Helpful Links
Links for Parents
Common Sense Media for Parents: A library of resources for families about device usage, media consumption, even app and show/movie reviews by age
Google Classroom Parent-Guardian Guide
A Review of Social Media Parental Controls--AP article
Teens and Social Media Use--A study by PEW Research Center
Mayo Clinic article on tween and teen social media use
Study on the changes in brain development due to constantly checking social media
How to Quit Your Smartphone Addiction--4 minute video interview
How Google Lets Advertisers Monitor Your Kids' Browsing--Interesting viewpoint from an advertising manager
Newseum's Guide to Media Literacy
Should Parents Get Their Kids' Permission Before Sharing Photos Online?--ABC News story from 2019 (many of our students say YES)
Snapchat Launches Parental Controls--NPR
Surgeon General Says 13 is Too Early for Social Media CNN
Tips for Parents to Help Teens Use Social Media in a Healthy Way ABC-Chicago
Your Phone Knows Where You Were Last Night--New York Times article from 2018
Everything Google Knows About You...--Washington Post article from 2014
Videos Used In Class
Below is a sample of some of the videos we use in class. We do not always watch the entirety of the video.
Used as an introduction to search and algorithms in either 6th or 7th grade
Older video but also simpler explanation of how search and algorithms work
Positives and negatives of using social media
Three tips of managing your digital footprint (stop at 5:10)
Our introduction to balancing screen time
Are our sixth graders ready for social media?
A discussion about how "social media famous" isn't always what it seems.
How your phone is fighting for time in your schedule and some tips on how to fight back.