HARBOR EPISODES
The Harbor, featuring Mike Smith and guests, facilitates the teaching of character development in classrooms by showcasing tangible life lessons through a school year's worth of episodes with rich, raw and engaging video content. Designed for the classroom, Renaissance members have access to a downloadable critical thinking discussion guide to foster student-led discussions for each episode
All six seasons and 160 episodes are listed below, with most recent episodes at the top. Use the "Browse by Keyword" link below to see topics covered and filter episodes by topic.
All Harbor episodes are copyright Jostens 2015-2020.
EPISODE 08: POSITIVITY & SOCIAL MEDIA
Most of us spend a lot of our time online and on social media. As we do so, it’s important to remember that we all have control over the tone of our posts and what shows up in our social media feeds. On this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, Mike shares some positive ways we can utilize social media to help avoid drama and celebrate all the great things that people are doing day in and day out.
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Having computers in our pockets can connect us to the world in unprecedented ways, but it can also leave us in a constant state of distraction.…
In 2016 Hannah Huston was a finalist on reality TV show, “The Voice,” but before that, she was a pre-school teacher. On this episode of The…
Mike challenged students across the country to take a 30 day digital detox from social media. In this episode of The Harbor by Jostens, we hear…
Mike talks with students about their experiences with subtweeting, trolling, the bystander effect, and the tragic consequences bullying can have on a student.
Social media has changed the way we look at the world and has done incredibly positive things, but we all know social media can also take…
Educator Matt Soeth, co-creator of #icanhelp, gives tips on how to take control of social media and turn it into a positive environment.
A call to students to be present with people and take time away from their devices.
Mike takes on the topic of distractions, namely those brought on by smart devices and social media, and recommends taking a “digital detox.”