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Kids and Tech

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Kids and Tech

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  1. RAISING GIFTED KIDS IN A DIGITAL AGE __________________________ GAGC PARENT DAY - MARCH 9, 2014 Dr. Angela Housand & Dr. Brian Housand

  2. WHO ARE YOU?

  3. 4:10? 3:10? RAISING ? GIFTED KIDS IN A DIGITAL AGE TECH FOR EMPOWERING AND ENGAGING FAILING TO SUCCEED

  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

  6. LEFT 2 THEIR OWN DEVICES

  7. REALITY

  8. 3,339

  9. BEST CASE SCENARIO?

  10. OLPC

  11. 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 the kind ofCREATIVITY, the kind of INQUIRY, the kind of DISCOVERYthat we think is ESSENTIAL TO LEARNING

  12. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A 2 YEAR OLD USE AN iPad?

  13. DIGITAL PARENTING STYLE

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. EMPOWER Children can learn new things by using online media. ? Parents should offer guidance on how to use the Internet for learning.

  17. 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.

  18. Show Curiosity

  19. I like that. I don’t like that.

  20. House Rules

  21. “Show Me”

  22. Are you the same person online as the person you are face-to-face?

  23. Future Self

  24. Control the Message

  25. Why Control the Message? •College Admissions Officers & Committees will search you •Potential Employers will search you •Friends (& non-friends) will search you •Your Competition will search you •Potential Boyfriend/Girlfriend will search you © Angela Housand, 2013

  26. Digital Identity

  27. Volume The amount of information there is about you on the internet

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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?

  31. Activity Time: Online ID © Angela Housand, 2013

  32. Search Yourself •With quotes around your name, search yourself on Google, Yahoo!, and Bing •What did you find?

  33. Search Yourself You want to find: •Favorable entries about your work •Flattering or neutral mentions of your personal life

  34. Activity Time: Digital Footprint © Angela Housand, 2013

  35. 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

  36. Set Up Alerts! google.com/alerts

  37. 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

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