Research on Cellphones in Schools OVSM Cell Phone Policy bit.ly/kjsaphonefreezone Research / Resource (Listed chronologically, most recent first) 6/17/24 Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms 2/19/24 Schools in England given new guidance on stopping phone use 2/18/24 United Kingdom Dept of Education: How schools can prohibit the use of mobile phones throughout the school day 1/17/24 What happens when a school bans cellphones? A complete transformation 12/8/23 Should schools ban cellphones? 11/25/23 Schools should ban smartphones. Parents should help. 7/26/23 UNESCO education report advises ban on smartphones in schools 6/6/23 The Case for Phone-Free Schools 5/25/23 ● Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents ● Does Your Child Have an Unhealthy Relationship to Social Media? Here’s How to Tell ● How Parents Can Actually Help Teens Navigate Social Media ● Does Social Media Make Teens Unhappy? It May Depend on Their Age 5/13/23 TikTok Feeds Teens a Diet of Darkness 5/10/23 We need to talk about teens, social media, and mental health 5/3/23 Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence 5/1/23 U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health 3/30/23 New Report Reveals What Teen Girls Think About TikTok, Instagram, and the Impact That Social Media Has on Their Lives 3/16/23 Practical ways parents and schools can partner regarding helping our children reconnect without cell phones 2/15/23 Social Media, Substance Abuse, and Mental Health: Social Media’s Relationship to Substance Use Social Media Can Contribute to Poor Mental Health Social Media: What Can Parents Do? 1/4/23 Reducing Social Media Use Improves Appearance and Weight Esteem in Youth With Emotional Distress 6/9/22 Youth Insight About Social Media Effects on Well/Ill-Being and Self-Modulating Efforts 6/1/22 Even After School Shootings, Experts Warn Against Smartphones in Schools 7/14/21 Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show 2/16/21 A Ban on Smartphone Usage during Recess Increased Children’s Physical Activity 6/7/18 Dividing attention in the classroom reduces exam performance 4/1/17 Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity 5/15/15 6 Reasons to Put Your Phone Away 5/1/15 Ill Communication: Technology, Distraction, and Student Performance 10/10/14 The mere presence of a cell phone may be distracting: Implications for attention and task performance
