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Digital Overload: Is Too Much Screen Time Killing Our Focus? | Think Before You Post Podcast S203

In this episode, we dive into the topic of technology and attention spans. How often do you start a book, but quickly lose interest and put it down? Or how often do you read through an entire article you see online? Does this mean we're really losing our ability to focus? Learn more about how technology is affecting the way we think and process in this episode of Think Before You Post!

How ChatGPT Is Changing The World Of Education | Think Before You Post Podcast S202

In this episode, we tackle one of the most controversial topics currently in education: ChatGPT. We've spoken with educators who have voiced their concern about how this new AI technology could impact their students and classrooms. So we did a deep dive to learn more about what ChatGPT is all about in order to help educators understand what they should be concerned about, but also how ChatGPT can be used as a teaching tool.

Can Gaming Really Help Mental Illness? | S201 | Think Before You Post Podcast

Jump into our new studio (!) as we discuss the positive and negative effects that playing and/or watching video games may have on mental health. Show Notes:  01:43 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=103s]: Seattle's schools are suing tech giants for harming young people's mental health (https://www.npr.org/2023/01/08/114773... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFRRNEw4c0Q3b0JhbTRxMVRSMjVFMVh6aFJ2d3xBQ3Jtc0trSkUtVl9OMVNkcUhpaEk5WXlXZE9zTm0yaUFKb1cxVFVtbkRlLUxyVjhNTWVsdklOMWgzanIweTk0MmJHSmNFUDJXUl9LN2NSZWhQdDAweTVBR283Zk9VbGMtOURuS3pCZFpGTF9oN3NtODRLeGhMQQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2023%2F01%2F08%2F1147735477%2Fseattles-schools-are-suing-tech-giants-for-harming-young-peoples-mental-health&v=EP_1ALXQErE])  08:05 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=485s]: Video games could hold untapped potential in the treatment of mental illness  12:00 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=720s]: That Dragon, Cancer is a video game created by two parents whose son died of cancer.  The purpose of the game is to help teach people empathy. (https://www.npr.org/2016/01/15/463224... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk5Lb3BRVmFQYjM2MC1VNGs2eUNTNEVyWnRwZ3xBQ3Jtc0trLTJaNHY2cHFDSTJqRXdSOVdXV0M3d0RHQy00a3dTTFFSN0RaNTdNSERzcWNBeURLeExiVFJOVEpLTUdVejZXLWJ6RFo3cHFxSjBnQ29tYVZESE5OZVRhNEJCLVBmQUEwVEt6TTI2RENjQkp5akdtaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2016%2F01%2F15%2F463224149%2Fin-that-dragon-cancer-unshakeable-empathy-gives-game-life&v=EP_1ALXQErE])  13:44 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=824s]: Gris is a video game that everyone needs. (https://medium.com/@Murkius/gris-is-a... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3YyZjdSalRDVHBkQjVpLVpQVUxVcEhjVmFFZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuRTgtS3BHM1RlM1RURTFBOE1RczgwR2dKM3FiaGRpQnZQOVBoR1BjaHBYTkJTM2ROVG14OXpQRXdpSDhJN0VlWHp2U2NFS0VyY29BUk0wWVpSRDVPajFGa3QtNlhuc0NjbDVRS2VmQ2VRTWdycmFpYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40Murkius%2Fgris-is-a-video-game-that-everyone-needs-9fb586ae178b&v=EP_1ALXQErE])  15:24 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=924s]: Video games are engineered to be addictive (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/02/op... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXBObDJqUTdCR2RSQ2F6dHJRYnA3X1BJZzhpQXxBQ3Jtc0treDJjRm1xNE5IV1dBMl90YTF0dFV1bXF6T0ZQNkp5TFR4OUNocExOUV9fY3NBSVk4djE1ZHRWRkJjZjlwNGY0UkRGdzA4UTRBQXMyaEE3UWRfblpfeDE2U29XNkNpMnFpZFl4eENMTDhlWXZQaVJaUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2022%2F10%2F02%2Fopinion%2Fvideo-game-addiction.html%3FsearchResultPosition%3D1&v=EP_1ALXQErE])  19:15 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=1155s]: The best thing we saw on the internet this week. (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/painter-... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1l1Wnl6VE90ejlWOTd5WjZEdTM3V1FlYkFCd3xBQ3Jtc0ttNHlFbzFZVU9Yc053eXpkNDhEUUl6UFJmUWNsNlhFWWEtMmtQeGlmNDFCY2IyVEV6WXZCX2VmX2ktYl9JT2JVbVJKc09MLTZPdC1Tbmt0UUtHWGNiX1FGcGpwYUZwQlRodVBKek5PV1RMWE84NXA5Yw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpainter-scott-kahn-art%2F&v=EP_1ALXQErE]) 21:03 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_1ALXQErE&t=1263s]: Is this a stupid idea?   The Think Before You Post Podcast is also available wherever you get your podcasts.

WHAT AGE SHOULD YOUR CHILD BE GIVEN A PHONE? | Think Before You Post Podcast Episode 8

In today's episode, we discuss one of the most common questions parents ask regarding technology: when should my child get a phone? You'll hear both the negatives and the positives as we dig in to this important topic.

POSITIVITY IN THE DIGITAL WORLD | Think Before You Post Podcast Episode 7

Mental Health