As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. It's proven scientific fact by now than kids need to rest from excessive, unregulated screen time to learn academic and social skills. Please help our kids be all they can be. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 Elementary grade children, I support this resolution and write to ask the Board to treat it as a floor, not a ceiling. The resolution's own findings — diminished academic performance, pediatric warnings about anxiety and addiction, and manipulative app design targeting children — justify stronger action than guidelines. As parents, we struggle to keep our children off screens at home. Let's extend this effort to school with a responsible use of technology that is time limited, grade-based, and outside of free time. Los Angeles Unified has shown that a large, diverse California district can implement a phone-free school day and tighter technology limits at scale. I ask the Board to: (1) pass this resolution immediately; (2) direct the Superintendent to include grade-based daily screen-time caps in the analysis returning to the Board this year; and (3) hold a public study session on other districts’ (such as LAUSD) implementation and results.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. I would even ask the Board to consider going further. Neighboring Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. If the research cited in this resolution is compelling enough to end recreational Chromebook use — and it is — it also justifies studying stronger measures: clear daily caps on instructional screen time by grade band, and firm timelines for reducing 1:1 device dependence. I urge the Board to pass this resolution and to direct the Superintendent to evaluate LAUSD-style policies as part of the guideline development due back to the Board this school year.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to please approve this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. Our kids are being bombarded with screens everywhere; schools should not add unnecessary screen time. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for creative, imaginary play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on the responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. This resolution takes a balanced approach: it directs the Superintendent to develop grade-based, developmentally appropriate guidelines in collaboration with teachers, ends recreational device use during lunch and recess, and protects access for students whose IEPs or 504 plans require devices. I respectfully urge the Board to vote YES when it comes up for adoption.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I urge the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kid’s day. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD 2nd grade teacher and a parent to a kindergarten student in OUSD, I support this resolution. Children should be playing outside and playing with their peers, not playing on a computer. I hope in the future OUSD limits device use even more, especially for our youngest learners, as research consistently shows that children learn best through reading paper books, using a paper and a pencil, and interacting with others.
As a parent and early elementary teacher, I have concern for how screen time is affecting our young people. I support the development of guidelines for technology use in our classrooms.
I have two children in OUSD, one in TK and one in 2nd grade. My kids and their peers get one chance at this lovely and tender time of their life, that is early education and "learn to read" grades. This critical time is when they're developing social skills, learning to live and learn in community, and building their academic preferences and habits. These are all things that need to be done WITH people, especially trusted and qualified adults like teachers. I urge OUSD to pass this resolution!
As an OUSD parent to a 2nd grader, I ask the Board to please approve this edtech resolution. My son doesn't get unlimited screentime at home and when he does get more than usual, he acts out. It seems clear that schools benefit from more regulated students in school who haven't been playing addictive games on Chromebooks during lunch, recess, and classroom free time.
Similar to how my kid can focus more after playing tag or running around in the yard in the morning at drop off, free time ought to be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive.
This resolution doesn't remove technology completely from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. There's already so much research that shows what excessive unstructured screentime does for all of us, let alone kids.
As an OUSD parent, as a first-hand witness of the addictiveness of screens (aren't we all), and as a tech developer, I am strongly in support of this resolution and urge the board to accept it and consider going even further.
The kids need technology skills, but with grade-based, research-supported, developmentally appropriate guidelines, not unlimited access.
Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. Many research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span; soft, qualitative crowd wisdom and experience points to the same.
This resolution is well thought out, with a reasonable and concrete timeline, and I urge the board to support it, and continue working in this direction.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. We limit our elementary school-aged child's screen time at home, as recommended by his pediatrician and research. I know that screen time in the class isn't consistently high, and there are less harmful uses (eg listening to audiobooks), but I have been shocked to hear about the high usage of screens for "choice time," especially when the screen time is used for addictive, game-type, apps.
Please pass this resolution and support our teachers to reduce non-essential screen time.
I'm supportive of this as a parent who works in technology and actively limits my children's screen time. Even though there are many educational documentaries and books we read online, we've reinforced paper books at home this year more than ever. There should be limited screen time at schools.
I support this ed tech resolution and ask the Board to go further. Technology use during the school day should be evidence-based, intentional, necessary, and effective. How do Chromebooks and gamified apps actually support learning? School shouldn't add unnecessary screen time to kids' lives. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and free time — those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest, what kids actually need to thrive. The district must show data that screen use at this age, and these specific programs, support learning and social development. Kids learn best in relationship with attuned teachers, not screens. I'm also concerned devices sometimes give teachers a break or manage instructional demands. I don't believe iReady offers meaningful educational value, a decision grounded in research on both its effectiveness and its impact on kids' well-being. I've opted my children out of iReady and Sown to Grow.
As an OUSD elementary school parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. I understand our children need to learn technology, but I question how much screen time is necessary at this age. I would rather see my daughter spending her school day on foundational skills—writing, reading, creating, playing—with her teachers & classmates before adding more screen time. I've also seen firsthand how programs like Prodigy don't necessarily deepen learning. My daughter often focuses on getting through the math to get to the game, then asks me to buy a membership. I've questioned why an elementary school would introduce a commercial product that encourages children to want something they don't need to learn math. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use during lunch, recess, and free time which should be time for play, conversation, movement, creativity, and rest. This resolution asks us to use technology intentionally and appropriately. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
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As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. It's proven scientific fact by now than kids need to rest from excessive, unregulated screen time to learn academic and social skills. Please help our kids be all they can be. Please pass this resolution.
As a parent of 2 Elementary grade children, I support this resolution and write to ask the Board to treat it as a floor, not a ceiling. The resolution's own findings — diminished academic performance, pediatric warnings about anxiety and addiction, and manipulative app design targeting children — justify stronger action than guidelines. As parents, we struggle to keep our children off screens at home. Let's extend this effort to school with a responsible use of technology that is time limited, grade-based, and outside of free time. Los Angeles Unified has shown that a large, diverse California district can implement a phone-free school day and tighter technology limits at scale. I ask the Board to: (1) pass this resolution immediately; (2) direct the Superintendent to include grade-based daily screen-time caps in the analysis returning to the Board this year; and (3) hold a public study session on other districts’ (such as LAUSD) implementation and results.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. I would even ask the Board to consider going further. Neighboring Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. If the research cited in this resolution is compelling enough to end recreational Chromebook use — and it is — it also justifies studying stronger measures: clear daily caps on instructional screen time by grade band, and firm timelines for reducing 1:1 device dependence. I urge the Board to pass this resolution and to direct the Superintendent to evaluate LAUSD-style policies as part of the guideline development due back to the Board this school year.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to please approve this resolution on responsible tech use at Oakland schools. Our kids are being bombarded with screens everywhere; schools should not add unnecessary screen time. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for creative, imaginary play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
I am writing in strong support of this resolution on the responsible tech use at Oakland schools. OUSD currently has no comprehensive, evidence-based guidelines on how 1:1 devices are used, even as research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span. This resolution takes a balanced approach: it directs the Superintendent to develop grade-based, developmentally appropriate guidelines in collaboration with teachers, ends recreational device use during lunch and recess, and protects access for students whose IEPs or 504 plans require devices. I respectfully urge the Board to vote YES when it comes up for adoption.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
For some children this is their only access to technology due to economic restrictions. There should be some balance.
As an OUSD parent, I urge the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kid’s day. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD 2nd grade teacher and a parent to a kindergarten student in OUSD, I support this resolution. Children should be playing outside and playing with their peers, not playing on a computer. I hope in the future OUSD limits device use even more, especially for our youngest learners, as research consistently shows that children learn best through reading paper books, using a paper and a pencil, and interacting with others.
As a parent and early elementary teacher, I have concern for how screen time is affecting our young people. I support the development of guidelines for technology use in our classrooms.
I have two children in OUSD, one in TK and one in 2nd grade. My kids and their peers get one chance at this lovely and tender time of their life, that is early education and "learn to read" grades. This critical time is when they're developing social skills, learning to live and learn in community, and building their academic preferences and habits. These are all things that need to be done WITH people, especially trusted and qualified adults like teachers. I urge OUSD to pass this resolution!
As an OUSD parent to a 2nd grader, I ask the Board to please approve this edtech resolution. My son doesn't get unlimited screentime at home and when he does get more than usual, he acts out. It seems clear that schools benefit from more regulated students in school who haven't been playing addictive games on Chromebooks during lunch, recess, and classroom free time.
Similar to how my kid can focus more after playing tag or running around in the yard in the morning at drop off, free time ought to be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive.
This resolution doesn't remove technology completely from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. There's already so much research that shows what excessive unstructured screentime does for all of us, let alone kids.
Please pass this resolution.
Thank you.
As an OUSD parent, as a first-hand witness of the addictiveness of screens (aren't we all), and as a tech developer, I am strongly in support of this resolution and urge the board to accept it and consider going even further.
The kids need technology skills, but with grade-based, research-supported, developmentally appropriate guidelines, not unlimited access.
Los Angeles Unified has already implemented a comprehensive screen policy district-wide, going beyond guidelines to enforceable limits on devices during school hours. Many research studies link excessive classroom screen time to lower achievement, anxiety, depression, and reduced attention span; soft, qualitative crowd wisdom and experience points to the same.
This resolution is well thought out, with a reasonable and concrete timeline, and I urge the board to support it, and continue working in this direction.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. We limit our elementary school-aged child's screen time at home, as recommended by his pediatrician and research. I know that screen time in the class isn't consistently high, and there are less harmful uses (eg listening to audiobooks), but I have been shocked to hear about the high usage of screens for "choice time," especially when the screen time is used for addictive, game-type, apps.
Please pass this resolution and support our teachers to reduce non-essential screen time.
I'm supportive of this as a parent who works in technology and actively limits my children's screen time. Even though there are many educational documentaries and books we read online, we've reinforced paper books at home this year more than ever. There should be limited screen time at schools.
I support this ed tech resolution and ask the Board to go further. Technology use during the school day should be evidence-based, intentional, necessary, and effective. How do Chromebooks and gamified apps actually support learning? School shouldn't add unnecessary screen time to kids' lives. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and free time — those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest, what kids actually need to thrive. The district must show data that screen use at this age, and these specific programs, support learning and social development. Kids learn best in relationship with attuned teachers, not screens. I'm also concerned devices sometimes give teachers a break or manage instructional demands. I don't believe iReady offers meaningful educational value, a decision grounded in research on both its effectiveness and its impact on kids' well-being. I've opted my children out of iReady and Sown to Grow.
As an OUSD elementary school parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. I understand our children need to learn technology, but I question how much screen time is necessary at this age. I would rather see my daughter spending her school day on foundational skills—writing, reading, creating, playing—with her teachers & classmates before adding more screen time. I've also seen firsthand how programs like Prodigy don't necessarily deepen learning. My daughter often focuses on getting through the math to get to the game, then asks me to buy a membership. I've questioned why an elementary school would introduce a commercial product that encourages children to want something they don't need to learn math. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use during lunch, recess, and free time which should be time for play, conversation, movement, creativity, and rest. This resolution asks us to use technology intentionally and appropriately. Please pass this resolution.
As an OUSD parent, I ask the Board to approve this edtech resolution. The school day should not add unnecessary screen time to our kids’ school day. I especially support ending recreational Chromebook use at lunch, recess, and classroom free time. Those moments should be for play, conversation, and rest - the things kids actually need to thrive. This resolution doesn't remove technology from learning; it simply ensures devices are used purposefully and safely. Please pass this resolution.
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