DEVICES
Student Device EISD.mp4Let's Be Distraction Free!
Get a quick glimpse at what Eanes ISD policy on personal device use is and easy strategies to help students manage distractions.
Managing Your Digital Life.pdfManage Your Digital Life
Students at Westlake High School participate in an annual survey and trainings centered on managing technology use. Staff collect the information and share it during informative sessions throughout the year.
For more information on these opportunities please email whsedtech@eanesisd.net.
Tech Talk Webinar Series
Feel confused by modern technology integration in schools? Join campus support staff in quarterly Tech Talk webinars or view the archived sessions for a better understanding of how students use iPads at Eanes ISD in purposeful ways.
Cell Phone Challenge Week
The Challenge Success Mindfulness and Mental Health Awareness committee hosted a Cell Phone Challenge week. It was not intended to be a “tech detox”; it was a way to teach students to be mindful of device usage and personal habits and to find a peaceful way to coexist with them. The “goal is to help kids regulate themselves, learn how to manage their emotions, and set boundaries for themselves.” You can read more about the original challenge here.
Articles, Books, and Resources
Cell Phones Conversations
These are some of the articles that were shared during the Cell Phone Challenge week with WHS students. These are meant to be springboards for conversations as we prepare our students to manage and regulate their own digital devices and begin to set their own boundaries.
- Presence of Smart Phone Lowers Quality of In-Person Conversations
- If You Really Want to Remember A Moment, Try Not to Take a Photo
- Why You Shouldn't Check Your Phone First Thing in the Morning
- How to Do a Social Media Detox
- Six Years With a Distraction Free Phone
- Use Your Phone Less with Tools from Apple, Google, Snapchat, and More
Books
Here are some books that cover a wide range of perspectives on the topic of distraction, cell phone use, productivity, time managament, and digital wellness.
- Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
- Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
- Bored and Brilliant: How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self
- Social Media Wellness: Helping Tweens and Teens Thrive in an Unblanced Digital World
- How to Break up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life
iOS Accessibility
Eanes ISD Assistive Technology Coordinator, Anne Buchta, shared some of the accessibility features of the iPad Air devices that we use in our 1:1 program at Eanes ISD.
All Apple phones and iPads have the accessibility features standard on devices with more advantages coming out with each iOS update. Click the image to view.
Assistive Technology Eanes.pdf