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Parenting, Adolescence, and Digital Opportunities

Parenting, Adolescence, and Digital Opportunities. And Digital Challenges Presented to Grade 6 Parents Wednesday, Feb 20 2013 Geoff Smith Secondary School Principal Lincoln Community School. THE FIVE “ B ’ s ”. “ Tasks of Adolescent Development ” What you have to look forward to!. BRAIN.

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Parenting, Adolescence, and Digital Opportunities

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  1. Parenting, Adolescence, and Digital Opportunities And Digital Challenges Presented to Grade 6 Parents Wednesday, Feb 20 2013 Geoff Smith Secondary School Principal Lincoln Community School

  2. THE FIVE “B’s” “Tasks of Adolescent Development” What you have to look forward to!

  3. BRAIN “Am I Getting Smarter?” Abstract thinking Perspective taking Decision-making Problem-solving Conflict management CHALLENGE: Argumentative, Advice-giving POSITIVES: Livelier discussions, Independence

  4. BRAIN Prefrontal Cortex CEO of the brain; last part to mature; Responsible for decision making; rational thoughts Amygdala Emotional center; teens rely more heavily on this area; Can explain why adolescents react more impulsively

  5. BELONGING “Do Kids Like Me?” Peer acceptance Social skills Complex emotions CHALLENGE: Negative peer pressure POSITIVES: Peer approval for academics, athletics, arts

  6. BECOMING “Who Is That In The Mirror?” Personal Identity Positive view of self Moral standards/values Belief systems CHALLENGE: Experimenting POSITIVES: Growing realism of strengths/weaknesses

  7. The 21st Century Learner presented by Kim Cofino presentation resources: http://the21stcenturylearner.wikispaces.com/ professional blog: http://mscofino.edublogs.org

  8. always on

  9. life outside the classroom

  10. social

  11. increasingly digital

  12. constantly connected

  13. instantaccess

  14. effective communicators & creators

  15. Consider • Kids want belonging • Kids are becoming • Kids are Always on • Kids are Increasingly digital • Kids are Social • Kids are Connected • Kids expect Instant access • Kids brains are developing (immaturely)

  16. What are your thoughts at this moment? What does this say to you?

  17. Social Media • Challenges • Opportunities • What do I do? • What decisions are best? • Individual choices & Family decisions • Where’s balance? • Trust and Mistakes • Communication

  18. What do kids say? A 10th grader Another 10th grader What did 8th graders say? What did 6th graders say? What did 11th and 12th graders say?

  19. Resources www.lcsprincipal.edublogs.org

  20. Cyber Bullying

  21. WHY BULLY IN CYBER SPACE? • Some common MYTHS: • It’s a virtual place to hide • No witnesses • No scene of the crime • REALITY: • It is much easier to say something mean to someone when you are not saying it face to face…

  22. TYPES OF ON-LINE BULLIES • The “Power Hungry” • The “Vengeful Angel” • The “Mean Girls” • The “Computer Savvy” • The “Inadvertent Cyber Bully”

  23. The “Power Hungry” Like the traditional school yard bully Wants to show their power Needs an audience Often brags about what they have done

  24. The “Vengeful Angel” Usually the target of earlier bullying incident They don't see themselves as a bully Feels that they are “righting a wrong” Sees themselves as the protector of others

  25. The “Mean Girls” • Usually the bullying is planned by a group of girls to be done to another girl • It is a form of entertainment for them • Bullying gets more intense as more people know about it and praise the original group • Many people are silent about it because they do not want to become the new target for the group

  26. The “Computer Savvy” Often the victim of off-line bullying (physical or verbal abuse) May be physically smaller than their peers May often be picked on for not being popular enough They have greater technical skills and use them to get back at their tormentors

  27. The “Inadvertent Cyber Bully” Don’t see themselves as cyber bullies Do it “Because I can” Communicating on-line makes them feel “tougher”, more in control Don’t think before pressing “SEND”

  28. HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? FLAMMING: Fight through text and e-mail with angry words HARASSMENT:repeatedly sending offensive, rude, insulting messages CYBERSTALKING: repeatedly sending messages that threaten to harm or humiliate DENIGRATION: Insulting and/or humiliatingsomeone on-line IMPERSONATION: posing as another person OUTING & TRICKERY: sharing secrets EXCLUSION: excluding someone from an online buddy list or from your social networking site

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