“We create a productive learning environment by reducing distractions from digital devices, while also encouraging social interactions.”

In classrooms across the country, cell phones are hijacking education. Distractions, social media, cyberbullying, and constant alerts have become the norm—pulling students away from learning, damaging mental health, and exhausting educators.

Off The Device (OTD) was created by two friends who saw these problems not just in the headlines, but in their own lives and work. They built this tool because they couldn’t ignore the impact anymore.