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Dear AUSD Parents,
We are excited to tell you about an amazing opportunity that you can take advantage of! Many of our students have a cellphone, tablet, or even gaming systems with Internet access and social media. While advances in technology have many great rewards, there is also the potential for harm. As parents, we can get ahead of this and take action to ensure our children are using social media in a way that will benefit them and not harm them.
In addition to cyberbullying, there are concerns about safety, mental health, and wellness. It seems that every day another social media app or social media challenge becomes popular. In some cases, these apps allow strangers to contact children, or make it easy to anonymously bully other children. Or, the social media challenges pose great dangers to students’ or bystanders’ physical safety. In answer to these dangers, we have been looking for a resource that can help parents of our community learn the ins and outs of social media and online dangers, and the challenges of parenting in the digital age.
We are excited to announce that the AUSD has recently partnered with SmartSocial.com for its on-demand courses for parents. The SmartSocial resources cover a wide range of digital and social media topics. We have purchased a parent subscription package to these resources to help you learn how to navigate the negative (and positive) parts of social media with your students.
With more than 130 parent, educator, & student courses available on-demand, this resource promises to help bridge the gap between the ever-changing digital landscape and the very real need to guide our students.
Some of our courses include:
- Smartphone and Social Media Agreement Class
- Navigating TikTok
- Navigating Instagram
- Navigating YouTube
- Navigating Snapchat
- Navigating Fortnite, Overwatch, Call of Duty & Violent Video Games
- Navigating Roblox, Minecraft, & Non-Violent Video Games
- Navigating College Readiness on Social Media Networks
As we all know, the digital footprint and the social media presence that young people create can have a lasting impact. Parental guidance, as well as guidance from trusted adults at school, are needed. For older students, we will begin the process of preparing for college and career and SmartSocial.com can help parents support their students in putting their best foot forward with social media and a digital portfolio.
Normally membership to the SmartSocial resources is $60-180/year. AUSD parents can now join the SmartSocial Membership for FREE. Our District's membership gives each family access to the SmartSocial courses for free for the next 18 months. This is a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the social media space from the comfort of your home or office.
Click the link below to register today!
https://smartsocial.com/atascadero
Let's work together to support our children in this ever changing digital age!
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