#enviroed

“Spending time outdoors has taught me so much about the importance of self-care. The work I do as an environmental educator can be emotionally, mentally and physically draining. Teaching is my passion but it is definitely not for everyone. Being able to connect people of color to nature in their community is very rewarding because they get to experience the outdoors on a deeper level. Time outdoors slows you down, you can relax more, and focus on being in the moment.

I think the same as all the educators told previously. They should be taught how to use it safely and explain them that restrictions made by the Facebook crew are for their own good! Nobody can stop the evolution of technology but 'knowledge is power'.

I made a little survey recently where I asked some high school students (they were 15-16 years old) if they were told about the dangers and tricks of social networks. They said: never!

So I prepared two little exercises for them:Facebook Depression and about Online Predators.

These are for EFL students but while learning words and expression I thought to discuss the topic with them as well.

Many times even the parents have no idea what their children are doing when surfing on the Internet. And in most cases the children handle the computer much better than their parents do.