A) It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The motion calls on ATL's executive to draw together evidence on the problem and produce a factsheet for all education staff. "It's really difficult, but they do have to manage it.
б) She added: "I don't think anybody in the debate is going to say 'let's go back to the 20th century'; it's about how they are managed and particularly about how they are used in schools.
в) "There's no doubt that they are being used more in schools but there are concerns that increased time spent on the screen, on your tablet, leads to far more sedentary and far more isolated children and young people," she said. It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons. The union is due to debate a resolution at its annual conference in Manchester next week highlighting teachers' concerns about "tablet addiction" among pupils.
г) Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that mothers and fathers need to monitor their youngsters' use of the gadgets, amid fears that children are spending hours, and staying up late into the night, playing on them.
д) "And perhaps there will be a debate also about the ways in which parents should monitor the use of tablets and computers at home."
е) Bousted said that the resolution was likely to address the effect of children over-using tablets at home and the effect this has on their school work.
I would like to spend my summer holidays in the country. I like nature very much. Last holidays I had to stay in the city because my friends really wanted me to and so I did. My grandparents have a house in the country, it's located next in a village to the forest. I would like to try collecting mushrooms and berries there. I also want to swim in the river near the village and see if there is any fish. Maybe I'll try fishing too, I'm sure my grandpa will teach me how to do it. This summer is going to be amazing!
The motion calls on ATL's executive to draw together evidence on the problem and produce a factsheet for all education staff.
"It's really difficult, but they do have to manage it.
б) She added: "I don't think anybody in the debate is going to say 'let's go back to the 20th century'; it's about how they are managed and particularly about how they are used in schools.
в) "There's no doubt that they are being used more in schools but there are concerns that increased time spent on the screen, on your tablet, leads to far more sedentary and far more isolated children and young people," she said.
It says that symptoms of this addiction can include pupils being withdrawn at school, lacking interest in other activities, being irritable, deceptive and performing poorly in lessons.
The union is due to debate a resolution at its annual conference in Manchester next week highlighting teachers' concerns about "tablet addiction" among pupils.
г) Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said that mothers and fathers need to monitor their youngsters' use of the gadgets, amid fears that children are spending hours, and staying up late into the night, playing on them.
д) "And perhaps there will be a debate also about the ways in which parents should monitor the use of tablets and computers at home."
е) Bousted said that the resolution was likely to address the effect of children over-using tablets at home and the effect this has on their school work.