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Screenwise : helping kids thrive (and survive) in their digital world

Heitner, Devorah 1975- (Author).

Summary: Many parents worry that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted by their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential to our children, if parents help them navigate the challenges. In this guide, Heitner empowers parents to recognize that the wisdom they have gained throughout their lives is a relevant and needed supplement to their kids' digital savvy. When successfully combined, good judgment and technical know-how create responsible digital citizens.

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  • ISBN: 9781629561455
  • ISBN: 1629561452
  • ISBN: 9781629561479
  • ISBN: 9781351817820 (ePub ebook)
  • ISBN: 9781351817837 (PDF ebook)
  • ISBN: 9781351817813 (Mobipocket ebook)
  • ISBN: 9781315213187 (ebook)
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 244 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Brookline, MA : Bibliomotion, Inc., [2016]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction -- Raising digital natives -- The kids are alright -- Assessing your own digital literacy -- Becoming a tech-positive parent -- Empathy is the app -- Family life in the digital age -- Friendship and dating in the digital age -- School life in the digital age -- Growing up in public -- Conclusion: Digital citizenship for the next generation.

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Screenwise : Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
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Screenwise : Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World

Devorah Heitner founded Raising Digital Natives to serve as a resource for organizations and families wishing to cultivate a culture of thoughtful digital citizen-ship. She coauthored the Connecting Wisely in the Digital Age curriculum, and her writing has appeared on Edutopia and PBS Kids, among others. Dr. Heitner has a PhD in Media, Technology, and Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul University Street Level Youth Media, and Northwestern University. A frequent speaker at national and international schools and conferences, Dr. Heitner lives with her family in Chicago.

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