Wednesday, April 5 - TikTok and phone bans announced; a world of religious celebrations; Dungeons and Dragons slay at the movies; and a hi-tech Easter egg hunt.

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LINKS

Today’s Quick Links: 

TikTok to be banned from Australian government devices: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-04/tiktok-ban-australian-government-devices/102183478

Mobile phone ban in NSW public high schools: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/nsw-school-mobile-phone-ban-term-4/102178468

Passover: an explanation for kids: https://www.parents.com/holiday/passover/how-to-explain-the-passover-story-to-kids/#:~:text=Passover%20is%20a%20Jewish%20holiday,dubbing%20the%20holiday%20%22Passover.%22

Qingming Festival: https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/qingming-festival.htm

Qingming Festival (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf798tGKv74

Kids Easter movie trailers: https://www.familiesmagazine.com.au/school-holiday-kids-movies/

Easter egg hunt for visually impaired children: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/newport-dunes-hosts-beeping-easter-egg-hunt-for-visually-impaired-children/

Dig Deeper:

What is Qingming festival and how did it originate?: https://studycli.org/chinese-holidays/qingming-festival/

Day of the Dead - A Chinese and Mexican celebration: https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2021/10/27/day-of-the-dead-a-chinese-and-mexican-celebration/

Original Sources: 

Brain Drain: smartphones reduce cognitive capacity: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691462

Mobile phone distraction while studying: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275487066_Mobile_phone_distraction_while_studying

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