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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Dr. Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Digital Citizenship that Works. Enhanced Transcript.

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10 Most Popular Tech Tips and Click-throughs in 2017

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2017: Top 10 Tech Tips. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2017. 22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom. 19 Topics to Teach in Digital Citizenship–and How. Mousercize –the original from PBC Library. What changed this year?

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Top 5 Reasons Why Kids Should Learn Python

Ask a Tech Teacher

Good Documentation, Community Support and a Big Network of Python Libraries : There is no dearth of guides and video tutorials for those working with Python. Plus, Python has several libraries that help minimise one’s time and effort during development. This has definitely added to its appeal making more kids want to learn Python.

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

Edsurge

This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. Several educators echo Yates’ comments.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program. Now, many schools now provide digital training professional workshops to help teachers integrate online safety best practices in their everyday classrooms.

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4 K-12 Ed Tech Trends to Watch in 2018

EdTech Magazine

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

To prepare students for success in a remote learning environment, Learning.com is adding remote learning lessons to its EasyTech content library. Based on real-life applications and digital tools, lessons in Essential Skills for Remote Learning guide students through technical concepts in a fun, game-based environment.