article thumbnail

Why Teach Digital Citizenship in 2022

Fractus Learning

Never send credit card numbers or personal information by email or social media. billion communicate using social media. An emotional post published on a social media platform is there for the world to see. Phone calls, texting, and social media platforms cause addictive behavior.

article thumbnail

Bully Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. Examples include mean texts or emails, insulting snapchats, rumors posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing photos or videos. Cyberbullying. But it must be addressed.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Create a Digital Book from Beginning to End

Kitaboo on EdTech

It is like a set of guidelines that tells you what grammar to use, the typography, syntax, narrative, and flow, and how to format your digital book. You can share the PDF on social media or add a form to your website, so your audience can enter their details to generate your eBook download link. Step 3 - Use Your Style Guide.

eBook 52
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

New Webinar: "Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our response to threat leakage - verbal, electronic, and social media. DATE: Wednesday, January 25th, 2022, at 2:00 pm US - Eastern Time COST: $99 /person - includes any-time access to the recording and the presentation slides and receiving a participation certificate. Case study practice, using actual incidents.

article thumbnail

What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Studies on the effects of media on adolescents’ social, emotional, moral, or sexual behaviors often don’t examine books, and there are more variables to measure when examining books’ effects. They sometimes only focus on social media or TV. They sometimes specify only graphic novels under books rather than all books.

article thumbnail

“You can’t staff for that”: Chaos looming for millions restarting their student loan payments

The Hechinger Report

On February 1, 2022, barring one last extension, nearly 43 million people with federal student loans will have to start making payments on them again, following a pause during the Covid pandemic. On February 1, 2022, almost 43 million borrowers — accounting for nearly all of the $1.6 trillion in U.S.

Report 145