Smart Social Podcast: Keeping students safe so they can Shine Online

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Dr. Nicole interviews Josh and they cover: When should my child get a cell phone? Why are flip phones good for students? When should my student get social media? Why is a private portfolio helpful for my student? Learn about Dr. Nicole here: https://www.drbeurkens.com/ Next Steps for Po...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Brian Helfman's company helps college students and young professionals to meet other like-minded entrepreneurial people while going on fun travel adventures. He talks about social media detox tips and how to replace screen time with positive activities. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners:...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player From iPhones to TVs to laptops, we are always looking at screens and getting instant feedback. More and more students are reporting issues with sleep, depression, anxiety and FOMO. This podcast is a start to show parents and educators how big the addiction problem is around the world. N...

The YOLO app is the latest anonymous app to go viral with teens. Similar to Yik Yak, Whisper, and Sarahah the Yolo app is an anonymous Q&A app. However, the main difference that is contributing to the success of the YOLO app is that it works seamlessly with Snapchat – which is already one of the most popular teen apps. Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radi...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player The negative effects of social media on teens and tweens can be obvious for parents and educators, but there are rarely discussions about the positive impact of social media. When teaching children how to build healthy screen time habits, it can be helpful to also understand the advanta...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Overwatch is a multiplayer first-person shooter game available on Windows, XBox One, and PS4 that is incredibly popular with students. Kids love playing Overwatch because as long as a player keeps playing the game, they will earn more rewards - this is a form of gamification that encour...

Josh Ochs outlines what you will get if you join his Smart Social Parent Night Event Conference to get your kids to be more productive with their screen time. Join the event here: https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-conference/

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this episode Natalie Greenwood shares interesting feedback that 102 students gave after they participated in a 7 day digital detox. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: Join our Smart Social Parent Conference https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-conference/ --> Register for our new f...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this student-friendly episode you will learn from Megan Hinton. When she was 14, Megan was tricked into sending a naked photo of herself over social media and suffered abuse at school as a result. She was trying to fit in at a new school, after being bullied at her previous one. She...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Ben Halpert from Savvy Cyber Kids shares with us the top 5 things kids are begging their parents to do. Tip #1: Ask for permission before posting pics about them. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: Join our Smart Social Parent Conference https://smartsocial.com/smart-social-conference/ -...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player David Kaufmann shares what his 8th grade students learned in their website branding workshop recently from Josh Ochs. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our Smart Social Comm...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Melody Bergman from MediaSavvyMoms.com shares WHY we need to talk with kids about pornography, WHEN you should start the dialog, and HOW you can begin this very important conversation. Media Savvy Moms online: https://www.mediasavvymamas.com/ Book Links: How to Talk to Your Kids About P...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Kaden is a 16 year old student who built his own website with his Mom, Tracy. In this episode both of them talk about the benefits the website brought them and why every student 7th to 12th grade should consider building their site to plan their online image. Next Steps for Podcast List...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Julie explains to us how her 8th grade son was groomed and invited to a local park via Instagram to meet up with some "girls" online. Learn how this catches students off guard, how predators will build rapport with your kids and exactly what you can do to stop this from happen...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Nicole Beurkens, PhD shares with us screen time tips that keep your kids healthy and safe. Learn how you can model good behavior, when devices should be put away and how to set expectations. Learn more at https://www.drbeurkens.com/ Learn more about Josh's favorite devices and chargers:...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Moira McCullough from CollegeScoops.com walks us through why your student should lead the way (and how) when they are selecting colleges to visit. Learn more at https://CollegeScoops.com Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hir...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Erica Spiegelman shares tips you can use to establish a healthy relationship with your devices, unplug from the digital world, and how to spot warning signs when it comes to technology usage. Buy Erica's book on Amazon: The Rewired Life: https://amzn.to/2NGhiRm Next Steps for Podcast Li...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Scott Frank from the Empowerment Project teaches us about the dark web and how predators can find your children using Snapchat. Next Steps for Podcast Listeners: --> Register for our new free social media safety webinar . Hire Josh Ochs to speak at your organization. Join our members...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Josh outlines how we do our social media research (and how parents can do their own research). Then he outlines what this challenge is (and how it's similar to other challenges). Learn about the Momo Challenge on our blog: https://smartsocial.com/momo-challenge-safety-guide/ Next Steps...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Justin Wren was bullied his entire life. But through the sport and martial art of wrestling, he found an outlet. Today Justin is on a mission to tackle bullying through both awareness and prevention. The discipline and focus of the training, along with the support of his coaches and tea...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Julie shares tips you can use to teach your students to greet adults and build confidence for job interviews, presentations, meeting others, and many more examples. Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Learn why building a website/resume at home is a powerful exercise that can connect parents and students to start a dialog. And learn why you need to be your own personal PR firm Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSoci...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Jeff and Josh talk about creating constant awareness and reinforcing positive culture on campuses. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smartsocial.com/newsletter/ Brand y...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player Jeff and Josh talk about how to use restorative discipline to bring students together, vs punitive discipline to seperate them. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.com/join Download our free guide: https://smarts...

Subscribe to our podcast on: iTunes – Google Play – Youtube – Stitcher Radio – Spotify – Alexa/Echo – Web Player In this episode Josh and Jeff talk about how one bad PR move can hurt your family, school or community. Learn how quickly it can happen and what type of issues it can cause. Learn more about our guest Jeff Ervine https://www.bridgit.com/ Join our membership today: https://SmartSocial.co...