What would life be like if you give up using your cell phone? Will it become boring? Twenty-eight eighth-graders at St. Matthew School in San Francisco will tell you it can still be rich and colorful. These students took part in their school's "tech-free" challenge. They couldn't use cell phones for two weeks from Nov 11 to Nov 22. The idea was to help students understand how technology has affected their lives, said Denise Uhl, principal of the school. Uhl did a survey on technology usage among the eighth-graders before thinking of the challenge. She found that 84 percent of the students said they didn't like it "when everyone was on their cell phones", but they didn't know what to do about it. The answer was actually easy --- to stop constantly using cell phones. To help students understand the point, Uhl created the activity. It was warmly welcomed among students. "I wanted to sign up for the tech-free challenge because it was just really a good idea to do it," eighth-grader Joe told local newspaper Catholic San Francisco. "I wanted to get closer to my family. And it really worked. I started to hang out with my family more. We watched more family movies and we played a lot of board games." The activity also helped students develop their interests. During the two weeks, Lucas said he spent much more time outside, picking lemons in his garden. Maddie finished a painting and Cassie created a scarf on a loom .
Will life be exciting without a phone?
When did the students stop using phones for the challenge?
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What was the name of the educational building?
What was the name of the head professor?
Name one of the individuals that partook in the study.
Did he spend more time outdoors?
Who else partook in the study?
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 it can still be rich and colorfu
Nov 11 to Nov 22
Nov 11 to Nov 22
San Francisco
San Francisco
St. Matthew School
 St. Matthew School 
Denise Uhl
Denise Uhl
Lucas
 Lucas 
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Lucas said he spent much more time outside
Maddie
Maddie
finished a painting
 finished a painting
local newspaper Catholic San Francisco
 local newspaper Catholic San Francisco
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couldn't use cell phones for two weeks
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activity also helped students develop their interests
Joe
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