LimiTV online course to help curb student TV time

LimiTV is a North Carolina-based non-profit organization that for the past 12 years has informed teachers, parents, and the community at large about the ways students’ time with TV and video games can hinder learning, adversely affect health, stimulate aggressive behavior, and compromise early childhood brain development. LimiTV has entered into a partnership with LEARN NC to offer an online course that helps teachers:

• Understand how excessive screen time (over 10 hours a week) hinders reading skills, thinking skills, attention span, and speaking skills.
• Motivate students to switch to activities that help, rather than hinder, their learning ability.

The course has three sessions, two weeks apart. Classes that start in September will be at no charge; thereafter, the fee is $100, with group discounts available.

The course applies to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study as follows:

• English Language Development: Grades K-6, Goals 1-4
• English Language Arts: Grades K-6, Goals 1-4
• Healthful Living: Grades K-6, Goals 1-4, 7-10

Please see “New LimiTV Offering” on the LimiTV website for details.