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April 27, 2013

(Season 5) Before You Hit Send: Creating a Conversation
around Using Electronic Devices Responsibly

Technology has come so far and so fast!  Long gone are the days of the 56k

dial-up Internet connection and mobile phones the size of Zack Morris’

phone on the hit TV show Saved by the Bell.  Parents are giving their

children as young as seven and eight years old brand new mobile devices.  To

get a sense of how many cellphones are really out there, listen to this new

statistic released by the United Nations last month.  Six billion people around

the world have cellphones, but only 4.5 billion have access to a clean toilet!

In this episode, I’m starting a conversation on Straight Talk with Cathy about

taking responsibility (no matter what age you are) when it comes to using

mobile devices.  Sexting and cyber bullying are becoming huge issues for K-12

and college students these days.  We have to start talking about this issue more

and educating youth and adults to make healthy and safe decisions when it

comes to texting, posting words and images on social media sites and even

being careful with emails.