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Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

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Christian Miraglia, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has some great ideas on teaching kids about Social Media Awareness: Over the last decade, there has been pressure in the K-12 learning environment to create classes that address everything from managing your money to various efforts to address cultural inequalities.

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The 6 C’s of Cybersafety: How to Keep Students Safe Online

EdTech Magazine

Combine that with social media identities, and the digital footprint of today’s students has become almost as important as the real thing. Digital citizenship and internet safety are buzzwords in the education space. Educational technology is now a staple of most learning experiences.

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100+ Websites on Digital Citizenship

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Internet Hoaxes–Fact vs. Fake. Internet Safety. Be Internet Awesome. Social Media. Fair use/Public domain. A Fair(y) Use Tale. Image Copyrights. Images—Free. Lesson Plans. K-8 Curriculum. Common Sense Curriculum. Planet Nutshell NetSafe. Netiquette. Plagiarism. digcit #digitalcitizenship.

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23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety

Graphite Blog

Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as the technology and our use of it continues to evolve. In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like do create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online.

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12 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety

Graphite Blog

Educators' approach to internet safety in the classroom has changed as the technology and our use of it continues to evolve. In the past, digital citizenship lessons on internet safety focused more on dos and don'ts, like do create safe passwords and don't talk to strangers online.

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What You Might Have Missed in June–What’s up in July

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June is Internet Safety Month. 9 Websites to Address Social Media. Here are the most-read posts for the month of June. World Environment Day: Living Responsibly with Nature. Tech Tip #91: Rollback Windows Updates. What you Need to Know about Evaluating Apps. 6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program. Free Posters.

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5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers The internet has provided teachers with numerous tools to enhance their students’ learning experience. They can take over both your personal and work-related accounts, from your emails and social media to online teaching platforms. However, it’s not without a few downsides.