Safe, Smart, Connected:

A Digital Learning Series

Each week starting on February 10th the PTA will share important information on their website for our families. This learning series aims to empower families to navigate the digital world with confidence, beginning with core principles highlighted during Safer Internet Day.

Main topic areas for 2026:

  • Generative AI

  • Media literacy and critical thinking

  • Civility

  • Picking on peers

  • Wellness, identity and self-respect

  • Scams, predators and creeps

Safer Internet Day (Feb. 10, 2026) is an international education and awareness-raising effort, celebrated in over 100 countries. Led by  ConnectSafely in the United States, it’s a day to bring communities together to discuss challenges families face navigating the digital world, and empowers them to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. This year’s events will provide resources and engaging activities for PTA leaders, families and children.

2025 Program: Smart Digital Parenting: Navigating Screens with Children & Teens

The internet opens the world up for our kids….but sometimes that can mean parts of the world we don’t want them to experience. Proactively setting boundaries and expectations for healthy online behaviors within families is important, but having these conversations is not always easy. Kids want to be granted the freedom to navigate their online lives independently and often know more about technology than their parent or caregiver.

This virtual session hosted in partnership with National PTA will explore:

  • Scams

  • Sextortion

  • Screen time strategies

  • Talking to our kids and teens about strangers online

  • Kerry’s “Play the tape forward” strategy

  • How to talk to your kids about using AI in school

  • Online bullying & harassment