PTO Meeting This Friday, November 8th

Please join us for the November 8 General PTO meeting. We will be meeting in the MRC at 9:00 am. After a short business session, our guest speaker, D181 Assistive Technologist Randy Wooten, M. S. Ed., M. A. Educational Leadership, will talk about “IRL: Parenting Supports and Strategies in the Age of Technology.”

Our children are accessing technology at the highest levels in human history in this digital age. Parenting in this new landscape can be a struggle! Randy Wooten — D 181 district-wide Assistive Technologist, and father of three boys — encourages parents and educators to join this session for a dialogue about parenting the iGeneration. Important digital concepts will be reviewed. Tips for managing technology in the home will be reviewed. Other topics that will be discussed include social media, student digital privacy legislation, and technology addiction. Randy will end the session with parenting tips and resources.