Join The Arc Montgomery County for a series of virtual workshops where people supported, their family members, direct support professionals, teachers, and all who are connected to people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) will learn strategies to remain safe while engaging socially online. The workshops are led by Dr. Mary Jo Krile, PhD, an expert specializing in teaching digital literacy to young adults with IDD. To learn more about Dr. Krile, please click on her image below.
This series is the first initiative under The Arc Montgomery County’s Technology Coaching Program, brought to you with the generous support of The Arc of the United States and Comcast NBCUniversal.
If you have questions, please contact Engagement at Engagement@TheArcMoCo.org or 301.984.5777 x1274.
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Dr. Mary Jo Krile, PhD
Dr. Mary Jo Krile is an assistant professor of Special Education at Eastern Kentucky University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in special education and moderate to severe disabilities. Dr. Krile has over 10 years of experience in teaching students with disabilities in the public K-12 and postsecondary settings, including teaching digital literacy to young adults with IDD. Dr. Krile’s research is dedicated to promoting social media use and safety, as well as digital literacy skills, for people with IDD.
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Accessing Technology: Benefits, Risks, and Strategies for Independence
This workshop highlights the importance of technology access and digital inclusion for people with IDD. Basic technology access, benefits and risks of technology access, and strategies for fostering independent access are also discussed.
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Social Media 101
This workop highlights the basics of social media. It includes a definition of social media, benefits and dangers of using social media, identification of social media platforms, ranking of safety levels of social media platforms, and what to look for when choosing to use a social media platform.
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Social Media Settings: Setting Up for Safety
This workshop highlights safety features within social media apps. It includes a definition of social media dangers (predators, cyberbullying, and scams) and how-to on selecting and setting privacy settings, as well as other safety features available across social media platforms.
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Identifying and Addressing Online Dangers
This workshop reviews the definitions of predators, cyberbullying, and scams. It includes strategies for identifying and addressing these dangers (as well as promoting independence in this).
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Safely Connecting with Others Online: Red and Green Flags for Online Trust
This workshop highlights the online connections that should be had in case of an emergency and the criteria for developing online trust.
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