A Parent’s Guide to Technology & Social Media

Technology, screens, and social media are simply a part of the world we live in, and parents know better than anyone that safely navigating each of them can be a challenge!

This class—for parents of kids from birth to 12th grade—is designed to provide resources and knowledge to help you protect your family from the potential harm that technology and social media can hold.

Join us on Sunday, July 20, at 10:35 AM in the CLC Quads as we take a look at how to safely use and limit our reliance on screens and social media in our increasingly tech-heavy world.

About Our Speaker: Dr. Rhonda Christensen

Rhonda Christensen, Ph.D. is Research Emeritus Professor in the Learning Technologies Department in the College of Information at the University of North Texas, and has been in the educational field for more than 35 years. She teaches pre-service and inservice educators ways to effectively use technology in the classroom. In the past few years, she has focused on the ways in which technology has negatively impacted people, especially teens and young adults.

Dr. Christensen has more than 50 journal article publications, more than 200 national and international conference presentations, more than 20 book chapter publications, and edited or authored more than 10 books. She is one of four editors of the 2018 International Handbook on Information Technology in Primary and Secondary School published by Springer. Her research interests are the impact of technology integration in education, enhancing STEM education in middle schools, and using a simulated teaching environment to support teacher professional development.

Dr. Christensen received her Bachelor of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas A & M University, her Master of Science in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems and her Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of North Texas.