Posts in Category ‘Events’

My interview on CTV about a smartphone with restrictions

Company: Pinwheel

April 16, 2024

“I just wanted to take a minute to thank you once more for you visit yesterday. My students raved about your presentation afterwards and many of them came to tell me directly how important and necessary they thought your presentation was. I was thoroughly impressed, and I am very hopeful that you will return to speak to our older students next year!”  Alexandra Gaudet École secondaire David-Saint-Jacques   Kitchener, Ontario

A key message when speaking to Grade 7/8 and Grade 9/10/11/12

“The Internet Never Forgets”

Paul Davis

Social Media / Online Safety Educator

#socialmedia #privacy #onlinesafety #internetsafety

February 21, 2024

“Paul had a captive audience. Students were so attentive that you can hear a pin drop. It was the same impact during the parent presentation. The parents were nodding throughout the presentation in agreement to the messages that were being delivered. Thank you. see you next year!” AILEEN PADUA, Principal GREEN GLADE MIDDLE SCHOOL – MISSISSAUGA, Ontario

February 2024

“We have a very large senior school, with over five hundred Grade 7 and 8 students. Paul spoke to 600 staff and students, who were completely captivated by the information he was sharing. He was able to speak with authority and at an age-appropriate level for teenagers. Paul’s tone was firm and caring. He spoke without judgement, but made it very clear that social media can be weaponized to hurt others. His overall message was that if we keep kindness to everyone as our goal, society will thrive and that we have the power to choose our conduct both in person and online. Feedback from our staff and students has been overwhelmingly positive.  By far, the best presentation I have seen on social media. We look forward to seeing you again, Paul”

Danielle Holden Principal  Westheights Senior Public School – Kitchener, Ontario

January 26, 2024

“The feedback on the presentations was overwhelmingly positive. We appreciate your level of expertise mixed with your candor in delivery.   Thanks, again, for sharing your time and knowledge with our school. We are all better for it.  Mrs. S. Hales, Head of Middle School, TEMPO School, Edmonton Alberta

Paul Davis visited our school in late December 2023, and had such an impact on our community, both in and out of the classroom. Our students in Grades 4-8 learned about topics such as how technology actually works (IP addresses, data mining and ownership of your personal information and devices) as well as dangers that exist for children their age on the internet and through social media platforms. It was so refreshing to observe our students learning these important pieces of information from an adult other than their parents, and to see how candid and direct he was- these topics are not light, nor does Paul make them out to be! Students learned strategies and advice on topics such as protecting their location and privacy as well as the safest way to engage with social media if one chooses to.
Our Parent Education Evening that evening had many take-away’s – the importance of the word “no” in parenting our children in the age of technology, and the tools and boundaries parents need to put into place to ensure their safety. His talk changed my approach to my own kid’s use of screen time and social media, and I know it will for any parent out there willing to listen, reflect and put in the work!

Julia Murray
Head of School – Royal Oak
MA Child Study and Education, BScH – Biology & Psychology, ECE diploma, OCT