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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. Come back to this blog post for the second part! She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

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129 Digital Citizenship Links on 22 Topics

Ask a Tech Teacher

Internet—what is it–video. Facebook, YouTube, Texting: Rules of the Road for Kids. Internet Hoaxes. Fake baseball blog- -well done. Internet safety. Brainpop—online safety. Clicky’s internet safety. Computer safety. Faux Paws Internet Safety. Morgue File.

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World Password Day — It’s Today!

Ask a Tech Teacher

That’s more than anyone can keep track of and why it’s popular to link logins to social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter being the most common) or Google accounts. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts.

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Mindfulness and Screen Time

Digital Promise

Amid lessons on technology skills, coding, and Internet safety, educators and parents can help kids explore these avenues and acquire a mindset of conscientious connectivity, James says. A Facebook friend posts photos from the party and tags you in them. Thinking through dilemmas. Envisioning action steps.

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

Using the Internet for research will increase student enthusiasm about finding things out on their own.[7]. Be sure to introduce your students to Internet safety and elements of digital citizenship as a key focus. These elements include balance, safety and privacy, respect, connecting, learning, and critical thinking.

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World Password Day — It’s Coming!

Ask a Tech Teacher

That’s more than anyone can keep track of and why it’s popular to link logins to social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter being the most common) or Google accounts. It’s a great activity for class when addressing internet safety. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts.

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4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD

eSchool News

Common Sense Educators is our Facebook group for educators committed to creating a positive, collaborative culture of digital learning and digital citizenship in their classrooms, schools, or districts. Topics of discussion include tech integration, media literacy, internet safety, and much more. And yes, we included our own.