Shelby Hosmer reflects on parenting through the lens of The Anxious Generation and what it looks like to choose delayed phones, fewer screens, and more independent play.
Tag: technology
Are you READY? – A Strategy to Promote Responsible Tech Use
These days, parents, teachers, and other trusted adults are very aware of how technology can capture the attention and focus of children and teens. According to recent data from Stanford University, 90% of youth have a smartphone by age 14, with the majority getting one by age 12. Access to social media follows soon after, …
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Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here’s what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it
Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here’s what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it Media literacy is more essential than ever. Wanlee Prachyapanaprai/iStock via Getty Images Plus Author: Monica Wang, Boston University The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic show no signs …
Deepfaked: How Nonconsensual Creation and Distribution of AI-Generated Pornography Manifests As a Form of Violence Against Women
This powerful guest post comes from Beatrix Hopkins, a junior student who asked if she could share her Junior Theme writing with me. Beatrix contacted me, saying, "I wrote about the use of deepfake generating technology to create sexually explicit images and videos, and the way that those technologies can be used to perpetuate violence …
Scroll With Purpose: Why the HPE Collective Should Be One of Your Daily Stops
Let’s be real—we all scroll. It’s baked into our routine. Coffee. Email. Group text. Twitter (not so much anymore). Bluesky (not what we hoped it'd be… still time though!). TikTok. Scroll, scroll, scroll. So… why not make one of those scrolls meaningful? That’s what the HPE Collective is. A space where Health and PE teachers …
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The AI Assist: Powering Purposeful Teaching
In this guest blog post, Matt Hagedorn explores how AI is revolutionizing education, particularly for health and PE teachers. Drawing from his own tech-savvy background, he highlights six must-try AI tools that save time, enhance student engagement, and streamline lesson planning. I still remember the first time I held an iPhone. It wasn’t just another …
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Top 5 Blog Posts of 2024: A Recap of the Year’s Best Reads
Drum roll, please! It’s that time of year again when we reflect on the highlights from the blog. As always, these posts resonated with readers for a variety of reasons—some were the most-read, others sparked thoughtful conversations, and a few are timeless classics that just keep inspiring. Whether you’re revisiting old favorites or discovering them …
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Empowering Students: How I Led a PE Class Without Giving Instructions
What if I told you that I taught an entire PE lesson without telling my students what to do? Inspired by a conference session from Lisa Smith and Sarah Gietschier-Hartman entitled Reinventing HPE Teaching, that asked attendees to 'grow with our students' and DiSrUPt our teaching practices, I was determined to try something new with …
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The Top 5 Blog Posts of 2021
As we look to wrap up another year in which health dominated our lives thanks to the ongoing global pandemic, here's a look at the top 5 most read #slowchathealth blog posts. #1. Choosing Your #OneWord2021 was by far the most popular post of the year, perhaps because it followed a pattern of annual posts …
Health-related App Analysis Assignment through the Lens of Behavior Change Theories
People often look for new sources of health-related information, which are often aimed at behavior change. As you probably know, apps (i.e., applications) are software that can run on mobile devices. With increasing smartphone ownership, many users actively seek health information and app developers have responded by producing thousands of health-related apps. Nearly all smartphone …
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Virtual Classrooms
Fads and fashions come and go..and sometimes return again, and I'm not talking about scrunchies. Hackey sacks from the 80's returned again in the 90's and are now popular again at my school. You know what else has made a huge comeback? The simple act of embedding a link into a document, and if you …
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