🔥 What’s the state of cyberbullying in our schools today? 🔥 What are the silent impacts on our children, and what can we do to protect them? 🔥 When used effectively, can devices actually increase collaboration and communication in the classroom? Join me in conversation with Eva Harvell as we dig into these and other critical questions. About This Guest Eva Harvell serves as the Director of Technology for the Pascagoula-Gautier School District. She was recognized as the 2021 Mississippi Educational Computing Association's Administrator of the Year. As a national speaker, published author, doctoral candidate, and an Education and Research Partner for the Mississippi AI Collaborative, she drives innovation in K-12 educational technology. Connect with Eva Harvell on LinkedIn and on X @techie_teach. This episode is sponsored by Linewize.com. Linewize helps schools, districts and the communities they serve to keep children safe and thriving in their digital lives – in school, at home and everywhere in between. Visit Linewize.com to learn more about their best-in-class filtering, threat detection, and student empowerment solutions. In This Conversation: 0:31 – Who is Eva Harvell? 1:54 – Story time: moving from the classroom to a new position 4:58 – What is the state of cyberbullying in our schools today? 12:22 – What is Linewize and how does Linewize support schools and districts? 23:46 – Are student phone bans the right path forward for schools? 29:06 – Australia's attempt to ban social media for minors 31:37 – Can devices in the classroom actually promote the 4 Cs? 34:21 – Eva's thoughts on AI tools in schools right now 38:19 – Google for Education is squeezing schools and districts into paid tiers 41:09 – A productivity hack: lists 41:42 – An edtech tool pick: Claude.ai 42:05 – A book recommendation: Atomic Habits by James Clear and Essentialism by Greg McKeown 42:38 – Educators to follow: Amanda Bickerstaff on Linkedin and Susan Bearden on X Connect with Teachers on Fire and Host Tim Cavey: On X @TeachersOnFire (https://X.com/TeachersOnFire) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire) On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/ Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/. Song Track Credit Tropic Fuse by French Fuse GO! by Neffex *All songs retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/.