Dr. Jim Taylor

Taking Notes by Hand is Better Than on a Laptop

As anyone who has been either a student or teacher in class recently, there is a steady movement away from taking handwritten notes and toward note taking on a laptop computer. This shift seems quite natural given how technology is being used more often in every facet of our lives. But you may take pause of [...]

Is E-Reading to Your Children Reading or Screen Time?

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2014-10-20T12:57:22-07:00 October 20th, 2014|Categories: Parenting|Tags: children, education, iPad, learning, parents, reading, screen time, smartphone, tablet, technology|0 Comments

If you have young children , the seduction of e-readers, tablets, and smartphones to distract, placate, or assuage them is strong. The tech industry has been selling the idea that early exposure to technology will benefit children educationally. A big push has been encouraging parents to use e-readers rather than books when reading to them. [...]