Our wonderful and talented Sumudu Mallawaarachchi wrote a blog post for SBS Australia. Read here reflections here
Is it just me, or does this look a lot like predatory behaviour?
Two stories in the media recently seem to me to reflect predatory behaviour by tech companies. The first is a story about an 8 year old boy from California who has been contracted to play Fortnite as a professional. He was paid US$33,000 and gifted a US$5000 computer. He can’t legally play competition Fortnite until […]
Who needs sleep anyway?
What’s the last thing you see before you close your eyes at night time? For many people, it’s their smartphone. Lying in bed and scrolling through the days social media updates, catching up on news, or getting in a few rounds of Candy Crush is a pretty common habit, but it might be having a […]
How to be a better family member
Families are so important for so many reasons, and most of the time our families are the people who love us and support us in day to day life. But can also be easy to forget to put time and energy into family life, we are all busy people and they are just always there […]
Reading too much into it? Probably not…
Think back to when you were a kid, what were the books you loved to read? Were you hooked on the Famous Five? Was Puberty Blues the book that everyone knew about but dared not read? Reading a good book is a form of escapism for many of us, but as kids and teens they […]
Growing up in 2018 vs 2008 – what a difference a decade makes
From the perspective of a secondary school teacher, what life is like for your adolescent today compared to just 10 short years ago. Wait until 8Th Blog Page Wait until 8Th Webpage: “We empower parents to say yes to waiting for the smartphone”.
A short history of the smartphone and it’s effect on us
A short history of the smartphone and it’s effect on us. Does this animation resonate with you?
Should we be banning smartphones in schools? France did, with not much fuss at all.
French President Emmanuel Macron has delivered on an election promise to ban smartphones and tablets from the classrooms of all French students up to the age of 15 (see related article). Under the new legislation that will come into effect at the beginning of the new school year (September), students must either leave portable […]
10 years of the iPhone in Australia
Hi everyone! Today I’m posting a recent opinion piece that I wrote for the Melbourne Herald Sun. The iPhone was really the true beginning of the smartphone era, and was launched in the US in 2007. It took a year to be released in Australia, and this year marks it’s 10th anniversary. Melbourne Herald Sun, […]
Welcome to BlackScreens!
Hi! Thanks for visiting the BlackScreens website, I hope you find the information here useful. Let me tell you a bit about the BlackScreens program. My name is Dr Sharon Horwood, and I’m a lecturer at Deakin University. My main areas of research are personality and health, with a specific focus on the health costs […]