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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Digital Citizenship that Works. Enhanced Transcript.

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Games Can Breed Uncivil Behavior. They Can Also Teach Digital Citizenship.

Edsurge

And how kids act in games can offer a glimpse into how they may act in other digital worlds—and the real one as well. As Games Evolve, Digital Citizenship Follows Higgins grew up with online games—back in the days of dial-up modems and laggy connections. Yet that’s not stopping efforts to create digital citizenship games.

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Organize, Streamline, and Empower Learning with H?para

A Principal's Reflections

There were definitely excellent practices taking place in classrooms across the globe. para is one such solution if you are using Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite). Teacher Dashboard : Simplifies teacher workflows in Google Workspace by organizing all student Drive files into one convenient dashboard. Now don't get me wrong.

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Teach Vocabulary with the Frayer Model

Ask a Tech Teacher

Somewhat like Concept Circles , the Frayer Model uses a graphical organizer that asks students to describe words by much more than a memorized definition. Those four segments may vary but will build understanding not just of the word’s definition but its purpose in conversation. Take any questions they have.

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

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This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python. It also enjoys support from Facebook, Amazon Web Services and Google. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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5 questions you need to ask about personalized learning

Hapara

Definition of personalized learning There is no one definition of personalized learning. The very nature of personalized learning defies definition. Through Hāpara Highlights , teachers can personalize digital citizenship support. The education field has yet to agree on how to define it.

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5 Ways Ed-tech Can Enhance Social Studies Lessons

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I picked everyone’s brains and came up with a list of five webtools you definitely must look at: Classcraft. It uses tools already popular in your school — Google Classroom or MS Office 365, a browser, and an app (iOS or Android). Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego.

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