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Resources
SBS ATL Resources Doc
Shortcuts to emailing board members, letter templates and opt out resource documents as well as current policy drafts.
SBS National Resource Library
A comprehensive library including articles, research, podcasts to learn more and templates you can use to advocate. Resources have been curated from across the advocacy network.
Current District Tech Policies
Student Screen Time and Instructional Materials Policy - "Screen Time" Policy
Instructional Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - AI Policy Draft
Use of Electronic Devices - Personal Cell Phones
State & National Resources
Distraction Free Schools Georgia - Advocating for statewide legislation to make Georgia schools the places of learning they should be
Schools Beyond Screens National - find a chapter near you
A guide for parents and educators
The more screens in class, the lower the scores – proven across every major international assessment
Posters
We have created some poster flyers for printing and handing out to spread the word. Feel free to print and share in your neighborhood, school bulletin board or at libraries.
Recommended Reading
Substacks & Blogs
Emily Cherkin, The First Fish Chronicles
Audrey Watters, Second Breakfast
Jared Cooney Horvath, The Digital Delusion
Books
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids’ Learning -- And How To Help Them Thrive Again
Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
MaryAnne Wolf, Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain In A Digital World
Nicolas Carr, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing To Our Brains
Audrey Watters, Teaching Machines: The History of Personalized Learning
Justin Reich, Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education
Natasha Singer, Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Schools
Michaeleen Doucleff, Dopamine Kids
Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation
Books for Kids/Teens
Melanie Hempe, Kids' Brains & Screens (middle-high school)
Jonathan Haidt & Catherine Price, The Amazing Generation (ages 8-14+)
Melanie Hempe, The Adventures of Super Brain: Join the mission to power up your brain and choose screen-free fun! (ages 7-10)