00:02Classrooms have come a long way since inkwells and chalkboards.
00:07Students are now more comfortable with tablets or laptops,
00:11but the government thinks screen time is getting out of hand.
00:14We want to make sure that at school it's not the default,
00:18that the default is pen and paper.
00:20According to OECD data, more than 30% of Australian 15-year-olds
00:25spend more than eight hours a day on screens.
00:28At the same time in New South Wales,
00:30those students' reading and maths results are getting worse.
00:33There's no doubt the two are linked, and they're linked around the world.
00:38Phones are already banned in classrooms.
00:40Now the government's issued guidelines for other types of screen time.
00:44Students from kindergarten to year two will be limited to 15 minutes a day.
00:48For students in years three and four, it'll be 30.
00:51In years five and six, classroom screen time will last up to 45 minutes.
00:55It's a gradual stepped approach across all 13 years of schooling.
01:02For students in years seven to ten, up to 25% of each subject can involve screen time.
01:08For the senior years, it'll be up to half the classwork.
01:12Chatswood High School says a trial of screen time limits
01:15has led to better handwriting and more engaged students.
01:18They feel relieved at times when they are working directly with pen and paper.
01:25I was someone who could get distracted so easily with digital technology.
01:29The digital detox won't be confined to the school day.
01:32Parents will be asked to put limits on screen time for homework too,
01:35with the use of digital devices not recommended before year five.
01:39The guidelines kick in next year but won't become mandatory until 2028.
01:44That's all right.
01:46If you look for each and einstевoking teacher,
01:46If he put him on the piano he must be on his computer,
01:46you'll find the teacher to purchase them,
01:47Your teacher waiting for a teacher.
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