U.S. teens are averaging 8:39 hours of unproductive screen time per day
The mere presence of a smartphone disrupts critical thinking and drains attention
Excessive social media use is linked to lower levels of working and long-term memory
Digital distraction is disrupting learning
Project Reboot helps students build tech habits that empower them inside and outside of the classroom
The Project Reboot Keynote
An engaging assembly designed to:
Inform students about the true cost of screen time
Inspire students to use technology intentionally
Empower students to build and maintain healthy tech habits
Delivered by a source students trust:
Dino Ambrosi is a digital wellness speaker and the founder of Project Reboot, a guided digital detox program designed to help teens reset their tech habits. While studying at UC Berkeley, he created a semester-length course that helped over 100 of his peers reduce their screen time by an average of 3.5 hours per day. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in Data Science, he embarked on a mission to spread the contents of his course to a broader audience. Through speaking, consulting, and facilitating Project Reboot, he has helped over 4,000 teens build healthier relationships with technology.
Learning outcomes include:
How unchecked smartphone use decays resilience
​Consequences of social media's business model
How screen time scales over a lifetime
Cognitive impacts of excessive screen time
Why students often develop tech addictions in college
Strategies to reduce screen time
Why students listen
Screen time is a touchy subject for many teens. Often, attempts to discuss it are met with stonewalling, denial, or ridicule. Dino leverages the following insights to capture students' attention and motivate them to change their tech habits:
The Screen Time Initiative
A guided digital detox program to designed to complement the keynote
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In class activities
Three exercises and discussion guides from the popular UC Berkeley course
Audit
Students discuss their current tech habits and receive a custom report that shows them how many years of screen time they are on pace for
Intend
Students define the valuable aspects of social media, determine how much of their time it is worth, and learn strategies to adhere to their intentions
Design
Students are guided through a clear set of steps to make their devices less addicting and distracting
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Daily Nudges
An opt-in text service that helps students take steps toward better tech habits
Each day during the detox, students receive a nudge towards healthy tech use. By responding to the prompts, they earn raffle tickets for prizes:
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Screen Time Challenge
A friendly competition to incentivize screen time reduction
Students are encouraged to submit their screen time reports for three weeks. Their responses populate an interactive dashboard that shows how everyone is trending and displays leaderboards for individuals and grades. The challenge is often incentivized with a raffle for prizes such as Kindle e-readers, REI gift cards and more!
Elise Simmons
Principal, Santa Barbara High School
"Dino Ambrosi and Project Reboot was an eye-opening and life-changing experience for many of our students and parents/guardians. The simplicity of his message about reducing screen time and its positive impacts on our lives was empowering."
