Creating Phone Free Spaces with Yondr
- Vital in an education setting to experience what life is like without a phone
- How you develop character through whether you’re using a phone or not.
- How to help teachers not be phone police.
- Support throughout the whole process
- Common complaints about schools
- Resetting expectations about structures
- School taking a constructive approach to support student growth and development
- How to do a rollout.
- Classroom vs. School phone free spaces.
- Tier 1 support worked better, but needs more communication.
- Accompanied by a strong and clear policy and then following through.
- More and more students are open to the idea of being phone free.
- Kids are aware that being connected all the time may not be beneficial.
- Yes, you can teach, but they need to actually do.
- Clarity and community buy-in.
Graham Dugoni is the founder and CEO of Yondr. Since starting the company in 2014,
he has been a leading voice in the emerging conversation about the effects of phones
on society and mental health. Graham coined the terms “phone-free spaces” and
“phone-free schools.” He is the product designer of the Yondr pouch and the Home
Tray. His mission-driven mindset keeps the company focused on meaningful ways to
help educators, artists, and organizations worldwide create distraction-free
environments where focus and creativity can flourish without technology. Graham is a
former professional soccer player and a graduate of Duke University.
