WOW Wednesday – Ochre River School
On Wednesdays I highlight some of our amazing MVSD staff on our social media pages. Everyday our staff are using tech in new and exciting ways, are learning new skills, and are sharing ways in which ed tech is assisting them in their practice.
This week I was so pleased to share and learn with the Ochre River School (ORS) community at an evening session entitled: Social Media for Parents. This session, hosted by the ORS Parent Advisory Council, was designed to help inform caregivers about the world of social media so that they feel confident and prepared to explore these tools with the children in their lives. This is the second time I have visited the community to work on this topic (the first being in February of 2020) and the school has a continued commitment to assisting their families and students with their use of these tools.
The session discussed:
- an overview of primary social media platforms
- a discussion on social media usage statistics for Canada
- how to find current information on platform features and settings
- practices on how to introduce social media use with children
- where to find support and field questions that may arise
A condensed version of this workshop has been filmed and shared via YouTube (see below):
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