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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

What are CIPA guidelines for filtering? Under CIPA, public schools are required to follow guidelines to prevent minors from viewing harmful content online. Content deemed inappropriate in CIPA guidelines are obscenity, child pornography and content harmful to minors. Schools and districts are expected to fill in the rest.

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Kids’ Computer Posture Explored

Ask a Tech Teacher

Watching TV, browsing the Internet, checking social media, playing video games, and now, even remote learning all require using a device. This guideline has the back straight, making a right angle to the thighs. Technology and Bad Posture in Kids. Think about how your child looks like when he’s doing any of the said tasks.

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Evaluate Edtech Use and Save Thousands

EmergingEdTech

It is always a good time to review spending and look for possible savings United States schools spent over $27 billion on edtech in 2021. Surface-level first impressions don’t always tell the whole story—for example, non-educational apps such as social media platforms may still play a niche role in certain classrooms.

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New Data Science Standards Are Needed for a Data-Filled World. Here’s What We Propose.

Edsurge

Not only would such an approach be more relevant and increase student engagement, it has the potential to reduce the widespread vulnerability to misleading information shared via social media. This situation continues even as schools and districts across the U.S.

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Do protocols for school safety infringe on disability rights?

The Hechinger Report

Generally, after an incident occurs or staff receive a tip — say, a student gets into a fight or posts on social media condoning the use of violence — a team uses a structured process to gather information, interview the student and witnesses, and decide on a threat level to assign the student.

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Why Teach Digital Citizenship in 2022

Fractus Learning

According to Pew Research Center, in 2021 7% of Americans don’t use the internet. billion people shopped online in 2021. Never send credit card numbers or personal information by email or social media. billion communicate using social media. They may have the devices, but they’re not connected. Globally 2.14

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Our ProWritingAid Review – Is It the Perfect Grammar Checker For You in 2021

Fractus Learning

It helps writers avoid publishing books, articles, blog posts, essays, and social media posts with embarrassing typos. Using ProWritingAid and following its guidelines could improve your writing. A copywriter who writes content for websites, social media, white papers, case studies, and sales material for businesses.