Teach Middle School Students About Social Media Etiquette
Helping You Make a Meaningful Mark on Today’s Youth
Social Emotional Learning | Character Education | Social Skills
You have an important job as a middle school teacher.A great deal falls on your shoulders.
Test scores, parent conferences, not to mention your own family.
That is why today, we would like to share tips on how you can teach your middle school students to use good manners when communicating online.
We will make it easy for you to teach manners in your classroom.
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Students need to be guided on how to manage their digital footprint. Social media is here to stay.Middle school students will make mistakes online.That we know for sure.
Every bit of guidance is helpful.We promise, teaching manners to your students in the classroom is making a difference.
1.Help students differentiatewhat is personal/private. Teens definitely need guidance in what to post.Giving too much information is not cool. What their parents discussed in private last night most likely is not a good idea to share.Maybe their best friend is in trouble. This is not to be shared online.
Ask them to pause a moment before posting.
2. Empathy: Using social media to teach empathy is possible. Before posting, ask them to put themselves in someone else’s shoes. How would they feel if someone posted a message they are about to send?
3. Paradigm shift:How can your students shift their minds…their way of thinking about posting on their social media channels?
4. Challenge them for one week to post from a positive perspective.What are they doing in their community to make a difference? What are their friends doing to help others?Maybe they post about a teacher giving extra assistance. Why not express gratitude online?
You are a middle school teacher so you know how important it is for teens to feel socially confident.
The impressions they create in middle school often follow them to high school and impact their ability to excel both academically and socially.
Are you interested in learning how you can easily teach manners in your classroom? Do you need lesson plans that you can implement today?
We want to help you. It takes time to research. Our lesson plans are accurate, comprehensive, provide scripted dialogue and of course, include all the handouts needed. 21st Century Skills are on each lesson plan.
Most likely we already share something in common. We believe that teaching children manners, character and social emotional skills are very important.
Manners To Go™ is a full-service company for those choosing to teach manners to children. You can make a difference. All children and teenagers deserve to feel what it is like to be confident, and use good manners out in the world.
Manners To Go™ is taught in public, private and charter schools around the world. The New York Times, Parents Magazine and Fox News have all featured Manners To Go and the many benefits of teaching social skills to children.
Whether you are an educator who wants to teach it in the classroom or someone who is looking to become trained and certified, we provide all the solutions.
My name is Lisa Richey, and I am the founder of Manners To Go™ . This brand has given me the honor of teaching manners to thousands of people around the world. The journey has taken me from Portland, Oregon to the Middle East. I believe that manners are not about judgment or rules. Manners are about self-interest. It really is about how using good manners makes you feel on the inside.
Tribute to Kate Spade: Kate Spade is an icon and a creative genius. Kate passed today and it saddens me to no end. She served as such an inspiration for me and my brand, Manners To Go. Kate is the reason Manners To Go was created. I remember sitting at my desk when I worked for Levi Strauss & Co and daydreamed about starting my own company. I can remember the day when I first saw her handbags in Dallas at Neiman Marcus. I stared at every single one of them. Kate Spade’s handbags were the epitome of grace, character and elegance.
Kate Spade will be revered because she was such a trailblazer. She recognized a void in the industry and created a product for it. Kate started as an accessories editor for Mademoiselle magazine. She was always on the hunt for the perfect handbag. When Kate could not find one, she created her own. To me, that is the definition of an entrepreneur.
Kate Spade
Kate Spade wrote three books in the early years of her company. One on Manners, another on Style, and, of course, Occasions. When certifying and training new licensees, Kate’s book are on the list of recommended reading. The books are accurate, witty and beautifully illustrated.
My heart and prayers are with her husband Andy and daughter Beatrice.
“Playing dress-up begins at age five and never truly ends.”
Is your child ready to go back to school? Some are ready and others, not so much. Either way, now is a great time to teach a few basic social skills. Here are a few tips to teach manners that your child can practice before the first, and many days after the start of school. Make it fun and remember your children are watching you!
Eye contact: Teach your child how to make eye contact. Literally get on their level and make eye contact with them. Explain that this shows the other person they are listening and interested in what is being said. Eye contact makes us feel confident on the inside and out.
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Handshakes: Show your child how to offer a proper and professional handshake. Always stand for a handshake. Shake two times and make web to web contact. They can now shake hands with their new teacher. Demonstrate this as you are out and about in your daily activities. Discuss with then why we do this in our culture.
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Conversation skills:A most requested topic by both parents and corporate training departments, this is a most have skill. As devices rule and demand our attention, conversation skills still need to taught and practiced. Ask open-ended questions to your children. Have conversations while you are in the car or at the family meal. Be fully present with them. Put away your cell phone, stand away from your laptop. This is a beautiful gift.
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Posture: Body language is a very important part of a first impression. Our body language also sends many messages. Teach your child to sit and stand with their shoulders back and down. Show them what it looks like to lean or slouch when they are sitting. What kind of message are they sending to their teacher? When we slouch or lean on our elbows a message is sent that we are bored, lazy or off in another land.
Are you a busy parent that wants and needs a manners class for your children?
A private instruction is customized especially for your children. You choose the date, location (most often your home) and the number of children that attend.
We have licensees that are certified to teach the Manners To Go program. Contact us for details.
About Lisa Richey
Most likely we already share something in common. We believe that teaching children manners, character and social emotional skills are very important.
Manners To Go™ is a full-service company for those choosing to teach manners to children. You can make a difference. All children and teenagers deserve to feel what it is like to be confident, and use good manners out in the world.
Manners To Go™ is taught in public, private and charter schools around the world. The New York Times, Parents Magazine and Fox News have all featured Manners To Go and the many benefits of teaching social skills to children.
Whether you are an educator who wants to teach it in the classroom or someone who is looking to become trained and certified, we provide all the solutions.
My name is Lisa Richey, and I am the founder of Manners To Go™ . This brand has given me the honor of teaching manners to thousands of people around the world. The journey has taken me from Portland, Oregon to the Middle East. I believe that manners are not about judgment or rules. Manners are about self-interest. It really is about how using good manners makes you feel on the inside.
Generation Z are those born after 1995. This is the generation that is unaware of what the world is like without a device in their hand and the internet. Many learn how to “click ” or “slide” before they learn how to read!
What Do You Need to Know About Generation Z : Workers of Tomorrow
Are they reading books? No. Are they connected to video games and looking at two screens at a time? Yes. Are they patient? Absolutely not. Do they want to enter an office that is based on hierarchy? No.
It is time to be a forward thinker and consider this young generation that is beginning to enter the workforce. They are smart. They are influential. They have an entrepreneurial mindset.
Generation Z is so involved in the internet and social media that the academic world refers to them as “the mutants”.
Their friends on social media are as important to them as their friends in real life.
They live in “FOMO” – fear of missing out.
Their attention spans are very short. They skim instead of read.
How will Generation Z effect the workforce?
As you plan for this new generation, my advice is to consider their desire for the workforce to speak to and have an entrepreneurial vibe. Cater to the fact that they want their hobbies to turn into a “job” or gig.
Consider the good news: they are smart and have a sense of social responsibility.
Other Names for Generation Z
Internet Generation
Silent Generation
Generation Now
Google Generation
If you are interested in teaching manners to children, click here to send an email requesting more information. Or you may call Manners To Go at 610-212-1862.
The journey of creating Manners To Go has become more than building a brand to me. The journey has become offering an opportunity for like-minded women and men to take control of their destiny and launch a business for the good of our society.
I can personally show you how to start and grow an etiquette business that allows you to do what you love and earn a profit while doing it.
Here are tips and guidelines how to be a gracious guest. Many times during the year we travel to see friends or family. Holidays are a great time to catch up with someone you have not seen in awhile or you may also pay a friend a visit while you are traveling on business. Whatever the reason, here guidelines and tips on being a gracious house guest.
Confirm your travel dates with your host. We live in busy times and plans often change. Plan activities ahead of time and discuss with your host. You may be on vacation but your host may not be. Meld your schedules when possible. Consider the routine of your host. Are they an early riser or midnight owl? Be aware of morning routines and early alarm clocks.
If you or your children are contagious, stay home.
Bring and wear presentable pajamas.
Offer to help out especially during meal time. Set the table, chop veggies, clear the table and help load the dishwasher.
Keep the areas you are using clean and tidy. If you are lounging around watching a movie, fold the lap blanket and put it back where you found it when you are done. If your shoes are still on the floor, pick them up. Make up your bed and tidy the guest room every morning (and the rooms of your children).
Bring a hostess gift with you. This is great way to show your appreciation. Tea towels, candles, and cookbooks are always welcome.
The morning of your departure, strip the bed linens and grab the towels and take them to the laundry room. Don’t forget to wipe down the bathroom sink.
To “tweet” or not to “tweet”. Stay in tune with your host. Are they open to social media? Do they “tweet”? Ask. Be considerate before you openly communicate about your visit.
Follow up. Write a handwritten thank you note. Mention the meals, adventures and memories. Thank them for their time, the use of their home and hospitality.
Manners To Go™ is a full-service company for those choosing to teach manners to children. You can make a difference. All children and teenagers deserve to feel what it is like to be confident, and use good manners out in the world.
Manners To Go™ is taught in public, private and charter schools around the world. The New York Times, Parents Magazine and Fox News have all featured Manners To Go and the many benefits of teaching social skills to children.
These skills do not have to be “the missing piece”. Manners To Go has been providing programs to the parents of New York City for over fifteen years. Columbia University, Eloise at The Plaza and private homes have hosted events.
Summer Camp | Five Day Immersion | New York City
June 12-16 or June 19-23, 2017
3 Hour Sessions | Ages 7-18
How This Works
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You choose the location (most often in your home or other desired location)
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Select the number of children that attend your event. Include up to seven children. This may be friends or family. Parents and caregivers are included in the fee.
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Contact Manners To Go at in**@*********go.com or call 610-212-1862 to reserve the dates. Availability is limited. The sessions are three hours each day.
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The fee for this Summer Camp Five Day Immersion is:
$750 per day |3 Hour Session per day (5 consecutive days) |Up to 7 children (parents and caregivers included in the fee) |Fee does not include food or venue costs
Benefits
Together, we will customize the sessions to meet the needs of your family.
The group size is small and the main focus will be on your child. The sessions are taught by me and no one is sent in my place.
The sessions are upbeat and fun. We can include different venues and restaurants in your area.
Topics Include:
Social Skills
Eye contact
An impressive handshake
How to introduce yourself and others
Respecting yourself and others
The importance of please and thank you
How to politely interrupt your parents, teachers, and children
Friendships; how to be a friend
Telephone Skills
Conversation skills;how to start one and include others
Party Etiquette
Manners at the mall, movies, theater, and concerts
Online manners
Table Manners
Mealtime offers many opportunities to teach good manners.
How to set the table
Where is my bread plate
How to hold a fork correctly
American and Continental Style Dining
Napkin etiquette
Conversation at the table
Posture
Difficult to eat foods
Manners when dining out
Dinner at a friends house; what to do when you don’t like something
Clearing the table
Most likely we already share something in common. We believe that teaching children manners, character and social emotional skills are very important.
Manners To Go is taught in public, private and charter schools around the world. The New York Times, Parents Magazine and Fox News have all featured Manners To Go and the many benefits of teaching social skills to children.
My name is Lisa Richey and I am the founder of Manners To Go . This brand has given me the honor of teaching manners to thousands of people around the world. The journey has taken me from Portland, Oregon to the Middle East. I believe that manners are not about judgment or rules. Manners are about self-interest.
Lisa Richey provides etiquette programs to businesses, schools, and individuals.
