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6 Student Suggestions to Improve Web Filtering

Securly

The following are real student responses from an international survey we conducted during Summer 2015. Securly allows teachers to immediately whitelist a blocked site , making the site available to the entire classroom (temporarily, or not, depending on the school district’s chosen master settings). Quick Whitelisting. “At

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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

Waterford

Give your child internet safety tips as part of discussing healthy screen time. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2015, 36, pp. Sleep Medicine Reviews, June 2015, 21, pp. One of the best ways to keep screen time usage under control is to be a good role model. Sources : Sigman, A. Time for a view on screen time.

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5 Tips to Increase Parental Engagement in the 21st Century Classroom – From Courtney Pepe

EdTechTeacher

” Obviously Eitner is doing a good job satisfying his constituents as he was nominated for a 2015 Bammy award for Superintendent of the Year. She recently implemented the app SeeSaw in her classroom to increase parent engagement. Parents want information in a speedy, simplistic manner.” Harry Moore.

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How PS1X in the Bronx Does Digital Citizenship

Graphite Blog

The skills learned could help them with not only online safety but a variety of life skills. Starting in the 2015-2016 school year, Vargas worked collaboratively with the classroom teachers as well as the technology teacher, Anthony Nuñez, to implement the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum school-wide.

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Part 3… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Verbs and Blended Learning Possiblities

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Be on the lookout for future posts entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning and also 40 great education sites to discover in 2015. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over half full. Any websites and tools used in the classroom should be thoroughly examined and vetted by educators.

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How Common Sense Is Helping NYC Welcome Cell Phones into Schools

Graphite Blog

On March 2nd, 2015, they are lifting their cell phone ban and empowering schools to make instructional decisions regarding the use of personal devices for learning. Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program.

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Teens and Screens - Recommended Resources for Parents and Teachers

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Ramirez - 2012 Action in the Classroom • Effective Digital Citizenship Education - Vicki Davis --A work in progress, check back soon at mauilibrarian2.com Christakis, J. Ramirez and J. com - Teens and Screens Tab This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.