Social Media Awareness for Families (teachers, principals)

Our guest this week is Doreen Nicastro. She is CEO of Nicastro Consultants, has over 20 years experience working with colleges, universities and organizations on strategic planning, information technology implementation, project management, training and facilitation. she partnered with CompuWorks, a leader in technical training, to produce and leverage cloud-technology and a new training paradigm- a video-book, “Have you Googled Your Child’s Name?”- A Social Media and Cyber-Safety Primer. The purpose of this vBook is two-fold, to educate and engage families and schools in social media and raise money for the Phoebe Prince foundation. While editing the vBook, Doreen realized that it was Phoebe’s story that was the underlying motivation of this endeavor. Our kids live in a cyber-world with little adult knowledge and guidance. Few adults have the technical skills equipped to keep up. Our kids are technically savvy but are not necessarily worldly when it comes to decision making. Do our kids really know the value of privacy, confidentiality and safety in an online world? They need parental involvement when it comes to social media activities; it impacts and influences their decision making. The best protection is education, communication, conversation and engagement. Doreen has a Bachelor of Science degree from Suffolk University in sociology and criminal justice, a master in public health from Boston University and three certifications: emergency management, social media strategy and Networlding facilitation. In addition, she has an adjunct-faculty appointment in public health policy management at Boston University School of Public where she has taught technology applications to graduate medical and public health students. Please Join Us as we discuss social media and your children online. Doreen and TheSocialExpert are both providing information through books, seminars and talk shows to educate the public.