the area of math! So, the choice was put forth as a challenge from a math teacher: If you can give up your cell phone for one week, you don’t have to take the math final. Are you curious about the outcome of the challenge?

Get the details by either watching the video or reading the article at the Kare 11 site at http://tinyurl.com/nvna62j

 

 

Couples, their Phones, and the Internet

5631936977_357dc55af9_bIn honor of Valentines Day, lets think about the effects that technology might have on our relationships with out sweeties!

This Pew Internet and American Life Project (Pew) report is the second of two reports about the impact of the internet, social media and mobile phones on online dating and romantic relationships.This fresh, new report (February 11, 2014)  examines  how couples use (and misuse) the internet and mobile phones in their marriages and committed relationships.

As technology becomes more deeply integrated into people’s lives, couples are feeling both the positive and negative effects of digital communication tools in their relationships.

To view the first report, titled Online Dating and Relationships (October 2013), follow the link.