Principal's Message
Hello EAMS Students and Families:
We all know that “Tik-Tok” is one of the latest crazes in social media out there right now-I have the app myself! I love watching cooking and woodworking videos to get ideas for myself; although, I haven’t taken the plunge to posting videos of myself dancing--nor do I plan to!
With Tik-Tok and similar apps, we engage our students in conversations about digital citizenship. An app like this can be really fun, but there are also cautions that come with it. Attached
here
, you will find a one-pager that our school-counselors received at their state conference.
This resource shares some recommendations for how to navigate use of the app that keeps the fun of it and practices safe online behaviors. In our conversations with local agencies, Tik-Tok often comes up as an avenue for online predators to connect with our young users of the app.
More information on similar apps can be found at the National Online Safety
website
.
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Ryan McBurney
Principal
