High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a problem in her class. But not even the students realized how much of a problem the devices were until Chavis did an in-class experiment. For one class period, students used a whiteboard to count every Snapchat, Instagram, text, call or other notification that appeared on their phones. Chavis told students to not respond to these notifications. Teachers around the country have done similar experiments, usually recording dozens of markings on the whiteboard. Chavis, who teaches honors-level classes at Rock Hill Schools in South Carolina, was shocked by the results of her experiment. “One girl, just during the one hour, got close to 150 Snapchat notifications...150!” she said. Chavis is among a growing number of teachers, parents and health experts who believe that smartphones are now partly to blame for increasing the levels of student anxiety. The use of electronic devices is so widespread that the National Education Association newsletter said it was a ”mental health tsunami.
Title: Schools, Stress and Smartphones
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data-end-time='36625'>For one class period, students used a whiteboard to count every Snapchat, Instagram, text, call or other notification that appeared on their phones.</span> <span data-start-time='36625' data-end-time='42979'>Chavis told students to not respond to these notifications.</span> <span data-start-time='42979' data-end-time='53500'>Teachers around the country have done similar experiments, usually recording dozens of markings on the whiteboard.</span> <span data-start-time='53500' data-end-time='65813'>Chavis, who teaches honors-level classes at Rock Hill Schools in South Carolina, was shocked by the results of her experiment.</span> <span data-start-time='65813' data-end-time='78354'>“One girl, just during the one hour, got close to 150 Snapchat notifications...150!” she said.</span> <span data-start-time='78354' data-end-time='94229'>Chavis is among a growing number of teachers, parents and health experts who believe that smartphones are now partly to blame for increasing the levels of student anxiety.</span> <span data-start-time='94229' data-end-time='107750'>The use of electronic devices is so widespread that the National Education Association newsletter said it was a ”mental health tsunami.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3393/FCFC7A5E-FD1B-48AC-B801-C35B88A2EEA5_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1023_r1_s.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' 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