My Digital Tat2 Inc

MY DIGITAL TAT2 ADDRESSES THE BUILDING OF HEALTH HABITS, CRITICAL THINKING AND THOUGHTFUL ONLINE BEHAVIOR IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY INTO OUR LIVES IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.

MY DIGITAL TAT2 HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO BUILD HEALTHY HABITS, CRITICAL THINKING, AND THOUGHTFUL ONLINE BEHAVIOR TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN A CONSTRUCTIVE WAY. OUR MISSION IS TO FACILITATE CONVERSATIONS THAT INSPIRE SAFE AND ETHICAL ONLINE BEHAVIOR TO HELP PEOPLE THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT THEIR POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY IN A CONNECTED WORLD. WE BELIEVE THAT CREATING A KIND AND RESPECTFUL ONLINE COMMUNITY INVOLVES ALL STAKEHOLDERS: EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS. OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS EDUCATE YOUTH TO BE EMPATHETIC, ETHICAL, AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS OF ONLINE CONTENT. IN MULTI-PART WORKSHOPS, STUDENTS LEARN STRATEGIES TO CREATE A POSITIVE DIGITAL COMMUNITY AND STAND UP TO SOCIAL CRUELTY SUCH AS RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA. WE GENERATE FREELY AVAILABLE DIGITAL EDUCATION RESOURCES ON OUR WEBSITE AND PARTNER PORTAL TO HELP PARENTS AND TEACHERS STAY INFORMED ABOUT THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE. OUR RECENT TEEN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE CALLS YOUTH TO THE FOREFRONT OF EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. OUR CURRENT APPROACH IS FOUR-PRONGED: CONTINUE SCHOOL WORKSHOPS, EXPAND DIGITAL ASYNCHRONOUS RESOURCES, IDENTIFY NEW COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND BUILD OUR TEEN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE. MY DIGITAL TAT2 HAS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE STANFORD SOCIAL MEDIA LAB, PENINSULA BRIDGE, COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS COUNCIL (CHAC), CONNECTSAFELY, AND 15 SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGH SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. WE RELY ON OUR YOUTH ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND OTHER NONPROFITS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS TO KEEP CURRENT WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR 10 YEARS, SERVING OVER 30,000 CHILDREN AND TEENS, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AND EDUCATORS. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022, WE SERVED WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATION SESSIONS TO NEARLY 3,200 STUDENTS, 550 PARENTS, AND 32 TEACHERS/STAFF. WE HIRE DIVERSE EDUCATORS FROM AROUND THE US, AND CONTINUALLY UPDATE CURRICULUM FOR 3RD - 12TH GRADE WHILE SYNTHESIZING FEEDBACK FROM OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARDS. WE OFFER SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS TO NEARLY 40% OF OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS, AND WORK WITH MULTIPLE FOUNDATIONS TO CONTINUE TO FUND THESE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. BASED ON OUR OUTLINED OUTCOMES FOR STUDENT LEARNING FROM LAST YEAR, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING IMPACT DATA TO SHARE: 87% OF OUR STUDENTS RESPONDED YES OR WORKING ON IT IN RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT: I FEEL MORE PREPARED TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ONLINE. 76% OF OUR STUDENTS RESPONDED YES OR WORKING ON IT IN RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT: I WILL SHARE SOMETHING I LEARNED IN THIS WORKSHOP WITH OTHERS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE KNOW THAT WHEN STUDENTS BECOME TEACHERS, THEY RETAIN MORE OF THE LEARNINGS. IT IS ALSO CRITICAL AS THIS SHARING IS THE BASIS OF FACILITATING CONVERSATIONS, WHICH LIES AT THE HEART OF OUR MISSION. 93% OF STUDENT SURVEY RESPONSES INCLUDED AT LEAST ONE SOLUTION TO MAKE THE INTERNET A KINDER PLACE. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE FIND THAT WHEN STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO IMAGINE THEIR EMPATHETIC RESPONSES BEFORE A SITUATION ARISES, THEY ARE MORE PREPARED TO STAND UP TO BULLYING AND ONLINE HATE WHEN THE TIME COMES.