Smart Social Podcast: Learn how to shine online with Josh Ochs

This podcast episode is from Smart Social Week: An Online Parent Conference To Get Your Kids Off Their Screens by Smart Social.com. Register today to unlock expert lessons from the convenience of your own home/smartphone! As parents, it’s important to talk to your children about the dark side of social media before they learn about it from untrusted (or dangerous) sources. So, we asked 5 experts to ways parents can talk to their kids about the dark side of social media.

Like most hobbies, playing videos games can be ok in moderation. However, younger students who have not yet developed the ability to self-regulate their behavior need guidance and support to develop those skills. In this podcast episode, we walk parents through the negative effects of video games and how they can keep their kids safe.

Jay and Alex from Screen Smart Podcast interview Josh Ochs and they chat about ways you can keep your students safe online.

We caught up with 20 high school students at High Point Regional High School to talk with them about their social media ambassador program.

Are you on the same apps as your students? Learn why it's really important to be where they are at. We caught up with Angela Roeber, Director of Communications at Project Harmony to ask her some online safety tips.

Screen Time is a new feature for Apple’s iOS 12 that allows users to set screen time limits and see reports of how the device has been used. The feature can be configured by parents and used across devices with the same Apple ID. The Apple Screen Time feature can be found in the settings of iPhones and iPads. At the end of the week, users receive a report of their device usage from the past week.

A new survey from Common Sense Media sheds light on teens’ changing social media habits and why some kids are more deeply affected by — and connected to — their digital worlds. The survey showcases how social media has evolved from 2012 to 2018. It will come as no surprise to many parents and educators that social media use among teens has increased dramatically (among 13- to 17-year-olds in the United States).

Does your kid use Instagram? We heard from a mom who tells us how much inappropriate content her son found on this app (and why you need to have a dialog with your kids so they come to you when they see something wrong).

We asked parents and educators what they were struggling with most when it comes to digital safety and an overwhelming number told us that it’s difficult to set screen time limits with their students. It’s important to help students build healthy screen time habits, but for many parents and educators that’s easier said than done.

Do you need a Digital Detox? When was the last time you hold your phone and scroll on social media? In this episode, Josh sat down with Jill Simonian, Parenting Lifestyle Contributor, to talk about the negative impact of screen time. If you are a parent looking for help on how to keep their children safe online, listen in as Jill shared some actionable steps that you can apply to your household.

When you’re in high school, you may not think twice about the importance of maintaining a professional social media presence. However, that Facebook video of you and your buddies knocking over mailboxes in the 10th grade can come back to haunt you years later when you’re filling out dozens of job applications. Employers checking social media before hiring an applicant is becoming increasingly common. So, it’s important to be prepared before applying to your first job. In this podcast, Josh sat down with Joe Bremgartner, the Associate Superintendent of Human Resources from the Fontana Unified School District. Listen as Joe gives his expertise on how future employers view your social media profiles during the hiring process.

In this episode Josh Ochs shares with you his middle school social media talk. For the first time he teaches students how they can delete their Snapchat, Instagram and other profiles for 7 days to take a digital detox.

With constant access to social media, it can be difficult to know when you’ve developed an addiction and need to take a break. In this Podcast, Josh sat down with Houston Bradley of United Talent Agency (UTA) who shared why he joined Josh on taking a break from social media. Listen as you hear Josh and Houston exchange valuable lessons they learned while they were on a social media hiatus.

This week we sat down with Caroline Leach who helps people tell their stories and embrace the future. Caroline writes, researches, and speaks about why professionals need a social media strategy for their career… and how to use social to build a career. She posts weekly to her blog and on LinkedIn. Caroline also works in marketing and communications in the Fortune 500. The opinions she expresses on our podcast are her own and are not those of her employer.

We caught up with Scott Paul, Former Disney VP, Current CEO @ Wooly.com. In this Podcast, Scott shares his viewpoint of the app Marco Polo. Listen in as you decide if this is an app that your teenage kids can use.