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All schools are experiencing challenges related to student's use of social media and cellphone distraction. Participants will know how to best support students' development of digital wellness and positive social-emotional skills as it relates to our interconnected digital world. Participants will experience research-based resources and strategies for enacting a systemic approach for building a school-wide program that instills positive digital habits. This session will highlight the successes experienced by the Greece Central School District's work towards developing these skills and incorporating the parent and school community using The Social Institute's Win At Social program.
Content and Activities: Awareness of the issue will be outlined and strategies will be offered as well as the story of the implementation and success in Greece Central School District. Participants will experience a Win At Social lesson about 'striking a balance' with social media and cellphones.
Time: 15 minutes- outline and build awareness of the issue, 25 minutes- experience Win At Social lesson, 20 minutes consolidate and closure of strategies
Process: Win At Social is a device-based activity with several opportunities for peer-to-peer interaction and discussion
The Social Institute: https://thesocialinstitute.com/
Empowering Digital Citizens With Real-Life Scenarios- https://www.iste.org/explore/digital-citizenship/empowering-digital-citizens-real-life-scenarios
Teen Helps Create Social Media Lessons- https://www.iste.org/explore/digital-citizenship/teen-helps-create-social-media-lessons
The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2021- https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-media-use-by-tweens-and-teens-2021
Related exhibitors: | The Social Institute |