Join Phil Boyte and guests Kim Karr, co-founder of #ICANHELP, and Malorie Bournazian, Lead Intern at Digital4Good, as they discuss using technology and social media in a positive way and empowering students to be part of the solution. They share tips on how educators can encourage students to have safer and healthier digital habits as well as the importance of training students to help and support fellow students as they often turn to one another.
Additional resources, including free curriculum and the 21-Day Digital Wellness Challenge to create healthy technology habits can be found on ICANHELP.net. Also, don’t miss the Digital4Good Virtual Summit Power Hour on April 23, 2021.
A little about Kim:
After 13 years of teaching, Kim Karr now gives students a voice by speaking full time and working side by side with the student interns and volunteers. In fact, she is a co-founder of the non-profit called #ICANHELP. Kim shows students and adults to use technology and social media for good. #ICANHELP, an effective, outcome-based program, has received recognition from Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and major tech companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook. #ICANHELP celebrates youth innovation, empowers digital changemakers and promotes digital safety. Kim has presented the #ICANHELP program to over 450,000 students and has been instrumental in taking down a thousand negative social media sites. Kim can be contacted at: kim@icanhelp.net
A little about Malorie:
Malorie Bournazian was a 2018 Digital4Good Winner, part of the 2019 student internship program, and is now #ICANHELP’s Lead Intern. She is a junior at University of Nevada, Las Vegas and is working towards a degree in Journalism and Media Studies. Mal believes in the power of social media and wants to help inspire students to find their purpose through their passions! She is #ICANHELP’s biggest cheerleader, and we are so lucky to have her on our team! She constantly works to foster the #ICANHELP family and challenges us to dream big! Malorie can be contacted at: malorie@icanhelp.net