Overview

From Snapchat to Instagram, this session will focus on the different ways that children (and adults) are communicating today. We’ll do lots of hands on exploring, so you’ll need to come to this session prepared with the necessary apps (Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, YouTube Capture, Instagram, Flipboard) downloaded onto your phone, with an account created (and a 4G connection to the internet) so you can give them a try with our support! When you leave this session, you’ll have experienced at least three different social media tools that you can use to connect with your child!

This session has been developed, and will be facilitated by:

• Kim Cofino, NIST Consultant in Residence
• Ben Sheridan, NIST Digital Learning Coach

Presentation

Resources

Here are the articles we discussed

• Like, Flirt, Ghost: A Journey Into The Social Media Lives of Teens
• The Unspoken Rules Kids Create for Instagram
• Where Weird Facebook is King: How a College Kid Does Social
• 5 Myths About Teens and Technology Every Parent Should Ignore

Here are the challenges we did:

• Social Media Challenges for Parents

If you liked those, I promise you will find these interesting:

• Kim’s Parenting in the Digital Age Flipboard Magazine
• Eduro Learning’s Parenting in the Digital Age Online Courses

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