our computers and our digital devices are as mainstream as any other appliance
are as mainstream as any other appliance
are as mainstream as any other appliance we have in our homes we depend on them
we have in our homes we depend on them
we have in our homes we depend on them just as we depend on our dishwasher our
just as we depend on our dishwasher our
just as we depend on our dishwasher our microwave ovens and our washing machines
microwave ovens and our washing machines
microwave ovens and our washing machines each year we become more and more
each year we become more and more
each year we become more and more dependent on these devices and these
dependent on these devices and these
dependent on these devices and these devices have enhanced our lives in many
devices have enhanced our lives in many
devices have enhanced our lives in many ways
ways
ways the many advances it has given us for me
the many advances it has given us for me
the many advances it has given us for me I have no sense of direction so the GPS
I have no sense of direction so the GPS
I have no sense of direction so the GPS is really a wonderful advancement in my
is really a wonderful advancement in my
is really a wonderful advancement in my life for you maybe you get to work at
life for you maybe you get to work at
life for you maybe you get to work at home because you can bring your devices
home because you can bring your devices
home because you can bring your devices at home and you get to spend more time
at home and you get to spend more time
at home and you get to spend more time with your family some people enjoy
with your family some people enjoy
with your family some people enjoy connecting with their family and friends
connecting with their family and friends
connecting with their family and friends all over the place there are many many
all over the place there are many many
all over the place there are many many positives to technology however there
positives to technology however there
positives to technology however there are many pitfalls and negatives to
are many pitfalls and negatives to
are many pitfalls and negatives to technology and the time is now to really
technology and the time is now to really
technology and the time is now to really evaluate technologies place in our life
evaluate technologies place in our life
evaluate technologies place in our life before we lose the things that we value
before we lose the things that we value
before we lose the things that we value most human emotional connection before
most human emotional connection before
most human emotional connection before technology we would gather around a
technology we would gather around a
technology we would gather around a table and we would converse and share
table and we would converse and share
table and we would converse and share stories and share memories and maybe
stories and share memories and maybe
stories and share memories and maybe even argue but we were connecting
even argue but we were connecting
even argue but we were connecting emotionally today we go to a restaurant
emotionally today we go to a restaurant
emotionally today we go to a restaurant or even in our home and these devices
or even in our home and these devices
or even in our home and these devices are apparent we see an entire table of
are apparent we see an entire table of
are apparent we see an entire table of families or friends gathered around
families or friends gathered around
families or friends gathered around looking down at their devices there is a
looking down at their devices there is a
looking down at their devices there is a time and a place for technology but it
time and a place for technology but it
time and a place for technology but it isn’t everywhere human connection is
isn’t everywhere human connection is
isn’t everywhere human connection is important we’re here to support each
important we’re here to support each
important we’re here to support each other we’re here because we all are part
other we’re here because we all are part
other we’re here because we all are part of something bigger and when we
of something bigger and when we
of something bigger and when we disconnect and allow our devices to
disconnect and allow our devices to
disconnect and allow our devices to continue to do this at a rate we are
continue to do this at a rate we are
continue to do this at a rate we are losing something very valuable when we
losing something very valuable when we
losing something very valuable when we think about positive reform it is
think about positive reform it is
think about positive reform it is possible I’m here to tell you that it is
possible I’m here to tell you that it is
possible I’m here to tell you that it is quite possible as an educator and a
quite possible as an educator and a
quite possible as an educator and a parent I have spent the last four years
parent I have spent the last four years
parent I have spent the last four years educating students from second grade all
educating students from second grade all
educating students from second grade all the way through college and talk to them
the way through college and talk to them
the way through college and talk to them about
about
about their social media use about technology
their social media use about technology
their social media use about technology in the life in their lives whether it’s
in the life in their lives whether it’s
in the life in their lives whether it’s the positive and the negatives we need
the positive and the negatives we need
the positive and the negatives we need to address the positives and our
to address the positives and our
to address the positives and our children desperately need our help
children desperately need our help
children desperately need our help we are the first generation of parents
we are the first generation of parents
we are the first generation of parents raising children in the technological
raising children in the technological
raising children in the technological era we will prepare them for what was
era we will prepare them for what was
era we will prepare them for what was ahead not because we didn’t care we
ahead not because we didn’t care we
ahead not because we didn’t care we didn’t know technology has been in our
didn’t know technology has been in our
didn’t know technology has been in our life for 20-plus years now we now know
life for 20-plus years now we now know
life for 20-plus years now we now know we now know that our devices can’t be
we now know that our devices can’t be
we now know that our devices can’t be everywhere we now know that there is a
everywhere we now know that there is a
everywhere we now know that there is a time and a place for it we need to start
time and a place for it we need to start
time and a place for it we need to start with guidelines and strategies each time
with guidelines and strategies each time
with guidelines and strategies each time I go to a school and speak to students
I go to a school and speak to students
I go to a school and speak to students there is a line of students waiting to
there is a line of students waiting to
there is a line of students waiting to talk to me begging me for information
talk to me begging me for information
talk to me begging me for information what do I do if someone sends me a
what do I do if someone sends me a
what do I do if someone sends me a picture that’s inappropriate if I’m on
picture that’s inappropriate if I’m on
picture that’s inappropriate if I’m on snapchat and my mother says no what do I
snapchat and my mother says no what do I
snapchat and my mother says no what do I do they need our help the time is now
do they need our help the time is now
do they need our help the time is now for positive reform and we need to start
for positive reform and we need to start
for positive reform and we need to start with the screen itself the screen is an
with the screen itself the screen is an
with the screen itself the screen is an emotional disconnect part of life is
emotional disconnect part of life is
emotional disconnect part of life is getting our feelings hurt that is a
getting our feelings hurt that is a
getting our feelings hurt that is a reality when we were younger people
reality when we were younger people
reality when we were younger people would say mean things to us and we might
would say mean things to us and we might
would say mean things to us and we might would say them back but the problem is
would say them back but the problem is
would say them back but the problem is we as human beings use body language to
we as human beings use body language to
we as human beings use body language to guide us our children don’t have that if
guide us our children don’t have that if
guide us our children don’t have that if someone said something mean to me or I
someone said something mean to me or I
someone said something mean to me or I said something mean to someone and when
said something mean to someone and when
said something mean to someone and when I was younger I saw a tilt of a head a
I was younger I saw a tilt of a head a
I was younger I saw a tilt of a head a shrug of a shoulder and I got a knot in
shrug of a shoulder and I got a knot in
shrug of a shoulder and I got a knot in my stomach I had a natural consequence
my stomach I had a natural consequence
my stomach I had a natural consequence to what I was doing that my words had
to what I was doing that my words had
to what I was doing that my words had power that gut that intuition was
power that gut that intuition was
power that gut that intuition was teaching me something it doesn’t feel
teaching me something it doesn’t feel
teaching me something it doesn’t feel good to hurt someone the problem is the
good to hurt someone the problem is the
good to hurt someone the problem is the screen went up and our children’s
screen went up and our children’s
screen went up and our children’s empathetic skills went way down it isn’t
empathetic skills went way down it isn’t
empathetic skills went way down it isn’t a generation of children who need to
a generation of children who need to
a generation of children who need to strengthen their empathetic skills
strengthen their empathetic skills
strengthen their empathetic skills because everything we’ve taught them
because everything we’ve taught them
because everything we’ve taught them offline be kind be respectful think
offline be kind be respectful think
offline be kind be respectful think about what you’re saying before you act
about what you’re saying before you act
about what you’re saying before you act all of those things for some reason they
all of those things for some reason they
all of those things for some reason they are not transferring once they get
are not transferring once they get
are not transferring once they get behind
behind
behind that keyboard this is where we need to
that keyboard this is where we need to
that keyboard this is where we need to start we need to teach them when they
start we need to teach them when they
start we need to teach them when they give it we give them a device you see
give it we give them a device you see
give it we give them a device you see this screen this is an emotional
this screen this is an emotional
this screen this is an emotional disconnect there are real people on the
disconnect there are real people on the
disconnect there are real people on the other side of that screen who have very
other side of that screen who have very
other side of that screen who have very big contact lists who have many friends
big contact lists who have many friends
big contact lists who have many friends and followers so imagine something
and followers so imagine something
and followers so imagine something publicly embarrassing said about you and
publicly embarrassing said about you and
publicly embarrassing said about you and everyone in this new room knew about it
everyone in this new room knew about it
everyone in this new room knew about it because you’re 200 friends post it
because you’re 200 friends post it
because you’re 200 friends post it you’re 300 friends posted it this is
you’re 300 friends posted it this is
you’re 300 friends posted it this is what our children are dealing with and
what our children are dealing with and
what our children are dealing with and now they’re going into their school
now they’re going into their school
now they’re going into their school knowing their whole entire school knows
knowing their whole entire school knows
knowing their whole entire school knows something publicly embarrassing about
something publicly embarrassing about
something publicly embarrassing about them I’m a grown woman with a halfway
them I’m a grown woman with a halfway
them I’m a grown woman with a halfway decent self-esteem that would be hard
decent self-esteem that would be hard
decent self-esteem that would be hard for me these are kids trying to find
for me these are kids trying to find
for me these are kids trying to find their way technology is making it very
their way technology is making it very
their way technology is making it very hard for them it’s like a minefield we
hard for them it’s like a minefield we
hard for them it’s like a minefield we need to teach them about the emotional
need to teach them about the emotional
need to teach them about the emotional disconnect we need to teach them to
disconnect we need to teach them to
disconnect we need to teach them to think every time you put something out
think every time you put something out
think every time you put something out there you need to say how would this
there you need to say how would this
there you need to say how would this make me feel that’s going to strengthen
make me feel that’s going to strengthen
make me feel that’s going to strengthen their empathetic skills we need to teach
their empathetic skills we need to teach
their empathetic skills we need to teach them that it’s not okay that you post
them that it’s not okay that you post
them that it’s not okay that you post whatever you want without any regard we
whatever you want without any regard we
whatever you want without any regard we need to teach them that it’s not okay to
need to teach them that it’s not okay to
need to teach them that it’s not okay to take a picture of video of someone
take a picture of video of someone
take a picture of video of someone without their permission and post it we
without their permission and post it we
without their permission and post it we also need to teach them about anonymous
also need to teach them about anonymous
also need to teach them about anonymous sites kids go down and play xbox their
sites kids go down and play xbox their
sites kids go down and play xbox their friends aren’t available and they play
friends aren’t available and they play
friends aren’t available and they play with anyone complete strangers in our
with anyone complete strangers in our
with anyone complete strangers in our day we always got the note that there
day we always got the note that there
day we always got the note that there was someone in our neighborhood I don’t
was someone in our neighborhood I don’t
was someone in our neighborhood I don’t know why it was always a white van but
know why it was always a white van but
know why it was always a white van but it was always a white van now that’s not
it was always a white van now that’s not
it was always a white van now that’s not the problem they’re in our homes on our
the problem they’re in our homes on our
the problem they’re in our homes on our computers it is dangerous our children
computers it is dangerous our children
computers it is dangerous our children I’m talking from second grade all the
I’m talking from second grade all the
I’m talking from second grade all the way up think it is normal and
way up think it is normal and
way up think it is normal and appropriate to talk to strangers online
appropriate to talk to strangers online
appropriate to talk to strangers online we all read the newspaper children have
we all read the newspaper children have
we all read the newspaper children have been murdered children have been
been murdered children have been
been murdered children have been sexually abused many things have
sexually abused many things have
sexually abused many things have happened because they think it’s normal
happened because they think it’s normal
happened because they think it’s normal to engage in conversations with people
to engage in conversations with people
to engage in conversations with people they don’t know it’s not okay and we
they don’t know it’s not okay and we
they don’t know it’s not okay and we need to get that really really strong in
need to get that really really strong in
need to get that really really strong in their heads that’s a social norm so not
their heads that’s a social norm so not
their heads that’s a social norm so not only do we need to give them guidelines
only do we need to give them guidelines
only do we need to give them guidelines and strategies and
and strategies and
and strategies and rulz we also need to give them tools and
rulz we also need to give them tools and
rulz we also need to give them tools and the tools we give them are you you might
the tools we give them are you you might
the tools we give them are you you might be hearing a lot about this word
be hearing a lot about this word
be hearing a lot about this word mindfulness I am 100% behind this
mindfulness I am 100% behind this
mindfulness I am 100% behind this mindfulness movement again we socialized
mindfulness movement again we socialized
mindfulness movement again we socialized in our streets and face-to-face and by
in our streets and face-to-face and by
in our streets and face-to-face and by doing that we learned many many
doing that we learned many many
doing that we learned many many wonderful coping skills wonderful we
wonderful coping skills wonderful we
wonderful coping skills wonderful we learn resilience we new learned how to
learn resilience we new learned how to
learn resilience we new learned how to stick up for ourselves we learned that
stick up for ourselves we learned that
stick up for ourselves we learned that our feelings got hurt and we bounced
our feelings got hurt and we bounced
our feelings got hurt and we bounced back our children did not grow up this
back our children did not grow up this
back our children did not grow up this way our children grew up very structured
way our children grew up very structured
way our children grew up very structured so they don’t have the coping skills we
so they don’t have the coping skills we
so they don’t have the coping skills we have and we need to give them to them so
have and we need to give them to them so
have and we need to give them to them so imagine a time when you use your
imagine a time when you use your
imagine a time when you use your computer all the time you’re playing
computer all the time you’re playing
computer all the time you’re playing with your friends and something’s
with your friends and something’s
with your friends and something’s buzzing in your pocket it’s constant
buzzing in your pocket it’s constant
buzzing in your pocket it’s constant distraction it’s constant multitasking
distraction it’s constant multitasking
distraction it’s constant multitasking as an educator I learned that
as an educator I learned that
as an educator I learned that multitasking was not good no where did I
multitasking was not good no where did I
multitasking was not good no where did I learn it was good give kids a lot of
learn it was good give kids a lot of
learn it was good give kids a lot of things it will help them pay attention
things it will help them pay attention
things it will help them pay attention does it work what I learned was the
does it work what I learned was the
does it work what I learned was the number one predictor of success is
number one predictor of success is
number one predictor of success is someone’s ability to focus and follow
someone’s ability to focus and follow
someone’s ability to focus and follow through and our children are distracted
through and our children are distracted
through and our children are distracted constantly even when they have friends
constantly even when they have friends
constantly even when they have friends at their house at their house they’re
at their house at their house they’re
at their house at their house they’re sitting right next to each other with
sitting right next to each other with
sitting right next to each other with their devices so we need what
their devices so we need what
their devices so we need what mindfulness is too overly give you an
mindfulness is too overly give you an
mindfulness is too overly give you an oversimplification of what mindfulness
oversimplification of what mindfulness
oversimplification of what mindfulness is it’s the ability to be in the present
is it’s the ability to be in the present
is it’s the ability to be in the present moment fully with your mind and all of
moment fully with your mind and all of
moment fully with your mind and all of your senses so now you’re all listening
your senses so now you’re all listening
your senses so now you’re all listening to me you’re engaged you’re mindfully
to me you’re engaged you’re mindfully
to me you’re engaged you’re mindfully listening to what I’m saying
listening to what I’m saying
listening to what I’m saying if your mind’s wandering and you sing
if your mind’s wandering and you sing
if your mind’s wandering and you sing right after this have to go to CVS have
right after this have to go to CVS have
right after this have to go to CVS have to make that doctor appointment my kids
to make that doctor appointment my kids
to make that doctor appointment my kids my kids game is at this time your mind
my kids game is at this time your mind
my kids game is at this time your mind is wandering
is wandering
is wandering you’re not mindfully engaged well we can
you’re not mindfully engaged well we can
you’re not mindfully engaged well we can train you to do that we can give you
train you to do that we can give you
train you to do that we can give you that skill so our children aren’t the
that skill so our children aren’t the
that skill so our children aren’t the table of kids with their devices so our
table of kids with their devices so our
table of kids with their devices so our children go to parties and enjoy the
children go to parties and enjoy the
children go to parties and enjoy the event for what it is we’ve all gone to
event for what it is we’ve all gone to
event for what it is we’ve all gone to parties I’ve gone to graduation parties
parties I’ve gone to graduation parties
parties I’ve gone to graduation parties with teens we’re a three to four hour
with teens we’re a three to four hour
with teens we’re a three to four hour party
party
party no one is engaging with
no one is engaging with
no one is engaging with their selfie selfie selfie post a pillow
their selfie selfie selfie post a pillow
their selfie selfie selfie post a pillow a video it and let me post it wait I
a video it and let me post it wait I
a video it and let me post it wait I don’t like that let me do it again
don’t like that let me do it again
don’t like that let me do it again three hours go by that’s an anti mindful
three hours go by that’s an anti mindful
three hours go by that’s an anti mindful behavior I want my children to be there
behavior I want my children to be there
behavior I want my children to be there and engage and guess what the party is
and engage and guess what the party is
and engage and guess what the party is not about you the party is about someone
not about you the party is about someone
not about you the party is about someone else and learning to be happy for
else and learning to be happy for
else and learning to be happy for someone else and celebrating someone
someone else and celebrating someone
someone else and celebrating someone else’s milestones is a good thing so our
else’s milestones is a good thing so our
else’s milestones is a good thing so our children are learning to be narcissistic
children are learning to be narcissistic
children are learning to be narcissistic voyeuristic that multitasking is good
voyeuristic that multitasking is good
voyeuristic that multitasking is good that overvaluing their peers feedback to
that overvaluing their peers feedback to
that overvaluing their peers feedback to such an unhealthy level because of that
such an unhealthy level because of that
such an unhealthy level because of that like button that they make decisions
like button that they make decisions
like button that they make decisions based on everyone else’s approval now
based on everyone else’s approval now
based on everyone else’s approval now that’s normal for a team but not to this
that’s normal for a team but not to this
that’s normal for a team but not to this level not this level that they do
level not this level that they do
level not this level that they do everything for a like it’s peer pressure
everything for a like it’s peer pressure
everything for a like it’s peer pressure in their pocket we can do better we have
in their pocket we can do better we have
in their pocket we can do better we have to give them the tools and mindfulness
to give them the tools and mindfulness
to give them the tools and mindfulness is a wonderful I started my mindfulness
is a wonderful I started my mindfulness
is a wonderful I started my mindfulness practice about four years ago and I can
practice about four years ago and I can
practice about four years ago and I can tell you it is fulfilling life when you
tell you it is fulfilling life when you
tell you it is fulfilling life when you learn to be present engaged in here and
learn to be present engaged in here and
learn to be present engaged in here and now it’s fulfilling and our children I’m
now it’s fulfilling and our children I’m
now it’s fulfilling and our children I’m afraid are being fulfilled with
afraid are being fulfilled with
afraid are being fulfilled with artificial things they look at people’s
artificial things they look at people’s
artificial things they look at people’s post and they compare their lives to
post and they compare their lives to
post and they compare their lives to someone’s fabulous day
someone’s fabulous day
someone’s fabulous day no one’s posting all the bad things no
no one’s posting all the bad things no
no one’s posting all the bad things no one’s saying oh my parents might get
one’s saying oh my parents might get
one’s saying oh my parents might get divorced or I just failed my geometry
divorced or I just failed my geometry
divorced or I just failed my geometry test or they’re all posting the really
test or they’re all posting the really
test or they’re all posting the really great things and really putting a full
great things and really putting a full
great things and really putting a full sense of themselves up there that’s not
sense of themselves up there that’s not
sense of themselves up there that’s not healthy socially and emotionally this is
healthy socially and emotionally this is
healthy socially and emotionally this is getting what in the way of our
getting what in the way of our
getting what in the way of our children’s development and we need to
children’s development and we need to
children’s development and we need to act now we know what it’s good for it’s
act now we know what it’s good for it’s
act now we know what it’s good for it’s great that you can look up your research
great that you can look up your research
great that you can look up your research paper at no problem it’s not okay that
paper at no problem it’s not okay that
paper at no problem it’s not okay that people walk down the street like this
people walk down the street like this
people walk down the street like this and everybody should part away like it’s
and everybody should part away like it’s
and everybody should part away like it’s the Red Sea this is just a news story
the Red Sea this is just a news story
the Red Sea this is just a news story that someone was walking into an
that someone was walking into an
that someone was walking into an elevator on their phone and there was a
elevator on their phone and there was a
elevator on their phone and there was a sign they were repairing the elevator
sign they were repairing the elevator
sign they were repairing the elevator and they walked in it was only two feet
and they walked in it was only two feet
and they walked in it was only two feet and they were fine but
and they were fine but
and they were fine but this is what’s happening and we all
this is what’s happening and we all
this is what’s happening and we all laugh because like oh that’s funny
laugh because like oh that’s funny
laugh because like oh that’s funny that’s funny I know the other side I
that’s funny I know the other side I
that’s funny I know the other side I have good relationships I connect with
have good relationships I connect with
have good relationships I connect with people I know how to do that because of
people I know how to do that because of
people I know how to do that because of my life experience
my life experience
my life experience what kind of marriages are they going to
what kind of marriages are they going to
what kind of marriages are they going to have what kind of friendships are they
have what kind of friendships are they
have what kind of friendships are they going to have when you can’t connect
going to have when you can’t connect
going to have when you can’t connect emotionally with each other we have to
emotionally with each other we have to
emotionally with each other we have to find its place
find its place
find its place I’m not saying technology’s bad but we
I’m not saying technology’s bad but we
I’m not saying technology’s bad but we really need to give them the skills they
really need to give them the skills they
really need to give them the skills they they need to build a healthier way of
they need to build a healthier way of
they need to build a healthier way of living and find its place the technology
living and find its place the technology
living and find its place the technology companies have a place in this as well
companies have a place in this as well
companies have a place in this as well we have Apple Google Facebook snapchat
we have Apple Google Facebook snapchat
we have Apple Google Facebook snapchat Instagram all of them they’re all giving
Instagram all of them they’re all giving
Instagram all of them they’re all giving our devices wouldn’t it be nice if we
our devices wouldn’t it be nice if we
our devices wouldn’t it be nice if we walked into an Apple Store and the first
walked into an Apple Store and the first
walked into an Apple Store and the first question they asked us was oh how old is
question they asked us was oh how old is
question they asked us was oh how old is the person you’re buying this device for
the person you’re buying this device for
the person you’re buying this device for oh they’re 12 oh we offer these courses
oh they’re 12 oh we offer these courses
oh they’re 12 oh we offer these courses for the parents to learn how to set the
for the parents to learn how to set the
for the parents to learn how to set the settings and blocks
settings and blocks
settings and blocks that’s age-appropriate and we also offer
that’s age-appropriate and we also offer
that’s age-appropriate and we also offer a course for the children to beware of
a course for the children to beware of
a course for the children to beware of the pitfalls and use it with good intent
the pitfalls and use it with good intent
the pitfalls and use it with good intent that that would be great they have a
that that would be great they have a
that that would be great they have a responsibility we all have a
responsibility we all have a
responsibility we all have a responsibility in making some positive
responsibility in making some positive
responsibility in making some positive reform parents schools and the tech
reform parents schools and the tech
reform parents schools and the tech companies we all can do this if we just
companies we all can do this if we just
companies we all can do this if we just any little time you see someone doing it
any little time you see someone doing it
any little time you see someone doing it in an inappropriate way make awareness
in an inappropriate way make awareness
in an inappropriate way make awareness the other day I was just grocery
the other day I was just grocery
the other day I was just grocery shopping and I was packing my my food
shopping and I was packing my my food
shopping and I was packing my my food and the teeny I’m getting s he was like
and the teeny I’m getting s he was like
and the teeny I’m getting s he was like 19 or 20 he was ringing the register and
19 or 20 he was ringing the register and
19 or 20 he was ringing the register and all of a sudden there was so much food
all of a sudden there was so much food
all of a sudden there was so much food and I’m like oh my gosh it’s going so
and I’m like oh my gosh it’s going so
and I’m like oh my gosh it’s going so fast and I’m looking and he is scrolling
fast and I’m looking and he is scrolling
fast and I’m looking and he is scrolling through social media well I’m doing his
through social media well I’m doing his
through social media well I’m doing his job
job
job that we can do better so I of course
that we can do better so I of course
that we can do better so I of course politely said I’m sorry but you know
politely said I’m sorry but you know
politely said I’m sorry but you know this is your job you really shouldn’t be
this is your job you really shouldn’t be
this is your job you really shouldn’t be on your phone while you’re working
on your phone while you’re working
on your phone while you’re working that’s a poor work ethic these are
that’s a poor work ethic these are
that’s a poor work ethic these are things that are going to be affected if
things that are going to be affected if
things that are going to be affected if we don’t take a look it’s important and
we don’t take a look it’s important and
we don’t take a look it’s important and we want the best for our children we
we want the best for our children we
we want the best for our children we have to teach them what applies offline
have to teach them what applies offline
have to teach them what applies offline up
up
up eyes online be kind we all have a
eyes online be kind we all have a
eyes online be kind we all have a responsibility and I ask each of you to
responsibility and I ask each of you to
responsibility and I ask each of you to please take a look at what you’re
please take a look at what you’re
please take a look at what you’re modeling
modeling
modeling take a look at how you can find a better
take a look at how you can find a better
take a look at how you can find a better balance and be part of the solution of
balance and be part of the solution of
balance and be part of the solution of the misuse of social media by giving
the misuse of social media by giving
the misuse of social media by giving guidelines and strategies by giving them
guidelines and strategies by giving them
guidelines and strategies by giving them tools and being an advocate for your
tools and being an advocate for your
tools and being an advocate for your children because schools are trying to
children because schools are trying to
children because schools are trying to figure this out too
figure this out too
figure this out too some schools I go to it’s bring your own
some schools I go to it’s bring your own
some schools I go to it’s bring your own technology that’s there that’s what
technology that’s there that’s what
technology that’s there that’s what their policy is some schools give them
their policy is some schools give them
their policy is some schools give them iPads or school iPads find out be active
iPads or school iPads find out be active
iPads or school iPads find out be active be engaged and fun okay my kid download
be engaged and fun okay my kid download
be engaged and fun okay my kid download games because that’s what happened with
games because that’s what happened with
games because that’s what happened with my own child I didn’t know the only way
my own child I didn’t know the only way
my own child I didn’t know the only way they didn’t but I knew this is because
they didn’t but I knew this is because
they didn’t but I knew this is because they had my Apple ID so they could they
they had my Apple ID so they could they
they had my Apple ID so they could they could download it but these are the
could download it but these are the
could download it but these are the conversations we have we can’t put our
conversations we have we can’t put our
conversations we have we can’t put our hands up and say well I don’t know how
hands up and say well I don’t know how
hands up and say well I don’t know how to work technology well I don’t know how
to work technology well I don’t know how
to work technology well I don’t know how to work believe me I am NOT computer
to work believe me I am NOT computer
to work believe me I am NOT computer savvy that’s the joke of all of this but
savvy that’s the joke of all of this but
savvy that’s the joke of all of this but I have to give my children guidelines
I have to give my children guidelines
I have to give my children guidelines and strategies I do have to care about a
and strategies I do have to care about a
and strategies I do have to care about a society of what we’re promoting and what
society of what we’re promoting and what
society of what we’re promoting and what we’re what the outcome of this is going
we’re what the outcome of this is going
we’re what the outcome of this is going to be because what I’m talking about
to be because what I’m talking about
to be because what I’m talking about today in a very short amount of time is
today in a very short amount of time is
today in a very short amount of time is just scratching the surface of what
just scratching the surface of what
just scratching the surface of what technology is bringing if we don’t bring
technology is bringing if we don’t bring
technology is bringing if we don’t bring awareness and mindfully think okay where
awareness and mindfully think okay where
awareness and mindfully think okay where is it good where is it not so I ask each
is it good where is it not so I ask each
is it good where is it not so I ask each of you to please be part of the solution
of you to please be part of the solution
of you to please be part of the solution and help however you can thank
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