11/21/19 TikTok Takeaways

During Dr. Day’s presentation she shared some TikTok videos that we collected from their main page. These are videos any 13 year old (and up) will encounter on TikTok. Dr Day talked about how the porn industry WANTS your kids hooked- thats why pornography is found everywhere online- they want our kids as are futureContinueContinue reading “11/21/19 TikTok Takeaways”

11/20/19 Pornography presentation last night

Dr. Lyndsey Day gave an amazing presentation last night- thank you to all of you who attended! Below are some links to materials that were used or passed out. More will be added soon- we have a lot! These are the best books for having this conversation with children of all ages: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Pictures-Bad-Jr-Protect/dp/0997318724/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0/143-9644910-2479507?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0997318724&pd_rd_r=88288b50-eaf5-42ac-929d-f9074014a20a&pd_rd_w=hoDak&pd_rd_wg=MVi7i&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=1WJYDWE2KPDFF1REZWM2&psc=1&refRID=1WJYDWE2KPDFF1REZWM2 https://www.amazon.com/Good-Pictures-Bad-Porn-Proofing-Todays/dp/0615927335 https://protectyoungeyes.com/how-to-talk-to-a-5-year-old-about-porn/ContinueContinue reading “11/20/19 Pornography presentation last night”

11/12/19 Why wait on the smartphone?

“According to a New York Times piece, many technology executives wait until their child is 14 before they allow them to have a phone. While these teenagers can make calls and text, they are not given a data plan until 16. If leaders of digital giants like Google, eBay, Apple and Yahoo are delaying theContinueContinue reading “11/12/19 Why wait on the smartphone?”

11/4/19 No Cell Phones in Schools

“You often hear about “capturing students’ hearts” in education and that’s a wonderful thing. But if you don’t have their attention, you’ll never get to the heart. In other words, we have to first make sure we capture their brains so we can get to the heart. Smartphones were standing in the way. We hadContinueContinue reading “11/4/19 No Cell Phones in Schools”

8/29/19 Paul Davis- social media and digital citizenship

On August 26th Paul Davis, an IT expert who travels around speaking to parents and kids about social networking and digital safety, spoke at PV High School.  Here are some notes from Paul’s talk. Paul states that in homes with technology parents need to have three things: RulesGuidelines for those rulesConsequences  We need to talkContinueContinue reading “8/29/19 Paul Davis- social media and digital citizenship”

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