Fire Eater Sets High ‘Tech Integrity’ Bar for Teens
Nationally recognized tech teacher by day, fire eater by night, takes on issues of technological integrity with his new resource Playin’ With Fire.org.
Fort Collins, CO – Fire-eating tech teacher Mark Schreiber has created a new resource, Playin’ With Fire.org, to help parents and teens discuss issues of technological integrity.
Founded by nationally recognized Milken Educator Mark Schreiber, Playin’ With Fire strives to open up the discussion between teens, mentors, and parents on teen tech integrity issues with the use of vivid fiery images, video clips, and discussion-starting questions. It’s Schreiber’s second resource on his quest to help digital natives, i.e. teens, and digital immigrants i.e. parents, see eye to eye.
Schreiber has a two prong strategy, teach parents how to use teen technologies and teach teens how to use them wisely. “Teens and parents have this huge gap in their knowledge and use of technology. Parents either assume that their kids are being safe because they are so versed in technology or they over-react and try to take it all away. Neither way is good parenting. They need to develop a trusting and open relationship and talk about the heart of these issues with their kids.” says Schreiber. Even if they know 10 times the tech, teens still need the wisdom that their parents and mentors provide.
PlayinWithFire.org invites teens to take a step in that direction by watching the preview video, taking the challenge to act the same online and off, and then to signing the wall to say that they will live with integrity online and off.
Mark wants to set a high bar for teens and their tech use. Cell phones, texting, social networks and blogging are all fair game.“I’m not just talking about porn or online predators,” Schreiber says in his video clip, “I’m talking about who you are while you’re connected? What flames are you flirting with in this area?”
The full 10 minute video, ‘Confessions of a Fireater’, is slated to come out this fall with enough fire eating, tech integrity talk, and burning computers, to get teens engaged with this important topic.
About Mark Schreiber
Mark Schreiber (M.S. Colorado State University) is founder of Playin’ With Fire.org and No Parent Left Behind.net as well as a teacher/technology coordinator at Frontier Academy in Greeley, CO. He has received many prestigious education awards such as the ING Unsung Hero Award (08), as well as the Milken National Educator Award (05), dubbed the “Oscars of Teaching” by Teacher Magazine. Mark Schreiber currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado and has been both teaching technology and eating fire for over 10 years.
Contact:
Mark Schreiber
mark@playinwithfire.org
www.playinwithfire.org
970/443-3523
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