Digital Prep Academy

Digital Prep Academy: Equipping your kids with a coach, tools and lessons so they can safely engage on smart phones and prevent unhealthy addictions

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Would you give a 12-year-old
a car…
…but no driving lessons?
Of course not.
But we hand them a phone
with:
→ constant stimulation
→ endless content
→ no stopping point
…and expect them to manage it.
We expect focus, have self-control, and discipline.
Those aren’t automatic.
They’re built.
And right now, many students are being asked to use skills
they haven’t had the chance to practice consistently.
📌 Would you rather delay the phone… or teach the skills first?

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Some days…
You give directions.
You repeat directions.
You clarify directions.
And then…
“Wait… what are we doing?”
😅
We have to laugh, so we don't cry, but it’s something many teachers are noticing more
and more.
It's not just that students aren’t listening,
but holding information has gotten harder
because they are blasted with information...
All. Day. Long.
📌 Be honest: how many times a day are you repeating directions right now?

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #Repeat

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"Want to play soccer after school?"
"Sure!"
Next day…
“Hey, where were you? I thought we were meeting at the park.”
“Oh yeah… I forgot. I started playing a game on my phone.”

Bummer!
A plan turns into a missed moment.
Something else pulled them in first.
These aren’t just small misses.
They’re the moments where kids would have been:
→ moving
→ connecting
→ interacting
→ being present
This matters so much because this where so many of the skills we’re asking for later are
built.
So when schools remove phones…
It’s not just about taking something away.
It’s about what comes back in its place and helping students understand that shift and
build the skills to handle it.
That’s exactly where Converlation fits.
📌 Where do you see this most: missed moments, or difficulty pulling away?

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The facts.
Plain and straight.
FOMO, anxiety, comparison.
Attention engineers designing it to keep them coming back.
Dopamine hits that make their bodies crave more and more.
And now schools are seeing the other side of it:
→ shorter attention
→ harder transitions
→ lower tolerance for stillness
📌 Do you think students understand what’s happening or just feel the effects of it?

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #FOMO

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We go over the directions for kickball.
They’ve played before. REALLY!
They know the game.

And still…
“Wait…what is foul?
“Is there leading?”
“Can I run if the pitcher has the ball?”
You’d THINK they’ve never played.
And it’s not just kickball.
We’re seeing this more and more.
Not because students don’t know, but because holding the steps,
and acting on them without prompts has gotten harder.
Like much harder.
It's not about the game.
It's about the skill underneath it.
And as schools move toward phone-free days,
these moments are showing up even more.
That’s the part many schools are starting to notice
and exactly where Converlation fits.
📌 Where do you see this most: students knowing what to do, or actually doing it?

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy

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What age should my child get a phone or social media?
Can they fight against the algorithm, against the attention engineers who undermine the
fight to NOT get sucked in?
Are they strong enough to stand up against FOMO and dopamine hits?
📌 What age do you think?
I share my thoughts in the video.

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy #Phones

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Off and away in your locker for the day.
That is the school rule for cell phones.
Student comes into class with a backpack.

Why do you have a backpack?
ANOTHER student says because he just NEEDS to carry his cell phone around with
him. He misses it too much otherwise.
Please go put your backpack in your locker.
Removing the phone is one thing.
But helping students understand and adjust to that shift is something else entirely.
And it’s exactly the work we’re doing with schools.
📌 Where do you see this most: the need to have the phone, or the struggle to be without it?

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My oldest said something to my youngest the other day:
“The biggest change in college?
They don’t remind you all the time when things are due.”
And it stuck with me.

That shift needs to start much earlier.
In small moments like:
→ remembering to turn something in
→ keeping track of what’s due
→ following through without a reminder
And right now, many students are used to:
→ constant prompts
→ repeated reminders
→ someone always telling them what’s next
So when that reminder isn’t there…
Things get missed because that internal system hasn’t been built yet.
And that’s the work.
Not just helping students know what to do, but helping them learn how to manage it on
their own.
This is something schools are starting to think more about - how to build independence
before it’s expected.
📌 Where do you see this most: students needing reminders, or following through
without them?

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #Independent

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TV guides
Sears catalog
Landlines
Photo booths

Remember these?
Now they're gone. For the most part.
And with them…
a lot of the natural practice that built:
→ patience
→ attention
→ tolerance for stillness
So when schools remove phones, those gaps show up.
That’s the part many districts are realizing they don’t yet have a plan for.
Converlation fills those gaps.
📌 Which do you miss the most?
Mine is TV guides. It just popping up on the tv isn't the same:)

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #Flashback

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Before phones are removed:
→ constant stimulation
→ no gaps
After:
→ silence
→ hesitation
→ discomfort
That gap is where the real work begins.
That space can either be filled again…
Or used to build:
→ attention
→ communication
→ resilience
This is the piece many schools are realizing matters most and is often missing.
That is what Converlation fills.
📌 What are students doing with that space right now?

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@Converlation 😴

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Do we ever get a break?
Is there any down time?
Pretty sure none of us are made for this.
📌How do you give yourself a break when it comes to technology?

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy #Exhausted

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Student: “Wait… what are we doing?”
Teacher: “I just explained it.”
Student: “Oh.”
That moment is happening more than people realize.
Not because students aren’t listening.
Because holding information has gotten harder.
When everything comes in short bursts,
the brain adapts to that.
So when we ask students to retain and act…
There’s a gap.
It’s a small moment, but it’s one many schools are trying to make sense of right now.
📌 Do you see this more as attention…or something else?

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #Attention

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@Converlation ⏰

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I might make him (my husband) crazy because I am rarely early for anything.
Right on time. YES!
Watch the video and find out the reason. ⏰

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We keep asking:
“Why aren’t they focusing?”
Better question:
“Have they had enough practice?”
Focus isn’t just expected.
It’s built.
And right now, many students are being asked to use skills they haven’t had to practice
consistently.
That’s the gap schools are being asked to close in real time.
📌 What skill do you think needs the most rebuilding right now?

#DigitalPrepAcademy #Converlation #Skills

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“I can’t give more than one direction at a time anymore.”
Not because students don’t care.
Because somewhere along the way,
they stopped needing to hold multiple steps in their head.
For years, information has come like this:
→ short
→ fast
→ one thing at a time
Now we’re asking students to:

→ listen
→ hold
→ process
→ act
All without a prompt in between.
That’s not just “following directions.”
That’s working memory.
And if it hasn’t been practiced,
it shows up fast.
This is one of the patterns schools are starting to notice more as expectations shift.
📌 Where do you see this most: remembering directions, or following through on them?

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy #WorkingMemory

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One of the biggest risks right now is mislabeling what we’re seeing.
A student doesn’t start work.
We call it:
→ lack of motivation
A student struggles to focus.
We call it:
→ distraction
A student avoids discomfort.
We call it:
→ behavior

But what if we’re looking at it wrong?
What if we’re seeing:
→ undeveloped attention
→ unpracticed patience
→ limited discomfort tolerance
Not behavior problems.
Development gaps.
The environment changed faster than the skills did.
And now schools are being asked to close that gap.
That doesn’t happen through enforcement alone.
It happens through:
→ language
→ repetition
→ intentional skill-building
That’s the shift.
And it’s exactly where Converlation fits
helping schools move from managing behavior to building capacity.
📌 Where do you think we mislabel students the most right now?

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy #School

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ROAD TRIP.
At least to one person who thought the car ride was incredibly long.
In reality, it was a short ride. Maybe 10 minutes.
Within minutes, I heard:
“I’m bored.”
No phone.
No screen.
No distraction.
Just… sitting.
There used to be so many moments like that.
Car rides.
Waiting rooms.
Standing in line.
We didn’t love them.

But we learned how to be in them.
Look out the window.
Think.
Talk.
Wonder.
Now those moments get filled instantly.
And when they’re not?
They feel unbearable because they’re out of practice.
Or maybe they never had practice in the first place!
📌 Do you remember what you used to do when you were bored as a kid?

#Converlation #DigitalPrepAcademy #Bored

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“They don’t start.”
Not all students.
But enough to notice.
Directions are clear.
Materials are ready.
Time is given.
And still…
A few students just sit.
Just… not starting.
Because starting requires something we don’t talk about enough:
→ mental activation
→ effort without stimulation
→ pushing through that first moment of resistance
For years, that gap was filled instantly.
Tap.
Scroll.
Switch.
Now, that space is back.
And for many students, it feels uncomfortable.
So they wait.
Not because they can’t do the work.

Because they haven’t had to practice starting without a push.
That’s a skill.
And like any skill, it can be built.
📌 What do you notice more: students struggling to start, or to stay with a task?
That starting point matters more than we realize.
It’s one of the skills we intentionally build inside Converlation.

#Converlstion #DigitalPrepAcademy #Start