FREE ‘Parenting the Digital Generation’ Presentation
Dogwood
340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801
USA
PARENTING THE DIGITAL GENERATION PRESENTATION!
Mar 8th 9:00am-10:00am – FREE ‘Parenting the Digital Generation’ Presentation with national expert on student safety and executive director of Campus Outreach Services and Take Back the Night Foundation, Katie Koestner at AB Tech Community College, with Hanger Hall School for Girls. Appropriate for parents of children ages 3-18 years, or professionals who work with them.
NEW DATE & LOCATION: Katie Koestner, national expert on student safety and executive director of Campus Outreach Services and Take Back the Night Foundation, presents “Parenting the Digital Generation,” 9-10 am, Thursday, March 8, in the Ferguson Building Auditorium on the main campus of AB Tech Community College. The event is free and open to the public. Appropriate for parents of children ages 3-18, or professionals who work with them.
Koestner presents an engaging program on digital citizenship and social media best practices, including online privacy, free speech and the concept of a digital dossier, weaving important facts and research findings with personal anecdotes and real-life stories.
How tech savvy are you compared to your child? Can they out-app a phone before you’ve noticed the new privacy concerns with what they did? What is ‘caming and “zuckering?” Could your teen’s friends’ tagged photos on their Instagram ever be seen by a college scholarship committee? Want to learn even more? Then come to this fun, engaging program, brimming with must-know info!
As the first victim of date rape to speak out nationally about her sexual assault at the age of 18, Koestner appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine and launched a new national discussion about rape and consent. Since then, she’s been an advocate and activist for student safety and sexual assault prevention. Her testimony on Capitol Hill was instrumental in the passage of federal student safety legislation, and she has assisted the U.S. Department of Education in developing and providing programs to women in high-risk communities. She has spoken to audiences in more than 3,000 schools, and has appeared on Oprah, NBC, CNBC, CNN, Good Morning America, and dozens of other television programs. She is the subject of an H