12 Tips for Christmas #10: Aspiring influencers - YouTuber Eman Kellam
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Every classroom has at least one student that dreams of being a YouTube or social media star.
It’s a tough area for teachers and educators to navigate: you want to encourage passions, and particularly creativity and learning new digital skills - but you also want to keep students safe online, and to help them understand they aren't - overnight - going to become the next Jake Paul or Mr Beast.
Today's festive tip is from an Interface episode back in May, chatting with YouTuber Eman Kellam. He's had viral success and big audiences, but he's also honest about the potential pitfalls and difficulties.
Go back and listen to the full Interface episode with YouTuber Eman Kellam - it really brings these issues to life.
Discover more about various aspects of digital wellbeing, through the Digital Wellbeing Hub from SWGfL. Access guidance and resources to support the young people in your care: https://swgfl.org.uk/topics/digital-wellbeing
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