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AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES: ONE WAY TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME

Teens spend of on average 6.5 hours a day on screens of all sizes, according to a recent survey by the Kaiser Foundation. Kids spend an average of 9 hours a day on media–so this includes listening to music, which […]

By |May 21st, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES: ONE WAY TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME

SHARING, NOT SCARING, IS KEY TO MANAGING SCREEN TIME

As a society, we often give information to others hoping to elicit some fear with the goal of getting a desired behavior. Think for example of schools teaching kids about cyberbullying and sexting and having police officers deliver the message […]

By |May 15th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on SHARING, NOT SCARING, IS KEY TO MANAGING SCREEN TIME

Are Your Kids Buying Drugs on Social Media?

Last month in Marin County, California, police arrested a person who was selling drugs. What makes this arrest different than most other drug busts is that this person was selling drugs on Snapchat.
Yes. The same Snapchat our youth send selfies […]

By |April 23rd, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Are Your Kids Buying Drugs on Social Media?

TAKE THE 24-HOUR SCREEN HACK CHALLENGE

Which hacks decrease undesired screen time? This is the question to ask kids and teens this week. From that discussion, see if they, ideally along with you, will choose to adopt one of these ideas for 24 or even 72 […]

By |April 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on TAKE THE 24-HOUR SCREEN HACK CHALLENGE

Why NCAA Athletes Should Start Posting With Purpose

 

WATCH this Tech Tip Tuesday on why NCAA athletes (and more) have to post with purpose on social media.

Coaches and Athletic Directors, please share with your athletes.

Featuring  SM2 Coach & NFL Veteran,  Will Witherspoon.

Let’s create an awesome social media world in sports.

By |March 26th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why NCAA Athletes Should Start Posting With Purpose

NFL Vet & SM2 Coach Will Witherspoon’s Tech Tip Tuesday: A Danger of Sexting

This 1-minute Tech Tip Tuesday, NFL Veteran and SM2 Coach, Will Witherspoon touches on a serious consequence of sexting.

Please share this with your athletes & coaches & staff.

Together we can create a more inclusive, safer and successful social media eco system […]

By |March 19th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NFL Vet & SM2 Coach Will Witherspoon’s Tech Tip Tuesday: A Danger of Sexting

How to Encourage Screen-free Zones

People often ask me how much time is too much. Given that screens have become so pervasive in every place and aspect of our lives, I think that a better way to look at it is all the places and […]

By |March 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Encourage Screen-free Zones

Should You Track Your Kids Just Because You Can?

To track or not to track. That is the question. GPS and cell phone technology has made it possible to follow our kids’ every move. Just because we can, is it ok to do it?

The most recent data shows that […]

By |March 5th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Should You Track Your Kids Just Because You Can?

Tech Talk: Social Media Forensics

One of the highlights of my teaching at professional sports clubs and within the NCAA is showing athletes how digital forensics actually work. As parents, coaches or even teachers we tell our young people, “Everything lasts forever,” but most folks […]

By |December 7th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tech Talk: Social Media Forensics

Carrie Cecil’s Red Zone: On the coaching carousel, buyouts, online safety and Tucson’s best

There are seven more weeks remaining in the NFL’s regular season and two more weeks left in the college football regular season, but the coaching carousel has begun to spin. We’ve seen the causalities already hitting the ESPN ticker, and […]

By |November 14th, 2018|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Carrie Cecil’s Red Zone: On the coaching carousel, buyouts, online safety and Tucson’s best