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7 digital citizenship resources for educators and parents

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More children than ever have easy access to mobile devices at home and in school, making it critical to impart strong digital citizenship lessons to students. Sixteen percent of surveyed teenagers say they use social media almost constantly, and 38 percent say they use it multiple times an hour.

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How LA Unified Cultivates Districtwide Digital Citizenship

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Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

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Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Teach students to read with their digital devices. Watertown, MA Charlesbridge 2012. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy. You Nest Here With Me , by Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 1st

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Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature). Watertown, MA Charlesbridge 2012. Which of these functions can be performed varies considerably with the reader being used. by Melissa Sweet).

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How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching

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Hall, an online professor with the University of Wyoming since 2012 says: “Early in my online career, I marched students, expeditiously, from one weekly deadline to the next. Losing access to social media might be all it takes for students to follow the rules. They do have to be done by the time the class closes).

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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In 2012, Chromebooks accounted for only 1% of the devices sold to US classrooms; now, they make up more than half of the edtech market. “Teachers will have access to expanded professional development programs.” While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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Podcasting in Education: Teacher's Guide

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Since I published this post over 10 years ago (2012), podcasting has come a long way. The web now is teeming with all kinds of educational podcasts covering various topics from politics to science and digital citizenship. Garageband from Apple is another digital audio recording software for Mac as well as iOS devices.

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