Creating Phone Free Spaces with Yondr

Cybertraps Podcast

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.