Grades: Pre-K–5 

Minimum Group Size: 5 to 400

Length of Tour: 45-50 minutes

Equipment Needed : Projector, screen, microphone

Description: 

Maybe it’s because I’m a kid at heart, but I make this program educational and entertaining as possible. Kids today are digital natives and I want to help kids from a young age learn how to have a healthy relationship with technology. Depending on the age, I can custom tailor my keynote speaker talks and exercises to suit the audience. My programs are hyper-interactive, real, and (dare I say) fun. Every program has a dedicated Q&A time, and I’m always floored by the meaningful, healthy conversations. 

Here are some specifics I recommend covering per age group: 

Pre-K through Grade 2 

• Rules to follow for tablets and phones (that are useful for parents too) 

• Understanding healthy boundaries for games we play 

• Defining personal information and how to keep it safe 

• Figuring out how to recognize safe sites and apps to use 

Grades 3 through 5 

• Benefits and risks of communicating with friends online 

• Keeping personal information private when using social networks, games, and otherwise 

• Privacy settings: How do they work? Are they effective? What does "private" really mean? 

• Social Media 101: Rules, settings and healthy use 

• Cyberbullying and what to do about it 

• Cell phone and tablet rules to live by 

This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:

Categories: Teamwork / Leadership Skills; Wellness / Life Skills / Bully Prevention / Character Education 

Cost: 

$6,700 - up to 4 student programs and 1 parent program 

Grades: 6-12 

Minimum Group Size: 5 to 400

Length of Tour: 45-50 minutes

Equipment Needed : Projector, screen, microphone

Description: 

As if being a pre-teen/teenager wasn’t hard enough, today’s adolescents have to deal with a whole new layer of complexity: the online world. School gossip isn’t something you can leave behind at 3pm, and the decisions you make about social media can haunt you for the rest of your life - or help get you into college or land that awesome, new job.

I’m not here to lecture kids about what’s appropriate and what’s not. Instead, my approach as a keynote speaker is to walk these kids through a decision-making process that considers the immediate and long-term impact of everything they do online - the AWESOME and the not-so-awesome. I want to have a meaningful conversation with the students so I can hear them out and empower them to question the big picture. And since every program I run has a dedicated Q&A time, I’m always awed by the breakthrough we make together.

Here are some specifics I recommend covering per age group:

Grades 6 through 8

• Social networking: The AWESOME, the "eh" and the ugly. How to effectively utilize social media to work FOR you.

• Privacy settings: What do they mean? How do they work? Is our info really private?

• Technology tattoos—what you put out there stays out there—and how to be proud of what you post

• Breaking down conflict versus cyberbullying

• Sexting: A real discussion about healthy relationships, pressure, breaches of trust, oversharing, and an empowering message of understanding and setting boundaries

• Going viral through kindness

High School

• Understanding that your online reputation (often for the rest of your life) starts with the decisions you make now and can be wonderfully powerful if done right

• Capturing your life on social media—and the risks that come with it

• Privacy: Is there such thing anymore? What do our settings guarantee? What are the long-term implications of our constant use of these devices/apps/platforms?

• Digital health: A down and dirty conversation about digital health and how these devices are impacting our moods, behaviors and relationships. The physical and psychological importance of giving our brains and bodies a break from screens

• Employment and college admissions risks and opportunities

• Let's talk about sex...ting. It's happening EVERYWHERE. Laws are all over the place. Long-term repercussions are currently unknown. Pressure is a driving force. Real talk about a pervasive social issue and healthy relationships

This performance supports the following NYS Learning Standards:

Categories: Teamwork / Leadership Skills; Wellness / Life Skills / Bully Prevention / Character Education 

Cost: 

$6,700 - up to 4 student programs and 1 parent program