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

Waterford

Focus on citizenship: Focus your technology-based lessons on teaching your students digital citizenship, or skills that will help them thoughtfully and effectively navigate digital media.[12]. Be sure to introduce your students to Internet safety and elements of digital citizenship as a key focus.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

By learning to view it as a means of enhancing your lessons and resources, you can provide your students with tools and opportunities they may not otherwise access. Benefits of Using Tech and Digital Media in Education. 17] If you’re unable to go on a field trip, for example, you can access plenty of virtual field trips at no cost.[16]

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

eSchool News

. — Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Established in 2004 by Congress, Cybersecurity Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about cybersecurity and online safety.

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Dear ISTE (reprised)

NeverEndingSearch

The key mission is to provide a professional learning community where librarians can leverage technology knowledge and expertise to improve school library programs, increase access to information, and foster strong teaching and learning environments in a connected world. We led schools in evolving understandings digital citizenship.

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"Always On" Education with Project Share #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

31 minutes per day doing digital interaction. At home, they spend 38 minutes per day using print media, but 429 minutes per day accessing info via digital resources. Why we need digital citizenship in our curriculum). In 2004 the model had to be revised because social networking and peer interaction.

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