{"id":8104,"date":"2020-01-10T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-semarang\/?p=8104"},"modified":"2021-05-27T03:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T03:58:15","slug":"caution-the-blurred-image-around-your-smartphone-is-called-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sisschools.org\/sis-semarang\/blog\/caution-the-blurred-image-around-your-smartphone-is-called-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Caution! The blurred image around your smartphone is called LIFE!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Lenard Murray<\/span>
\nExecutive Head of Schools<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to Statista, there are 3.3 billion <\/span>smartphone<\/b> users in the <\/span>world<\/b> today \u2013 This data means that in the <\/span>world<\/b> of wireless, 42.63% of the <\/span>world’s<\/b> population has a <\/span>smartphone<\/b>. Along with GSMA real-time intelligence data, there are now over <\/span>5.15 Billion people with mobile devices worldwide<\/b>, \u2013 This means that <\/span>66.60% of the world\u2019s population <\/b>has a mobile device (cell phone, tablet or cellular enabled IoT devices.)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s important to state that not every person in the world has a mobile device. We\u2019re talking mobile connections that come from people with multiple devices, and a fraction with dual SIM\u2019s or other integrated devices like cars. For more info on stats please click to\u2026 <\/span>https:\/\/www.bankmycell.com\/blog\/how-many-phones-are-in-the-world<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

With every person on every corner of the earth having access to mobile devices, there are many pros but it may come at a cost as there are also many cons as well. As educators our main concern is how our students use their mobile devices on campus but also off campus as well. We don\u2019t wish to hold back technology from them but we need to be wary about how they use it.<\/span><\/p>\n

I came across this article on Facebook and I thought that this may be of interest to\u00a0 parents and educators alike. Let us ensure that by having a smartphone it is helping children gain technology and not merely becoming negative and\u00a0 habitual behaviour, which captures children , teenagers and adults away from all the other amazing things about REAL life and living.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please read below the blog article by <\/span>Melissa B Griffi<\/span>n.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smartphones vs Computer Skills<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

A lot of parents claim they give their kids devices so they can develop and keep their technology skills sharp. If we are not intentional about directing HOW they use this technology, they are likely to leave our homes with virtually ZERO actual marketable computer skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m an HR Director and my team hires entry-level employees on a daily basis… We hire so many young 20\u2019s who are downright addicted to their phones yet don\u2019t know the absolute basics of using technology and struggle with making and receiving phone calls. The anxiety levels these \u201ckids\u201d (new hires) face when they encounter even small amounts of conflict or gray areas on a customer call can be debilitating for so many of them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Mom of a teenage son, I thought I\u2019d share some practical ways to prepare your kids for real-life use of technology needed for \u201cadulting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

1) Have them conduct basic internet research for you…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples: Have them research the best way to kill weeds or find the cheapest price for fence replacement, etc. Have them find the cheapest rental car and hotel for your vacation. Talk to them about how reservations and insurance work and HAVE THEM CALL to reserve it. Let them fumble and make mistakes on the call while you\u2019re there to coach and encourage them. If they mess up, who cares? They need to practice while the stakes are low.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Have them call to pay any medical bills that come in. Show them where to find Date of Service and Invoice #. Sit with them and coach and encourage them through the call. Tell them what they did right\/wrong and watch their confidence grow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

3) Have them call tech support any time something in the home goes down – internet, cable, water, A\/C, etc. Let them walk through the steps for the internet to come back on. This prevents your kids frantically texting you from college asking what to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

4) Have them call to schedule their own haircuts, doctor and dentist appointments, and dog grooming appointments. Again, if they sound dumb or forget to say something or ask something, who cares? If they learned something, it was a success!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5) Have them renew your Driver\u2019s License or voter registration online and take ownership of the Registration\/Inspection process. They can practice on yours so they know exactly what to do when it\u2019s their turn.<\/span><\/p>\n

6) Have them complete your online Curbside Pickup grocery order. They can look in the pantry and add items your family needs and you can revise when they\u2019re done. This summer, they can own this and have it completed every Friday night (for example.) Give them a weekly budget. This will teach them how much groceries actually cost. Meeting deadlines and budget limitations are real-life job skills. Maybe one day per week, they can\u2019t use their phones until this is done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7) Have them research a recipe, add those ingredients to the curbside pickup cart (see above), and make them responsible for cooking dinner one night per week. These are skills they need before they launch into the real world so they might as well learn now. Trust me, they\u2019ll spend way more time than you think looking for the perfect recipe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

8) Teach them how to use Microsoft Excel! They can use it to make a packing list for your next vacation. Ask them to color code items for each person and have them pack their own bags. Another Excel idea is making and keeping a personal budget or keeping a schedule of activities they want to do this summer. Have them track income of their lawn-mowing job or summer camp fundraising. When the use of technology is practical, they\u2019ll learn it twice as fast and it will stick.<\/span><\/p>\n

9) Have them make Powerpoint presentations for Grandma\u2019s Birthday or Father\u2019s Day, etc. You\u2019ll be surprised how much time they\u2019ll put into these and how quickly they learn how to use animation and infographics. One of my favorite Mother\u2019s Day memories includes watching a funny slideshow created for me by my 8-yr-old. I once made my kids create a PowerPoint apology to me for sneaking food upstairs. It was hysterical and silly and they spent all day on it. They have some serious PowerPoint presentation skills because of \u201cpunishments\u201d like these.<\/span><\/p>\n

My point is, if our kids have time for HOURS of Snapchat or Instagram, they have time to learn marketable skills on these same laptops and devices. As they become more and more confident in these \u201cadulting\u201d skills, the less anxiety they\u2019ll experience when they\u2019re on their own and are expected to learn them all at once. Ease them into these experiences while you\u2019re there to encourage and equip them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Side benefit: Encouraging technology use that CREATES and CONTRIBUTES to the family connection is critical to combat depression and hopelessness. When they know their parents are counting on them as a critical part of what makes the family work, it increases their sense of purpose and belonging.<\/span><\/p>\n

My boys (15 and 11) can confidently navigate self-checkout, withdraw cash from an ATM, pre-pay for gas, order an Uber, make phone calls with confidence, order groceries, manage an Excel \u201cbudget\u201d… mainly because their #HRmom refuses to send them into the workforce without basic skills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Join me! In the next few weeks, I will launch a new HR Mom parenting group where I will post videos and host live Q&As to help guide parents through some of these and other independence challenges to stretch and equip kiddos of all ages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For access to more educational\u00a0 \u201cHR MOM Blogs\u201d please click <\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MelissaBGriffinHRmom\/<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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