3. RAISING !
GIFTED KIDS IN
A DIGITAL AGE
3:10!
FAILING TO
SUCCEED
4:10!
TECH FOR
EMPOWERING
AND
ENGAGING
4. “Every generation of
teenagers embraces
the freedoms and
possibilities wrought
by technology in ways
that shock the elders.”
Time
March
27,
2006
5. “We don’t
have the option
of turning away
from the future.
No one gets to
vote on whether
technology is
going to change
our lives.”
!
Bill Gates
The Road Ahead
15. The kids had completely customized the desktop—
so every kids’ tablet looked different. We had
installed software to prevent them from doing that,
and the fact they worked around it was clearly
CREATIVITY
the kind of INQUIRY the kind of
DISCOVERY that we think is
the kind of
,
,
ESSENTIAL TO LEARNING
19. PROTECT
AND LIMIT
Parents need to set boundaries to keep
children safe.
!
Digital media and technology are not
important for a child's healthy development.
20. PROTECT
Screen media needs to be balanced with
other activities.
!
Children are only one click away from a lot of
material that's inappropriate for them.
21. EMPOWER
Children can learn new things by using
online media.
!
Parents should offer guidance on how
to use the Internet for learning.
22. EMPOWER
AND ENGAGE
Children need to learn to navigate the digital
world and make choices for themselves.
!
Children can exercise their creativity by using
online media.
39. Relevancy
The usefulness of the information that exists
about you and how consistent that
information is with you you say you are and
what you claim to value
40. Purity
The amount of information that comes up in
an Internet search that is about you and not
someone with a similar name or similar
interests
41. Diversity
The mixture of information found when you
are searched online:
•
•
•
Do you have a website?
Are you found in real time content?
Are there images and video of you?
46. How To
Control the Message
• Find Out What’s on the Web
• Clean Up Content that You Don’t Want
Everyone in the World to See
• Create a More Flattering Image Online
48. Remove Unflattering
Content
Start with what you have posted:
• Delete any negative comments you’ve made
• Delete inappropriate photos or videos
• Check all sites!
!
• Edit blog entries that are negative
49.
50.
51. Remove Unflattering
Content
You Can Start Fresh Too:
• Delete all of your accounts
• Create new ones with a unique name for
yourself
• Use your middle initial
• Use your nickname
• Remember...Nothing really ever goes away.
52. Remove Unflattering
Content
• Ask others to remove negative
content about you.
• Remove “tags” from photos
• Paid services:
reputation.com
internetreputation.com
53.
54. Remove Unflattering
Content
Reset Privacy Settings:
• Block groups or individuals from viewing
content that you would prefer to be
private
• Manage our groups regularly and
remove unsupportive members
55. Other Message
Management Tips
• Avoid overly prolific status updates
• Claim your domain name
GoDaddy.com
• Create a More Flattering Image Online
56. The BEST Way To
Control the Message
Create Favorable Content
• Set up a linkedin.com profile that is public
• Get people to “endorse” you professionally
• Update profiles regularly
• Blog on a topic of interest
• Contribute in positive ways to the online
community - and do so often!
57. “We may not be able to
prepare the future for
our children,
but at least we can
prepare our children
for the future.”
- Franklin D. Roosevelt