Podcast447: Reflections on Screenagers Movie – Growing up in the digital age

This 20 minute podcast features reflections by Sarah Fryer, Rachel Fryer, and Wesley Fryer after watching a screening of the film, "Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age." http://www.screenagersmovie.com This 70 minute movie was shown on September 21, 2016, to an audience of parents, students, and educators at Christ the King School in Oklahoma City. The film raises important issues relating to healthy living, Internet safety, identity, and digital citizenship. It highlights the importance of parents setting boundaries for screen use and access with kids, and the importance of being intentional with our choices when it comes to smartphones and other screens. In this podcast recorded after watching Screenagers together, Sarah, Rachel and Wes offer their takeaways from the film and some of the highlights which stood out as important and valid points. Check the podcast shownotes for links to the Screenagers website and other digital citizenship resources. Follow the film on Twitter @ScreenagerMovie. Many thanks to Christ the King School in Oklahoma City for hosting this event and promoting good conversations about these issues among parents, kids and teachers!

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This 20 minute podcast features reflections by Sarah Fryer, Rachel Fryer, and Wesley Fryer after watching a screening of the film, “Screenagers: Growing up in the digital age.” http://www.screenagersmovie.com This 70 minute movie was shown on September 21, 2016, to an audience of parents, students, and educators at Christ the King School in Oklahoma City. The film raises important issues relating to healthy living, Internet safety, identity, and digital citizenship. It highlights the importance of parents setting boundaries for screen use and access with kids, and the importance of being intentional with our choices when it comes to smartphones and other screens. In this podcast recorded after watching Screenagers together, Sarah, Rachel and Wes offer their takeaways from the film and some of the highlights which stood out as important and valid points. Check the podcast shownotes for links to the Screenagers website and other digital citizenship resources. Follow the film on Twitter @ScreenagerMovie. Many thanks to Christ the King School in Oklahoma City for hosting this event and promoting good conversations about these issues among parents, kids and teachers!

Shownotes:

Screenagers Movie – Growing up in the digital age (official website)
Official Trailer: Screenagers Movie
Video interview with Dr. Delaney Ruston, director of “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” (5 min, 7 sec)
Screenagers on Twitter: @ScreenagerMovie
Screenagers on Facebook
Information about hosting a screening of Screenagers
Book: “Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age” by Sherry Turkle (@sturkle)
Screenagers Resources: Sleep and Screens
Screenagers Resources: Screentime Contracts
Screenagers Resources: Digital Citizenship
Screenagers Resources: Anti-Bullying Campaigns
Screenagers Resources: Internet Addiction
Screenagers Resources: Parenting Apps
Screenagers Resources: Pro-Social Video Games
Screenagers Blog
Learning about Digital Citizenship with Carl Hooker (March 2016)
Raised by Siri: A course in Digital Parenting by Carl Hooker (November 2015)
Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship Resources
The EdTech Situation Room (@edtechsr)
This episode was recorded on an iPhone using the Ferrite Recording Studio app. Background road noise was removed using Auphonic.com audio post-production.

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@ScreenagerMovie My daughters & I had a chance to watch a screening of your film tonight at @ctkokc school in #OKC tonight. Well done!

— Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) September 22, 2016

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— Wesley Fryer (@wfryer) September 22, 2016

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