Parenting in the Digital Age-Burlington Public Schools

1. Parenting in the Digital Age
Presented by:
Patrick Larkin
Jennifer Scheffer

5. Parents, Teachers, Students,
Society
SOCIAL MEDIA
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6. Challenges...

7. Parents
& Teachers
Students
“I love using Facebook to
post pictures & connect with
friends & family!”
“I stopped using Facebook
the minute my parents
started using it.”
“Twitter is great for sharing
resources & connecting and
learn from other educators!”
“Twitter is great to use with
my friends!”
#don’tcarewhoseesmyTweets

8. Parents
& Teachers
“I love posting pictures of
the work on my students!”
“What’s Snapchat? Why
would I use it?”
Students
“I love posting pictures of
me at parties. It shows
how popular I am.”
“Everyone’s on it. So I have
to be too. And it’s fun! ”

9. Parents
& Teachers
“I love pinning recipes,
hairstyles, & resources for
my classes!”
“I have an account but I don’
t use it.”
Students
“A source of
procrastination
for adults.”
“I have an account but I don’t
use it.”

10. Parents
& Teachers
“YouTube is great for
lessons (and
entertainment)!”
“Vine? What’s Vine?”
Students
“YouTube is great for
school (and entertainment)!”
“Have you seen the one
about the Batman dad?”

11. Benefits of Social Media

12. Digital Real Estate

13. Digital Footprints

14. via - Common Sense Media
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Guard your privacy. What people know about you is up to you.
Protect your reputation. Self-reflect before you self-reveal. What’s
funny or edgy today could cost tomorrow
Nothing is private online. Anything you say or do can be copied,
pasted, and sent to gazillions of people without your permission.
Assume everyone is watching. There’s a huge, vast audience out there.
If someone is your friend’s friend, they can see everything.

15. via - Common Sense Media
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Apply the Golden Rule. If you don’t want it done to you, don’t do it to
someone else.
Choose wisely. Not all content is appropriate. You know what we mean.
Don't hide. Using anonymity to cloak your actions doesn’t turn you into
a trustworthy, responsible human being.
Think about what you see. Just because it’s online doesn’t make it
true.
Be smart, be safe. Not everyone is who they say they are. But you
know that.

16. Social Media in SCHOOL
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