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What Educators Need to Know Right Now About Digital Citizenship

The CoolCatTeacher

A youth advocate with more than 20 years’ writing and speaking about youth and digital media, Anne has served on three national task forces on Internet safety, including the Obama administration’s 2009 Online Safety & Technology Working Group, which she co-chaired. She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

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Inspiring Journeys of Certified English Language Educators

Ask a Tech Teacher

The experience of teaching in a private language school varies considerably depending on the country you are in and on the company itself. Here’s Monica’s story: “My journey in the field of English Language Teaching began in December 2009 when I completed my Cert.Tesol course in London.

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Their Space: Educating Digitally Ethical Teens #sxswedu #theirspace

EdTechSandyK

2009 - Meeting of the Minds - important work from Common Sense Media on perceptions of social media ethics. A woman who works for a company that offers memberships to Tweens for movie editing noted that when they suspend accounts for inappropriate use, parents often step in and question the company''s actions.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Global Collaboration Week Begins - Find a Project and Connect!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Learning2gether is a participant-driven professional development series that has produced over 420 podcasts since its inception in 2009. However, please feel free to join us at any point during GCW to introduce digital citizenship, cultural connections, and online etiquette. Who are we?

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Education Technology and 'Fake News'

Hack Education

.” The photographic evidence clearly showed otherwise – the crowds on the mall were visibly smaller than those gathered for the inauguration of President Barack Obama in January 2009. The annual Gallup poll gauging the public’s confidence in public schools did reach its highest level this year since 2009.