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Welcome to the Internet!

(From Workshop Module 2: Tech is Awesome!)

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A Conversation with the Internet
by Netsafe Utah

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8SL9MZNtc

Be Kind Online
by City of Kindness

Read the short article below. Which 2 ideas do you most want to put into practice?

Read the Article

Addictive by Design?

(From Workshop Module 3: Social Media Savvy)

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Brain Hacking
A 60-Minutes Special Report

With a parent, watch this fascinating (at times disturbing) report on the behind-the-scenes world of social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awAMTQZmvPE

Chat with a parent about the video

What were the most eye-opening parts of the 60 Minutes Special Report to you?

I've chatted with a parent

Deadly Distraction

(From Workshop Module 6: Smartphones 101)

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Zero Fatalities: Reggie Shaw's Story
by Utah's Zero Fatalities Coalition

With a parent, watch this stark reminder of the sometimes tragic combination of phones and driving.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OjQrR_9TA4

Chat with a parent about Reggie Shaw's Story

Share your thoughts on the video with a parent.

Share what kind of specific personal commitments you are making when it comes to phones and driving.

I chatted with a parent

Be Still

(From Workshop Module 7: Be Still)

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Plan a "Be Still" Experience

Plan and carry out a "be still" experience. Here are some ideas:

Be Somewhere Absent Technology Find some place to be alone, inside or outside, leaving all technology behind. Invite a sense of quiet and stillness. Find ways to invite a peaceful atmosphere. (Read. Think. Listen to peaceful music. Write your thoughts. Be still.)

Notice the World Around You. Be "mindful" of the physical sensations around you. What do you hear? Smell? See? Touch? by noticing the sounds, smells, sights, or physical sensations around you. Revel in the stillness.

Allow Yourself to Feel. Many people try to escape hard feelings with technology. Instead, let yourself feel. Sadness. Anger. Disappointment. Pain... it's all part of being human.

Make Way for Your Spirituality. Consider praying out loud, pouring out your gratitude, your joy, your hurts, your fears, and your questions. Then listen and feel. Connect with the things you most believe.

My "Be Still" Experience

What did you do for your "be still" experience? What was it like?

SUBMIT

Story of My Life

(From Workshop Module 8: Story of My Life)

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What will my story look like?

This is the crowning experience of the Workshop; a crafted vision for the story of your life.

Find a quiet place really think on what you want your story to be. Write about the following in your personal journal. (This could be in a handwritten journal or a digital one... whatever you like to use!)

What do you want to look back upon your high school experiences and see?
What do you envision as the most important roles you will ever play in the course of your life?
What kind of person do you hope to marry? What do you want your relationship to be like?
What are your hopes for a future family? What kind of a parent do you want to be?
What are your education goals?
What are your career hopes?
What do you want your spiritual life to look like?
What kind of person do you hope to become?
What role do you want technology to play for you personally, so that it will help and not harm your hopes for a beautiful life?

Say It

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Make a video or sound recording of yourself talking about the hopes that you wrote about in your journal above. Send the video or sound recording to yourself and to a parent via email.

Embrace this recorded "life vision" as the basis for all of your decisions about technology! This is your "why."

I've made my recording

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