Truth about Tech Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Mon, 26 Feb 2018 03:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Truth about Tech Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 The Truth About Tech https://teachingkidsnews.com/2018/02/25/the-truth-about-tech/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 03:03:38 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=16797 Some of the people who created many popular apps are telling kids to put their phones away--at least, a bit more often.
The Center for Humane Technology is made up of people who used to work for big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter. Now they want kids to stop using those apps and websites so much.
In early February the Center, along with Common Sense Media, launched an awareness campaign called the Truth About Tech. Its goal is to teach students, parents and teachers about the dangers of spending too much time on smart phones and tablets.

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