As millions of young people return to school, wants to help educators better understand how teens use Snapchat and provides safety resources and existing ones. The provides videos detailing features that schools can use as well as provisions for young people.
The guide offers materials that teachers can pass on to parents and counselors to help students manage serious online risks such as bullying, mental health issues and sexual assault. through Snap is also seeking direct feedback from teachers about how the app is being used in school communities.
is to help educators connect with their students, and having a working knowledge of online platforms plays an important role in this. A set of tools developed jointly by the company informs teachers how to better support their students’ online safety and well-being. Of course, Snapchat has the task of explaining how it works.
According to Snap, more than 20 million teenagers in the US use it . Schools across the country have taken different approaches to managing phone use, with some requiring students to do so . Some states have direct students are not allowed to use their phones in classrooms or on school grounds. The merits of broad bans on phones in schools are up for debate, but there’s no denying the value of helping teachers and students better understand how to safely use their devices, apps and the internet.
