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How Technology Can Improve Digital Citizenship in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Earlier this year in a webinar from edWeb , Jeff Meyer, director of education at Learning.com, outlined the importance of ingraining digital citizenship in students at a young age, and listed some of the educational tools available to teachers for starting these lessons early. Students are more exposed to the internet than ever.

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New book! Different Schools for a Different World

Dangerously Irrelevant

If schools are to genuinely prepare graduates to be powerful lifelong learners, they must stop blocking mobile devices, digital environments, and online communities out of fear, nostalgia, or concerns about maintaining control. webinar archive]. Two awesome tech leadership webinars for our Connected Educator Month book club.

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Vector Solutions Adds Silent Panic Alarm Feature to its LiveSafe Tip Reporting and Safety Communications Platform for Schools

eSchool News

The panic alarm helps schools meet the recommendations in Alyssa’s Law, named after Alyssa Alhadeff, one of the 17 victims killed during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. School emergency procedures are posted in the app and are available with or without internet access.

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This Edtech Business Competition Is a Win for the Education Ecosystem

Edsurge

EBPC 2018 Winners and Finalists (Source: Catalyst @ Penn GSE) What’s the biggest lesson you have learned from hosting the competition? Mobile internet access in homes has mushroomed from 9 percent in 2010 to 92 percent in 2017. Building a business is hard. Today’s technology allows us to do things we could only dream of in 2010.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

If blended learning activities are to continue beyond the classroom, consideration needs to be given as to whether pupils are going to have access to technology at home. They may also be able to access optional, additional activities, which can consolidate their learning and help address any misunderstandings.

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Get-Out-the-Vote Efforts for Youth Went Digital During the Pandemic, Aiding Record-Breaking Turnout

Edsurge

These include policy hurdles such as registration laws, suppression tactics including banning mobile voting sites on college campuses , and “stage-in-life barriers,” like the fact that young people are more likely to be distracted from their intentions, explained Hillygus, co-author of the new book “ Making Young Voters.”

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How an LMS Can Solve Professional Learning's Challenges—and Keep Master Teachers Engaged

Edsurge

He’s been involved with cutting-edge educational technology, including virtual worlds, mobile applications, new media, and the web, for more than 15 years. And because you can access them with your mobile devices—your phone, your tablet, your laptop—there’s a pervasiveness in the way you get to your courses.

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