Devorah Heitner, founder of the blog, Raising Digital Natives, recently wrote this article: “Hold the Phone: 8 Signs Your Kid Isn’t Ready for a Phone.”
Category: Social Media
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Mar 20
Talking to Kids about Technology Use
How we can be great models for our children, set limits collaboratively, and stay curious about the way kids are using technology?
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Dec 11
Monitor? Or Mentor?
New technologies are changing our relationships with each other. As parents of digital natives, how can we help our kids navigate these new digital social environments? Should we monitor everything that they’re saying and sharing online?
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May 19
Online Personas: How would you describe your digital/online self?
Our online personas can sometimes be quite different than our physical ones. Helping our students reflect on how their online personas differ from their personal selves (and the consequences and benefits of this) can be a healthy exercise and prepare them for their digital futures.
Permanent link to this article: https://tech.svvsd.org/family/2017/05/19/online-personas-how-would-you-describe-your-digitalonline-self/
Mar 17
Digital Drama
To adults, digital drama and cyberbullying may seem one and the same. To adolescents, there is a difference. Digital drama describes the everyday tiffs and disputes that occur between friends or acquaintances. Learn how you can help your student develop and maintain positive relationships in a digital context.
Permanent link to this article: https://tech.svvsd.org/family/2017/03/17/digital-drama/
