Take back your control of Technology | Mana Ionescu | TEDxYouth@LakeVilla

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. "Don't let FOMO, Fear Of Missing Out, control you," says Mana Ionescu of Lightspan Digital. Listen in on how she suggests that we take back our control over the technology that surrounds us. Social media, electronic devices, electronic communications have a lot of power and can be used to be influential. However, individuals have a lot of power and control as well, we just need to learn how to take back our control.

Mana is a Romanian in Chicago and the President of a digital marketing agency, Lightspan Digital. She is a staunch supporter of early STEM education, which is why she sits on the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Fund Board.

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