This article is part of Flipd's Teacher Series with Hilliard City District in Ohio. Leading educators take to the Flipd Blog to share why digital wellness matters. Have you ever been 3 feet away from a porcupine on a leash? The reason I ask is because I recently had the opportunity to stay overnight at the Columbus Zoo with about 75 fifth graders. As you can imagine, the excitement was overflowing as they were able to be at the zoo when it was closed to the public, see exotic animals, and have a sleepover with 75 of their closest friends. The experience was a once in a lifetime opportunity for everyone involved.

Once GoPro's youngest employee ever hired, Tyler Johnson has been responsible for creating some of the most viral content the world has ever seen. At GoPro, Tyler spent six years directing, filming, editing, and creating 84 official GoPro videos resulting in over 74 million views. He traveled to eight countries and worked closely with the highest ranked athletes in the world, and he was even responsible for the most viral video ever released by GoPro, Fireman Saves Kitten. 

In this guest post from Connie Studies, find out how the 13-year old Flipd Influencer, study blogger, and study ambassador makes the most out of her time with Flipd.  If you're like most students, you probably spent a good chunk of your summer staring at your screens for hours on end, scrolling away through Instagram and YouTube.

When you’re in college, the world is your oyster. It's full of new possibilities, places you’ve never explored, and ideas to change the way you look at things.

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Vickie is a college student, avid bullet-journalist, and #studygram influencer. In this intimate blog post, she describes how she got over her bad social media habits with a few simple life changes.  Life is overflowing with digital distractions and the pressure of having to keep up with a fast-paced, always-on mentality. Notifications about comments on your new Instagram post, distracting chats and messages, and an endless supply of stories can really eat away at your productivity.

If you’re on the fence about disconnecting from technology and maybe even taking a digital detox, don’t be. Wanting to take a break is a perfectly natural response to the sensory overload we face on a daily basis. Our brains aren’t built for being constantly wired in, and taking a break is not only important, it's necessary. >>> Take a digital detox with Flipd <<<

Have you ever thought about the time you spend online? I mean really thought about it — from the moment you wake up by your phone's alarm to the minute you go to bed, your phone is probably with you. You're always plugged in, you're constantly available, and, if you're like most people, you never disconnect.  Don’t get me wrong, technology is a beautiful thing. As a social media blogger and influencer, I get it 100%.  But what if you just unplugged every once in a while? >>> Try Flipd and take a social media break <<<

Social media has radically changed our lives in a short amount of time. In little more than a decade, it’s allowed us to connect with people all over the world and to stay in touch with close friends. It’s become an essential tool for communication and for sharing lived experiences. It's literally changed the way we interact with each other.  But in that short time, it's also become all too clear that social media has its dark side too. Beyond the online trolls, social media can have a negative impact on our lives if we don’t create healthy boundaries between our on and offline realities.