Parent Take-away and Resource from GPS: Raising the Selfie Generation
Glenbard West parent
Sandy Gelfer shared the following takeaway from the Oct. 13 Glenbard Parent
Series program Raising the Selfie Generation with Alec Couros:
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| Alec Couros and Sandy Gelfer |
"It's important to help our students take control of their digital identity
to define who they are. We need to embrace the technology and then help them
create a positive digital footprint. Our identity is being linked to our
reputation and online history. Parents can forgive; the web does not. We
should educate our kids on strategies to keep themselves more private and less
public, to effectively utilize technology and manage multiple stems of
simultaneous information. Put your phones down and enjoy life."