S4 Ep 091 Kim Karr Wants You to Be a Digital First Responder

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If you don't know what a digital first responder or a digital citizen is, or what to do to help your kids or the kids in your life combat cyberbullying and start opening the dialog around devices and digital use, this is the episode for you!

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Joining us today is an exceptional leader in digital wellness and positive online change-making, Kim Karr. Kim is the driving force and co-founder behind #ICANHELP—a groundbreaking initiative that’s transforming how young people interact with the digital world.

She launched #ICANHELP, not just as a program, but as a movement to inspire and empower youth to become leaders in digital citizenship.

If you don’t know what a digital first responder or a digital citizen is, or what to do to help your kids or the kids in your life combat cyberbullying and start opening the dialog around devices and digital use, this is the episode for you!

S4 Ep 091 Kim Karr Wants You to Be a Digital First Responder

In this episode, you will hear:

The difference between being a snitch and asking for help.
Fostering the connection between parents and their kids.
Being mindful of your digital footprint.
The responsibility of digital citizenship.
Social media as your resume for life.
You train people how you want to be treated by the way you treat others and the way you allow others to be treated.
Steps social platforms are putting into place to protect children.
Breaking phone addictions in adults and teens.

Episode References:

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

Parent Guidelines for Youth Digital Safety: https://www.icanhelp.net/digital-safety-course

Wait Until 8th Movement: https://www.waituntil8th.org/

Meet Kim Karr, the heart and soul behind #ICANHELP. After being a teacher for 13 years, Kim co-founded this movement to inspire students to use the internet and social media in a positive way. #ICANHELP is not just a program — it’s a revolution that’s been recognized by big names like Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees and famous tech companies like Google, Twitter, and Facebook.

Kim and her team focus on celebrating students who are making a difference online, helping young people become leaders in the digital world, and making sure the internet is a safe place for everyone. She has shared the #ICANHELP message with over 470,000 students and trained thousands of teachers and school administrators on how to guide their students in using social media wisely. Thanks to Kim, over a thousand harmful social media sites have been shut down. Kim Karr isn’t just talking about making a change – she’s making it happen every day.

Connect with Kim Karr:

Website: https://www.icanhelp.net/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icanhelpofficial/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/icanhelpofficial

X: https://x.com/icanhelp

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icanhelpofficial

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/icanhelpofficial

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@icanhelpofficial

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R Blank

R Blank is the founder of Healthier Tech and the host of “The Healthier Tech Podcast”, available iTunes, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms.

R has a long background in technology. Previously, R ran a software engineering firm in Los Angeles, producing enterprise-level solutions for blue chip clients including Medtronic, Apple, NBC, Toyota, Disney, Microsoft, the NFL, Ford, IKEA and Mattel.

In the past, he served on the faculty at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering where he taught software engineering, as well as the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He has spoken at technology conferences around the world, including in the US, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and he is the co-author of “AdvancED Flex Development” from Apress.

He has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and received his bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Columbia University. He has also studied at Cambridge University in the UK; the University of Salamanca in Spain; and the Institute of Foreign Languages in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Connect with R on LinkedIn.